Angel Marin ( bg, Ангел Марин) (born 8 January 1942) is a

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 ...

n political figure who was

Vice President of Bulgaria The vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria is a position, established by the Constitution of Bulgaria, and the only active vice presidential office in the European Union (EU).Another EU member state, Cyprus, also has a post of Vice President, ...

from 2002 to 2012. He took office in 2002 together with President

Georgi Parvanov Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov ( bg, Георги Седефчов Първанов, ) (born 28 June 1957) is a Bulgarian historian and politician who was President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after defeating incumbent Petar Sto ...

, and they were re-elected for a second term in 2007.

Early life

Marin was born in

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and completed his high school education in Devin in 1960. From 1960 until 1965 he attended the Higher Military Artillery School in

Shumen Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. Etymology The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...

, majoring in Ground Artillery. In addition he received Civilian degree in Radio Electronics Engineering. Between 1974 and 1978 he attended The Military Artillery Academy in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. He graduated with distinction and a gold medal in "Command of Chief of Staff HQ and Operative-Tactical". He received University degree in military education. By the end of July 2011, President Parvanov and Vice President Marin, who had been delegated the presidential power to issue pardons, had pardoned 431 criminals."Bulgarian Presidential Office Pardoned 431 Criminals"
Sofia News Agency, 15 August 2011.

References

External links

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1942 births Bulgarian generals Vice presidents of Bulgaria Living people {{Bulgaria-politician-stub