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Todor Zhivkov(1911-1998)

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Todor Zhivkov
Todor Zhivkov was born on 7 September 1911 in Pravets, Bulgaria. He died on 5 August 1998 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
BornSeptember 7, 1911
DiedAugust 5, 1998(86)
BornSeptember 7, 1911
DiedAugust 5, 1998(86)
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Known for

Orson Welles in The Eternal Light (1971)
The Eternal Light
6.7
  • Self
  • 1971
Ekaterina Andreeva and Igor Kirillov in Vremya (1968)
Vremya
3.0
TV Series
  • Self - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Bulgaria
  • Self - First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party
Ehrenparade der Nationalen Volksarmee anläßlich des 40. Jahrestages der Gründung der DDR
TV Special
  • Self - State guest
  • 1989

Credits

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  • Ekaterina Andreeva and Igor Kirillov in Vremya (1968)
    Vremya
    3.0
    TV Series
    • Self - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Bulgaria
    • Self - First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party
    • 1975–1989
  • Ehrenparade der Nationalen Volksarmee anläßlich des 40. Jahrestages der Gründung der DDR
    TV Special
    • Self - State guest
    • 1989
  • Orson Welles in The Eternal Light (1971)
    The Eternal Light
    6.7
    • Self
    • 1971

Archive Footage

  • The Helsinki Effect (2025)
    The Helsinki Effect
    6.9
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
    Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Communist Leader of Bulgaria 1954 - 1989 (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022)
    The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Self - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Mysteries of the Abandoned (2017)
    Mysteries of the Abandoned
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Romanian leader (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Spycraft (2020)
    Spycraft
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Former Bulgarian President (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Palast der Gespenster: Der letzte Jahrestag der DDR (2019)
    Palast der Gespenster: Der letzte Jahrestag der DDR
    7.1
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Die Story (2000)
    Die Story
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2014
  • Lebt wohl, Genossen! (2011)
    Lebt wohl, Genossen!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2012
  • Touching the Truth
    Short
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Tolerans
    Short
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010)
    The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
    7.5
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • Die Fliegerkosmonauten (2009)
    Die Fliegerkosmonauten
    7.3
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Secrets of the Dead (2000)
    Secrets of the Dead
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Bulgarian Dictator (archive footage)
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 7, 1911
    • Pravets, Bulgaria
  • Died
    • August 5, 1998
    • Sofia, Bulgaria(pneumonia)

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    Head of Bulgaria (1954-1989).

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