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Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov Георги Седефчов Първанов
President of Bulgaria
Incumbent
Assumed office  22 January 2002
Prime Minister	Simeon Sakskoburggotski Sergey Stanishev
Vice President	Angel Marin
Preceded by	Petar Stoyanov
Born	28 June 1957 (1957-06-28) (age 50) Sirishtnik
Political party	BSP
Spouse	Zorka Parvanova

Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Bulgarian: Георги Седефчов Първанов) (born 28 June 1957) has been president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2002. Parvanov became president after defeating his predecessor, Petar Stoyanov, in the second round of the November 2001 presidential election. He retained his position following the elections in 2006. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... This page will list the various republican heads of state of Bulgaria, as well as leaders of Bulgarias communist party during the time when it played the leading role in the Bulgarian state. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria Simeon II (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ... Sergey Dmitrievich Stanishev (Bulgarian: Сергей Станишев) (born May 5, 1966), Bulgarian politician, is Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). ... Angel Marin (Bulgarian: ) (born 8 January 1942) is a Vice President of Bulgaria. ... Petar Stefanov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: ) (born May 25, 1952) was President of Bulgaria from 1997 until 2002. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Sirishtnik (Bulgarian: , IPA: ) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Kovachevtsi municipality, Pernik Province. ... The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ... Zorka Parvanova (born on 4 May 1958, Razlog, Bulgaria) is the first lady of Bulgaria. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This page will list the various republican heads of state of Bulgaria, as well as leaders of Bulgarias communist party during the time when it played the leading role in the Bulgarian state. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Petar Stefanov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: ) (born May 25, 1952) was President of Bulgaria from 1997 until 2002. ...

Parvanov declares that is in favour of Bulgarian membership of NATO and the European Union. He identifies as a socialist but left the Bulgarian Socialist Party after he had been elected president, as the president is not allowed to be a political party member. This article is about the military alliance. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... The Bulgarian Socialist Party (Bulgarian: Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. ...

On election, his programme was to be a 'social' president, with care towards poor, unemployed and disadvantaged people. Parvanov helped in the creation of a three-party government coalition on 16 August 2005. is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early years

Georgi Parvanov was born in the village of Sirishtnik, Pernik Province on June 28, 1957. He grew in the nearby village Kosacha. In 1975 he finished a secondary school in Pernik and in 1981 he finished history at the Sofia University, speciality "History of Bulgarian Communistic Party". In 1988 he defended a doctorate thesis in history with the title "Dimitar Blagoev and the Bulgarian national question 1879-1917". Sirishtnik (Bulgarian: , IPA: ) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Kovachevtsi municipality, Pernik Province. ... Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Overview of the city Pernik (Bulgarian: ) is a city in western Bulgaria with a population of 91,883 as of 2006. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The main entrance of the university building The Saint Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University (Sofiiski Universitet Sveti Kliment Ohridski) (Софийски университет Св. Климент Охридски) is the oldest and most significant modern higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1st October 1888. ... Dimitâr Blagoev was a Bulgarian political leader. ...

Professional career

• Joined the Institute of History of the Bulgarian Communist Party as researcher: 1981

Main interest: the Bulgarian national issue and the early history of social democracy in Bulgaria

• Senior Research Associate: 1989
• Member of the Internet Society of Bulgaria since May 2001

Political career

• Member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1981 (renamed to Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP in 1990)
• Deputy Chairman of the BSP Supreme Council: 1994
• Chairman of the BSP Supreme Council: 1996
• Re-elected Chairman of the BSP Supreme Council: 2000
• Member of Parliament: 1994–2001
• Chairman of the Parliamentary Group for Friendship with Greece and member of the Parliamentary Committee on Radio and Television: 1994–1997
• Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Left and the Parliamentary Group of Coalition for Bulgaria: 1997–2001
• Elected President of the Republic of Bulgaria: November 2001. Took office: 22 January 2002.
• Ran for re-election in 2006. Won the first round with 65 per cent of the vote on October 22. As turnout was less than 50%, he faced ultranationalist Volen Siderov at the runoff on October 29. Parvanov won with more than 75 per cent of the vote.

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Publications

Dozens of scientific articles, monographs and books, including:

• Dimitar Blagoev and the Bulgarian National Problem 1879–1917, (1988),
• From Bouzloudja to the Corona Theatre. An Attempt at a New Reading of Pages from the BSP's Social Democratic Period, (1995),
• The Bulgarian Social Democracy and the Macedonian Issue at the End of the 19th century up to 1918, (1997)
• Before and after the 10th, (2001).

Collaboration with Committee for State Security

In 2006 Parvanov admitted that before 1989 there was a file on him at the former Communist Security Service (Darzhavna Sigurnost, or DS) under the nickname Gotse (to the revolutionary Gotse Delchev). The file, which, like most files of the Security Service, hasn't been released to the public, does not prove beyond reasonable doubt that he has actually been an agent at the DS, and those who have had access to it disagree as to what it contains. According to Parvanov's own statement, the file only shows that he had been consulted as a historian in conjunction with the writing of a memoir book about events from one hundred years ago and especially the Macedonian Question.^[1] That was confirmed by two members of parliamentary commissions that had examined the files of the Security Service earlier — Bogomil Bonev and Veselin Angelov.^[1] Two other members, Metodi Andreev and Evgeni Dimitrov, accused the first two of lying and asserted that the historical research had only been a prelude, followed by Parvanov's consent to work as an agent and write a report about his institute.^[2] The Committee for State Security (Bulgarian: , Komitet za darzhavna sigurnost; abbreviated КДС, CSS), popularly known as State Security (Държавна сигурност, Darzhavna sigurnost; abbreivtated ДС) was the name of the Bulgarian secret service during the Communist rule of Bulgaria and the Cold War (until 1989). ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

A year later, on 19 July 2007, a special Commission for Opening the Files determined officially that the President Georgi Parvanov was listed as a secret police collaborator of the former Communist Security Service from 1989 till 1993.^[3] He was recruited a month before Bulgaria's communist regime collapsed. It also became obvious that a large part of his secret file was missing.

2006 Elections

In the first round of the elections, incumbent Parvanov came first with 64.047%^[4] ahead of ultranationalist leader Volen Siderov with 21.486%,^[4] whom he had to face in a runoff, as Bulgarian law requires a turnout of at least 50% for a president to be elected in the first round. The voter turnout in the first round was 42.51%.^[5] Volen Siderov Volen Siderov (Bulgarian: ) (born 19 April 1956) is a controversial Bulgarian politician and chairman of the far right nationalist party Attack. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ...

The second round saw a decisive Parvanov victory of around 75.9% as opposed to Siderov's 24.1%, meaning that Parvanov became the first person to be democratically reelected as President of Bulgaria.^[6] The turnout was 41.11%.^[7]

References and notes

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See also

• Bulgarian presidential election, 2006
• HIV trial in Libya

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External links

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