Atanas Semerdzhiev | |
|---|---|
Атанас Семерджиев | |
| 1st Vice President of Bulgaria | |
| In office 1 August 1990 – 22 January 1992 | |
| President | Zhelyu Zhelev |
| Prime Minister | Andrey Lukanov Dimitar Iliev Popov Philip Dimitrov |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Blaga Dimitrova |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev 21 May 1924 Lûzhene, near Velingrad, Bulgaria |
| Died | 8 May 2015 (aged 90) Sofia,[citation needed] Bulgaria |
| Political party | Bulgarian Communist Party (1943-1990)[citation needed] Bulgarian Socialist Party (1990-1992)[citation needed] Independent (1992-2015)[citation needed] |
| Profession | soldier |
Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev (21 May 1924 – 8 May 2015) was a Bulgarian senior colonel, statesman and politician.
He was a veteran of World War II, as he participated in the Partisan Movement in Bulgaria during 1942-1944. During the same period he became the commander of the Chepinets Partisan Brigade, as he fought against the Tsardom of Bulgaria and Nazi Germany. He is the longest-serving Chief of the General Staff of the BNA (1962 – 1989), first deputy minister of defence (1966 – 1989), member of the Central Committee of the BKP (1962 – 1990) and the Supreme Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (1990 – 1992), Minister of Interior (1989 – 1990), first Vice President of Bulgaria (1990 – 1992) elected by the National Assembly. People's representative in the VII Supreme Court and V-IX Supreme Court. He is the author of memoirs and military-theoretical works.