Chairman (President) of Bulgaria

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Chairman (President) of Bulgaria
Председател (президент) на България
Coat of arms of Bulgaria (1971-1990)
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Sofia (office), Boyana [bg] (residential)
Appointer	The National Assembly
Term length	Same as the Assembly
Precursor	State Council
Formation	3 April 1990
First holder	Petar Mladenov
Final holder	Zhelyu Zhelev
Abolished	22 January 1992
Superseded by	President of Bulgaria
Deputy	Vice Chairman (Vice President)

The Chairman (President) of the Republic of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Председателят (Президентът) на Републиката)^[1] was the head of state of Bulgaria from 3 April 1990 to 22 January 1992. The office was known as the Chairman (President) of the People's Republic of Bulgaria until the word "People's" was dropped from the country's name on 15 November 1990. From that point on, the office was simply the Chairman (President) of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Much like the State Council of Bulgaria superseded by it (which operated similarly to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union), the office of Chairman (President) of Bulgaria was an executive post similar to the Presidency of the Soviet Union, as opposed to the modern Bulgarian presidency, which is ceremonial.