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How Did Todor Zhivkov Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 86Also known asTodor Živkov, Toдор Живков, Todor JivkovGenderMaleNationalityKingdom of BulgariaBorn07/09/1911Born inPravets, Kingdom of BulgariaDied05/08/1998 (aged 86)Died inSofiaCausepneumoniaWikidataQ28517 ↗Buried atCentral Sofia CemeteryTMDb#3132874 ↗
Todor Hristov Zhivkov was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1956 until 1989 as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He was the longest-serving leader in the Eastern Bloc, the longest-serving leader within the Warsaw Pact and the longest-serving non-royal ruler in Bulgarian history.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
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| 2021 | The Cars We Drove into CapitalismMovie | Self (archive footage) | 110 |
| 1971 | Flame of PersiaMovie | Self | 60 |