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George Ganchev
George Ganchev (born Georgi Petrushev) ( bg, Жорж Ганчев , born ; August 29, 1939 – August 19, 2019) was a Bulgarian politician and founder of the now-defunct political parties Bulgarian Business Bloc and George Ganchev's Bloc. Biography Petroushev was born on August 29, 1939, in Plovdiv. He studied at the Sports Academy in Bulgaria. In the early 1960s he married an Englishwoman and emigrated from Bulgaria. Some sources put the year in which he became an expatriate as 1967. He graduated from the British Academy of Fencing (where he also served as the head coach of the London Fencing Club from 1968 to 1973) and the Hollywood Theatrical Institute. Ganchev was also World Professional Fencing Champion (saber individual champion while representing Great Britain) in 1970 and 1974. Afterwards he committed himself to directing, play-writing, film and play producing in Great Britain and the United States. During the mid-1970s, he taught swordfighting at the American A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the cultural capital of Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Plovdiv is situated in a fertile region of south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills". There is evidence of habitation in the area dating back to the 6th millennium BCE, when the first Neolithic settlements were established. The city was subsequently a local Thracians, Thracian settlement, later being conquered and ruled also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velko Valkanov
Veljko Vulkanov Ivanov ( bg, Велко Вълканов Иванов) was a Bulgarian lawyer and politician. He graduated from "Law" at Sofia University. He became a candidate of legal sciences (Leipzig, East Germany) and Doctor of Juridical Science. Senior Research Associate. He worked at the Institute of State and Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was elected MP in the 7th Grand National Assembly (1990-1991), 36th (1991 to 1994), 37th (1994 to 1997) and 38th (1997-2001) National Assembly. The 1992 Bulgarian presidential election Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Bulgaria on 12 January 1992, with a second round on 19 January.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p369 The result was a victory for incumbe ... was a presidential candidate with runner Rumen Vodenitcharov. Their application is built by an initiative committee. With the support of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, the couple occupies sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizenship Of The United States
Citizenship of the United States is a legal status that entails Americans with specific rights, duties, protections, and benefits in the United States. It serves as a foundation of fundamental rights derived from and protected by the Constitution and laws of the United States, such as freedom of expression, due process, the rights to vote (however, not all citizens have the right to vote in all federal elections, for example, those living in Puerto Rico), live and work in the United States, and to receive federal assistance. There are two primary sources of citizenship: birthright citizenship, in which persons born within the territorial limits of the United States are presumed to be a citizen, or—providing certain other requirements are met—born abroad to a United States citizen parent, and naturalization, a process in which an eligible legal immigrant applies for citizenship and is accepted. The first of these two pathways to citizenship is specified in the Citizenship Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of Bulgaria
The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; bg, Народна Република България (НРБ), ''Narodna Republika Balgariya, NRB'') was the official name of Bulgaria, when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) together with its coalition partner, the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union. Bulgaria was closely allied with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, being part of Comecon as well as a member of the Warsaw Pact. The Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II deposed the Kingdom of Bulgaria administration in the Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 which ended the country's alliance with the Axis powers and led to the People's Republic in 1946. The BCP modelled its policies after those of the Soviet Union, transforming the country over the course of a decade from an agrarian peasant society into an industrialized socialist society. In the mid-1950s and after the death of Stalin, the party's hardliners lost in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV7 (Bulgaria)
TV7 ("TV sedem") was a Bulgarian television channel, owned by Crown Media EAD (ProSiebenSat.1 Media). It aired entertainment programs, TV series and films, and was also the first Bulgarian station to broadcast in widescreen PAL (16:9, although the aspect ratio was usually left as 4:3, making the image appearing vertically elongated on normal TV sets). The channel was available terrestrially in over 50 cities and towns, thus comprising the fifth national free-to-view TV network in Bulgaria and also on cable television and satellite. In August 2007 TV7 launched two sister channels: Super7, a kids' channel, and Sport7, a sports channel. Sport7, which was made in partnership with the digital television operator Cabletel was closed in 2009 due to problems with sponsorship. The channel was resumed in 2013. In 2010 the channels changed their graphic design and logos. The channel, along with News7 and Sport7 holds the rights to the Bulgarian Football Championship. On 18 March 2012 the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee For State Security (Bulgaria)
The Committee for State Security ( bg, Комитет за държавна сигурност, ''Komitet za darzhavna sigurnost''; abbreviated КДС, CSS, KDS), popularly known as State Security (Държавна сигурност, ''Darzhhavna sigurnost''; abbrievated ДС, DS) was the name of the Bulgarian secret service under the People's Republic of Bulgaria during the Cold War, until 1989. State Security was closely allied with its Soviet counterpart, the KGB. Structure * 1st Main Directorateforeign intelligence. Succeeded by the National Intelligence Service in 1990. * 2nd Main Directoratecounterintelligence. Succeeded by the National Security Service. * 3rd Directoratemilitary counterintelligence * 4th Directorate surveillance * 5th Directorategovernment security and protection. Succeeded by the National Protection Service. * 6th Directoratepolitical police. Succeeded by the Main Service for Combating Organized Crime. It had the following departments: ** 1st Departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but they each supported major regional conflicts known as proxy wars. The conflict was based around the ideological and geopolitical struggle for global influence by these two superpowers, following their temporary alliance and victory against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945. Aside from the nuclear arsenal development and conventional military deployment, the struggle for dominance was expressed via indirect means such as psychological warfare, propaganda campaigns, espionage, far-reaching embargoes, rivalry at sports events, and technological competitions such as the Space Race. The Western Bloc was led by the United States as well as a number of other First W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Bulgarian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 6 November 2016, alongside a referendum on changes to the electoral system and political party funding. The second round was held on 13 November 2016, resulting in the victory of Rumen Radev. Electoral system The President of Bulgaria is elected using the two-round system. For the first time, voters were allowed to vote for none of the above. Candidates The incumbent President, Rosen Plevneliev, announced in May 2016 that he would not be running for re-election. Official candidates Declined Opinion polls First round Second round Results Aftermath Following the results of the second round, Prime Minister and GERB leader Boiko Borisov tendered his resignation. Two days later, on 16 November, the National Assembly voted 218–0 to accept it, resulting in early parliamentary elections. References {{Bulgarian elections Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Bulgarian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 25 June 2005, for the 240 members of the National Assembly. According to exit polls, the Socialists had a lead with around 31%, but without a majority, necessitating the creation of a coalition. The National Movement for Simeon II, in power before the election, was in second place, with around 21%. Following the election, Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev became Prime Minister. At least 6,000 candidates (from 22 parties) ran for election to the 240 member parliament. The turnout of 56% was the lowest on record. 4% of the votes are needed to gain a seat. The opposition led the election, but did not gain an outright majority. Sergei Stanishev, leader of the socialist party, stated he would attempt to form a governing coalition. "We won the confidence of the people ... We are ready to form a government ... and we will negotiate with any democratic party," Stanishev said in a press conference. In the last five free elections he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Bulgarian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 11 November 2001, with a second round on 18 November.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p369 The result was a victory for Georgi Parvanov of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, who won 54.0% of the vote in the second round, defeating incumbent president Petar Stoyanov. Voter turnout was 41.8% in the first round and 55.1% in the second.Nohlen & Stöver, p389 Parvanov took office in 2002, becoming the first former communist to hold the post since 1990. Opinion polls First round Results References {{Bulgarian elections Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ... 2001 elections in Bulgaria Presidential elections in Bulgaria November 2001 events in Europe bg:Презид ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Bulgarian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 17 June 2001. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p.369 The result was a victory for the National Movement – Simeon II, which won 120 of the 240 seats. Following the elections, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the country's last Tsar, who was deposed by the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1946, became Prime Minister.Bulgaria: Elections held in 2001 Inter-Parliamentary Union Background The elections came four years after the last parliamentary elections in 1997, marking the first occasion since the fall of communism that a full term had been completed. A total ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Bulgarian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 19 April 1997. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 369 The result was a victory for the United Democratic Forces (an alliance of the Union of Democratic Forces (SDS), the Democratic Party, the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union-Nikola Petkov and the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party), which won 137 of the 240 seats. Following the election, SDS leader Ivan Kostov became Prime Minister. Inter-Parliamentary Union Results Aftermath Following the elections, Ivan Kostov formed the .References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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