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Todor Zhivkov

former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party
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Todor Zhivkov
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
September 7, 1911
Date of death
August 5, 1998
Place of birth
Pravets
Place of death
Sofia
Country of citizenship
Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria[10][11][12]
Occupation
politician, statesperson, resistance fighter
Field of work
politician, politics[13][14]
Position held
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1962–1966), Chairman (President) of Bulgaria (1971–1989), Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1966–1971), member of the Bulgarian National Assembly, Mayor of Sofia Capital Municipality (1949–1949)[15][16][17][18]
Religion or worldview
atheism[33]
Member of political party
Bulgarian Communist Party[35]
Award received
Order of José Martí, Hero of the Soviet Union (1977), Order of the October Revolution, Order of Klement Gottwald, Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria (1961), Order of Georgi Dimitrov (1961, 1971, 1981, 1986), Order of Sukhbaatar, Gold Olympic Order (1987), Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Order of Playa Girón, Order of the Republic
+16 moreJubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Karl Marx, Order of Prince Henry, Order of the Aztec Eagle, Order of the Chrysanthemum, Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, hedersmedborgare i Botevgrad, Order of Lenin (1971, 1977, 1981), Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1971, 1981), Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria", Медаль «30 лет Победы над фашистской Германией», Медаль «40 лет Социалистической Болгарии», Dimitrov Prize medal (1976)
[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Spouse
Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova[7]
Child
Lyudmila Zhivkova, Vladimir Zhivkov[8][9]
Cause of death
pneumonia
Languages spoken, written or signed
Bulgarian
Archives at
Central State Archives of Bulgaria
Convicted of
embezzlement
Described by source
SourceWatch List of Dictators
Family name
Zhivkov
Given name
Todor
Has list
Tituly a vyznamenání Todora Živkova
Manner of death
natural causes
Show all 27 facts +3
Name in native language
Тодор Живков
Nickname
Tato
Place of burial
Central Sofia Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Todor Hristov Zhivkov en Todor Zhivkov ar تودور زيفكوف ar تودور جيفكوف cs Todor Ĵivkov cs Todor Živkov cs Todor Zhivkov cs Тодор Христов Живков da Todor Hristov Zhivkov de Todor Schiwkow de Todor Christow Schiwkow de Todor Zhivkov de Todor Schiwkov de Todor Živkov de Todor Schivkov de Todor Kristow Schiwkow el Τόντορ Ζίβκοβ es Teodor Yivkov fa تودور ژیوکوف fi Todor Zivkov
🔖 Identifiers · 87
ISNI
0000000110236525
VIAF cluster ID
31998095
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80126215
GND ID
118637134
BAnQ authority ID
0000090607
BNMM authority ID
000049194
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119088527
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
schiwkow-todor
Bundestag Group Minutes ID
SchiwkowTodor
CONOR.BG ID
6320485
CONOR.SI ID
20487267
CONOR.SR ID
22067559
Show all 87 identifiers +75
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10953914
CiNii Research ID
1140282266697679360
DDB person (GND) ID
118637134
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118637134
Discogs artist ID
3563033
Dodis ID
P15343
EGAXA ID
vtls1166148
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
200536
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3SxmBV
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
27509
Encyclopedia of Marxism ID
people/z/h.htm#zhivkov-todor
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Todor-Zhivkov
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
todor-jivkov
FAST ID
61542
Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
44377931
Freebase ID
/m/01pdx4
GTAA ID
169096, 169105
Geni profile ID
6000000001246424411
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
todor-zivkov
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0073352
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Todor_Sjivkov
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2626137
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
67772
IMDb ID
nm3117069
IdRef ID
026938553
J9U entity ID
987007287206505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118637134
Kinopoisk person ID
1743816
Lex ID
Todor_Zjivkov
Libraries Australia ID
35626947
Libris-URI
53hkgmqp2d94gwh
Munzinger person ID
00000008243
Museum-digital person/organization ID
2606
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0069395X
NDL Authority ID
00461825
NE.se ID
todor-zjivkov
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990210673
NLA Trove people ID
1020552
NLP ID
a0000001195510
NNDB people ID
963/000111630
NSK (VIAF) ID
000266993
NSK ID
981005777591109366
NUKAT ID
n99092441
National Library of Brazil ID
000388276
National Library of Greece ID
86224, 86620
National Library of Latvia ID
000349873
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bbgz;=CP
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810557913005606
National Library of Portugal ID
205899
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX986953
National Virtual Library of India ID
242k (240k–613k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069352747
OMED ID
1056
Obálky knih ID
jn19990210673
Olympedia people ID
1200066
Open Library ID
OL259650A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
573627
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803133446541
PM20 folder ID
pe/015558
Parsifal cluster ID
728882
RERO ID (legacy)
A025660095
SBN author ID
PALV053399
SELIBR ID
106251
SHARE Catalogue author ID
538747
SNAC ARK ID
w610998v
SVKKL authority ID
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TMDB person ID
3132874
Treccani ID
todor-christov-zivkov
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
todor-christov-zivkov
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10568719
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/271950
Warheroes.ru ID
2164
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyH34kJjbhHhmMJXwG8md
Yale LUX ID
person/87f59f83-1629-47a0-a244-1e1b493356a7

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🔗 Connections
Award received 22
Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of Karl Marx, Order of Prince Henry, Order of the Yugoslav Star, Order of the Aztec Eagle +14 more
Country of citizenship 3
Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Occupation 3
politician, statesperson, resistance fighter
← Officially opened by 3
1977 Summer Universiade, 1983 Winter Universiade, 1989 Winter Universiade
Field of work 2
politics, politician
← Unveiled by 2
1977 Summer Universiade, 1989 Winter Universiade
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Child 1
Lyudmila Zhivkova
Children (paternal) 1
Lyudmila Zhivkova
Convicted of 1
embezzlement
Given name 1
Todor
Heads of government of 1
Sofia
Heads of state of 1
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Bulgarian
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Bulgarian Communist Party
Place of birth 1
Pravets
Place of burial 1
Central Sofia Cemetery
Place of death 1
Sofia
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova
Spouses 1
Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova
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Summary

Todor Zhivkov was born in Pravets[1]. He died in Sofia[2]. He worked as a politician[3], statesperson[4], and resistance fighter[5].

FAQs

Where was Todor Zhivkov born?

Todor Zhivkov was born in Pravets[1].

Where did Todor Zhivkov die?

Todor Zhivkov passed away in Sofia[2].

Who was Todor Zhivkov married to?

Todor Zhivkov's spouses include Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova[7].

What did Todor Zhivkov do for work?

Todor Zhivkov worked as a politician[3], statesperson[4], and resistance fighter[5].

What awards did Todor Zhivkov receive?

Honors received include Order of José Martí[19], Hero of the Soviet Union[20], Order of the October Revolution[21], and Order of Klement Gottwald[22].

Related Entities

Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria People's Republic of Bulgaria politics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . greatdreams.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Dev Jadiya · 2026-11-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [hi] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67780: Hindi Translation 02"
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
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  4. 7w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 10w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → PALV053399
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: PALV053399, Matched to Todor Jivrov (#223104790) in SBN persons with…"
  6. 11w ago · Nikosguard · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    OMED ID → 1056
    "Created claim: OMED ID: 1056, Matched to Todor Zhivkov (#145102602) in OMED authors #mix'"
  7. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3SxmBV
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  8. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0078050-zivkov-Todor-Christov-19111998
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0078050-zivkov-Todor-Christov-19111998, batch #259494"
  9. 26w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of José Martí, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the October Revolution +1
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Add multilingual descriptions (10 languages) — multilingual descriptions for humans (P31=Q5) — deterministic from P"
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