Nikolai Todorov
Николай Тодоров
Todorov in 1972
Chairperson of the National Assembly
In office
17 July 1990 – 2 October 1991
Preceded byStanko Todorov
Succeeded byStefan Savov
Chairman (President) of Bulgaria
Acting
In office
17 July 1990 – 1 August 1990
Preceded byStanko Todorov (Acting)
Succeeded byZhelyu Zhelev
Personal details
Born(1921-06-06)6 June 1921
Varna, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Died27 August 2003(2003-08-27) (aged 82)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Communist Party (before 1990)
Children3 including Maria Todorova b.1949
Alma materSofia University

Nikolai Todorov Todorov (Bulgarian: Николай Тодоров Тодоров; June 6, 1921 – August 27, 2003) was a Bulgarian historian.[1] In 1990, he briefly served as acting president of Bulgaria.

Life and career

Todorov was born in Varna[1] and, as he noted himself, he was of Greek descent.[2] Todorov was inspired to go into politics after the trial of Traycho Kostov, whom he had shared a prison cell with during World War II.[3] After a distinguished academic career, which included a position at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he joined the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He would later serve as the Bulgarian representative to UNESCO and the Bulgarian Ambassador to Greece (1978–1983). Following Bulgaria's departure from Communism, Todorov became Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, leading him to serve as acting president.

Personal life

Todorov was married with three children. He is the father of Maria Todorova.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Shashko, Philip (Summer 2004). "Nikolai T. Todorov, 1921-2003" (PDF). Slavic Review. 63 (2): 456–457. doi:10.1017/S0037677900040419. JSTOR 3185796. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ Βοσκοπουλος, Γιωργος (2005). Ελληνικη εξωτερικη πολιτικη απο τον 20ο στον 21ο αιωνα (in Greek). Ekdoseis Papazēsē. p. 238. ISBN 978-960-02-1945-6. Χαρακτηριστικό αυτής της αντίληψης είναι το παράδειγμα που έθεσε ο ιστορικός και πρέσβης της Βουλγαρίας στην Ελλάδα Todorov (ελληνικής καταγωγής σύμφωνα με τον ίδιο) στον πρέσβη της Ρουμανίας Ion Brad.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Nikolai Todorov, Bulgarian statesman who mixed good humour with an unshakeable faith in Marxism and the State". The Times. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 2011-09-03. (subscription required)
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