Zhan Videnov | |
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Жан Виденов | |
Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office 25 January 1995 – 13 February 1997 | |
President | Zhelyu Zhelev Petar Stoyanov |
Deputy | Rumen Gechev Kiril Tsochev Svetoslav Shivarov Doncho Konakchiev |
Preceded by | Reneta Indzhova |
Succeeded by | Stefan Sofiyanski |
Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party | |
In office 12 December 1991 – 21 December 1996 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Lilov |
Succeeded by | Georgi Parvanov |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 4 November 1991 – 25 January 1995 | |
Member of the 7th Grand National Assembly | |
In office 10 July 1990 – 2 October 1991 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Zhan Vasilev Videnov 22 March 1959 Plovdiv, PR Bulgaria |
Political party | BSP (1990–2009) |
Other political affiliations | BKP (until 1990) Left Alliance for a Clean and Holy Republic (2021) |
Spouse | Katalina Videnova |
Education | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
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Zhan Vasilev Videnov (Bulgarian: Жан Василев Виденов [ˈʒan ˈvidɛnof]; born 22 March 1959), sometimes spelled in English as Jean Videnov, was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 25 January 1995 until 13 February 1997, a term remembered for the most severe economic and financial crisis in recent Bulgarian history, which featured hyperinflation and a drastic fall in living standards. He was chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) from 1991 to 1996. Currently he is a college lecturer and inspirer of Che Guevara[1] of Plovdiv.