Georgi Traykov

Georgi Traykov
Георги Трайков
Traykov in 1923
Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly
In office 23 April 1964 – 7 July 1971
Preceded by	Dimitar Ganev
Succeeded by	Todor Zhivkov (as Chairman of the State Council)
First Deputy Chairman of the State Council
In office 27 July 1972 – 1 November 1974
Preceded by	Krastyu Trichkov
Succeeded by	Petur Tanchev
Chairperson of the National Assembly
In office 7 July 1971 – 27 April 1972
Preceded by	Sava Ganovski
Succeeded by	Vladimir Bonev
Personal details
Born	(1898-04-14)14 April 1898 Varbeni, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (today Itea, Greece)
Died	14 January 1975(1975-01-14) (aged 76) Sofia, Bulgarian People's Republic
Political party	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Profession	Politician

Georgi Traykov Girovski, also known as Georgi Traykov (Bulgarian: Георги Трайков Гировски, 14 April 1898 – 14 January 1975), was a Bulgarian politician and the longtime leader of Bulgarian Agrarian National Union. Traykov became leader of the Agrarian Union in December 1947, a year after the Bulgarian Communist Party rose to power. He quickly dismissed officials not affiliated with the Bulgarian Communist Party, helping to make the party a loyal partner of the Communists.^[1]

On 23 April 1964 he became the nominal head of state and Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, following the death of Dimitar Ganev. He remained head of state until 7 July 1971, when the leader of the communist party, Todor Zhivkov, took that position as the Chairman of the State Council. Nearly a year later, In April 1972, Traykov also gave up his position as chairman of the national assembly. In July 1972 Traykov was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the State Council and held this post until November 1974.^[2]

Traykov won a Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. Traykov died on 14 January 1975, aged 76.