Anton Yugov
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Anton Tanev (Dontcho) Yugov (Bulgarian: Антон Танев Югов) (5 August 1904 – 6 July 1991) was a Bulgarian politician who was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP), and served as Prime Minister of the country from 1956 to 1962. He was an Honorary Citizen of Tirana, Albania.[citation needed]
Quick Facts 35th Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Preceded by ...
Anton Yugov | |
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Антон Югов | |
35th Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office 17 April 1956 – 19 November 1962 | |
Preceded by | Valko Chervenkov |
Succeeded by | Todor Zhivkov |
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Born | Anton Tanev Goshev 5 August 1904 Rugunovec, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Polykastro, Greece) |
Died | 6 July 1991(1991-07-06) (aged 86) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Political party | Bulgarian Communist Party |
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Yugov was born to a Bulgarian family in Karasuli (Rugunovets), Ottoman Macedonia (today Polykastro, Greece). His family moved to Plovdiv after World War I.[citation needed]