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Bulgaria Marks 37 Years Since Zhivkov's Removal from Power
- Bulgaria marks 37 years since the beginning of its transition from one-party communist rule to democracy, which started with the removal of Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) leader Todor Zhivkov on November 10, 1989.
- Zhivkov, who had ruled the country for 35 years according to one account, was forced to resign as General Secretary of the BCP during a meeting of the party's Central Committee.
- Another account describes his rule as 33 years of personal control....
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