Atanas Semerdzhiev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Bulgarian politician
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Place of Birth: Velingrad, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
About Atanas Semerdzhiev
- 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 appointed 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.
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