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Nikolai Todorov

Bulgarian historian and President of Bulgaria

Summary

Bulgarian historian and President of Bulgaria

Field	Value
name	Nikolai Todorov
image	Nikolai Todorov (1972).tiff
caption	Todorov in 1972
office	Chairperson of the National Assembly
term_start	17 July 1990
term_end	2 October 1991
predecessor	Stanko Todorov
successor	Stefan Savov
office1	Chairman (President) of Bulgaria
Acting
term_start1	17 July 1990
term_end1	1 August 1990
predecessor1	Stanko Todorov (Acting)
successor1	Zhelyu Zhelev
birth_date
birth_place	Varna, Kingdom of Bulgaria
death_date
death_place	Sofia, Bulgaria
party	Independent
otherparty	Communist Party (before 1990)
children	3 including Maria Todorova b.1949
alma_mater	Sofia University
native_name	Николай Тодоров

Acting Nikolai Todorov Todorov (; June 6, 1921 – August 27, 2003) was a Bulgarian historian. In 1990, he briefly served as acting president of Bulgaria.

Life and career

Todorov was born in Varna and, as he noted himself, he was of Greek descent. Todorov was inspired to go into politics after the trial of Traycho Kostov, whom he had shared a prison cell with during World War II. After a distinguished academic career, which included a position at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he joined the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He would later serve as the Bulgarian representative to UNESCO and the Bulgarian Ambassador to Greece (1978–1983). Following Bulgaria's departure from Communism, Todorov became Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, leading him to serve as acting president.

Personal life

Todorov was married with three children. He is the father of Maria Todorova.

References

Shashko, Philip. (Summer 2004). "Nikolai T. Todorov, 1921-2003". Slavic Review.
Βοσκοπουλος, Γιωργος. (2005). "Ελληνικη εξωτερικη πολιτικη απο τον 20ο στον 21ο αιωνα". Ekdoseis Papazēsē.
(2 October 2003). "Obituary: Nikolai Todorov, Bulgarian statesman who mixed good humour with an unshakeable faith in Marxism and the State". [[The Times]].

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