Anton Yugov
Anton Tanev (Dontcho) Yugov (Bulgarian: Антон Танев Югов) (5 August 1904 – 6 July 1991) was a Bulgarian politician who was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP), and served as Prime Minister of the country from 1956 to 1962. He was an Honorary Citizen of Tirana, Albania.
Anton Yugov Антон Югов | |
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Yugov in 1947 | |
35th Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office 17 April 1956 – 19 November 1962 | |
Preceded by | Valko Chervenkov |
Succeeded by | Todor Zhivkov |
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Born | Anton Tanev Goshev 5 August 1904 Rugunovec, Salonica vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Polykastro, Greece) |
Died | 6 July 1991 86) Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged
Political party | Bulgarian Communist Party |
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Yugov was born to a Bulgarian family in Karasuli (Rugunovets), Ottoman Macedonia (today Polykastro, Greece). His family moved to Plovdiv after World War I.
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