Atanas Semerdzhiev

Atanas Semerdzhiev
Vice President of Bulgaria
In office 1 August 1990 – 22 January 1992
President	Zhelyu Zhelev
Prime Minister	Andrey Lukanov Dimitar Iliev Popov Philip Dimitrov
Succeeded by	Blaga Dimitrova
Personal details
Born	Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev 21 May 1924 Lûzhene, near Velingrad, Bulgaria
Died	8 May 2015 (aged 90) Sofia, Bulgaria
Political party	Bulgarian Communist Party (1943-1990) Bulgarian Socialist Party (1990-1992) Non-partisan (1992-2015)
Profession	soldier

Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev (21 May 1924 – 8 May 2015) was a Bulgarian politician. He served as Vice President of Bulgaria from 1990 to 1992, under Zhelyu Zhelev. He was a veteran of World War II. In 1966 he was Vice Minister of Defense under General Dobri Dzhurov. On 27 December 1989 Semerdzhiev was appointed as Minister of the Interior and, on 2 February 1990, he was to the Supreme Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. He resigned as minister of the interior on 27 July 1990. Three days later he was appointed by the Grand National Assembly as vice president.^[1][2]

References

1. "Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria". google.ca.
2. "Bulgaria's Former Vice President Atanas Semerdzhiev Dies at 90". novinite.com.