This is a chronological list of mayors of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, since that post was established after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Official website: sofia. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Initially, the mayors of Sofia were assigned by the provisional Russian government. After the newly restored Bulgarian state was already functioning on its own, in the end of 1878, mayors were chosen by the municipal council. Until 1944, the mayor (with the official title of "Chairman of the City Administrative Council") was appointed through a Tsar's decree after a candidate was suggested by the Minister of Internal Affairs. After that date, the mayor (officially "Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Sofia City (later Capital) People's Council") was formally chosen by the municipal councillors, albeit after being specified by the Bulgarian Communist Party management. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Early Bulgar leaders bore the title of baltavar (balt-avar), which literally means ruler of Avars. Later they acquired the title Khan and Khagan, still later the title tsar. ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ... The Bulgarian Communist Party (Balgarska Komunisticeska Partija) was the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when it ceased to be a Communist state. ...

Since the democratic changes and the 7th Grand National Assembly in 1990 that led to the appointment of an interim mayor, the residents of Sofia received the right to chose their mayor, the first democratically elected one being Aleksandar Yanchulev on 13 October 1991. By the time the impact of Mikhail Gorbachevs reform program in the Soviet Union was felt in Bulgaria in the late 1980s, the Communists, like their leader, had grown too feeble to resist the demand for change for long. ... The National Assembly of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Народното събрание, transliterated: Narodno Sabranie) is the unicameral parliament and body of the legislative of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... This article is about the year. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

List

██ Mayor during the monarchy in Bulgaria (1878-1944) When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Todor Zhivkov Todor Khristov Zhivkov (Cyrillic: Toдор XpиcÑ‚oв Живков; pronounced TO-dor KHRIS-tov ZHIF-kof) (September 7, 1911–August 5, 1998) was the Communist leader of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989. ... The Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgarian: Съюз на демократичните сили, Saiuz na demokratichnite sili) is a Bulgarian right-of-centre political party founded in December 1989 as a union of eleven political ogranizations in opposition to the Communist government. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski (born 7 November 1951 in Sofia) has been a leading member of the Union of Democratic Forces in Bulgaria and served as interim Prime Minister in 1997. ... The Union of Free Democrats (Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati) is a conservative political party in Bulgaria, led by Stefan Sofiyanski. ... Lieutenant General Boyko Borisov (Бойко Борисов) is the current mayor of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. ... Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria The Bulgarians wrote themselves an advanced democratic constitution, and power soon passed to the Liberal Party led by Stefan Stambolov. ...

██ Mayor in Communist Bulgaria (1944-1989) Communist Bulgaria began as the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) in 1944, and ended in 1991. ...

██ Mayor in Democratic Bulgaria (since 1989) By the time the impact of Mikhail Gorbachevs reform program in the Soviet Union was felt in Bulgaria in the late 1980s, the Communists, like their leader, had grown too feeble to resist the demand for change for long. ...

Trivia

• The most widespread given name among the mayors of Sofia is Ivan, carried by eight people that held the post. The second is Dimitar with six representatives, a large number of which in the early years of Sofia mayoralty, and Georgi is third with four.

// The given name may be single, or several names may be given (the latter are known as middle names). ... Ivan (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Иван) is a male given name from Slavic origin common among Bulgarians, Croats, Russians and Serbs, equivalent to English John, French Jean or German Johann. ...

References

• Mayors of the city of Sofia. Sofia municipality website, accessed 3 April 2006.
• Being a mayor in Sofia — from 10 days to 10 years. Standart newspaper, Internet edition, accessed 6 April 2006.

See also

• List of mayors of Plovdiv
• List of mayors of Varna
• List of mayors of Pleven