Atanas Semerdzhiev
Bulgarian politician (1924-2015)
Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev (21 May 1924 – 8 May 2015) was a Bulgarian politician. He served as the Vice President of Bulgaria from 1 August 1990 to 22 January 1992, under Zhelyu Zhelev. He was Army Chief of Staff from 1962 until the fall of communism in 1989. He was a member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).
Semerdzhiev was born near Velingrad. He was a soldier during World War II.
Semerdzhiev died on 8 May 2015, aged 90.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Bulgaria's Former Vice President Atanas Semerdzhiev Dies at 90". novinite.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.