Atanas Semerdzhiev
Atanas Semerdzhiev | |
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Атанас Семерджиев | |
| Vice President of Bulgaria | |
| In office 1 August 1990 – 22 January 1992 | |
| President | Zhelyu Zhelev |
| Prime Minister | Andrey Lukanov Dimitar Iliev Popov Philip Dimitrov |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Blaga Dimitrova |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 27 December 1989 – 2 August 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Georgi Atanasov Andrey Lukanov |
| Preceded by | Georgi Tanev |
| Succeeded by | Stoyan Stoyanov |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian People's Army | |
| In office 22 March 1962 – 28 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Vrachev |
| Succeeded by | Hristo Dobrev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev 21 May 1924 |
| Died | 8 May 2015 (aged 90) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Party | Bulgarian Communist Party (1943-1990) Bulgarian Socialist Party (1990-1992) Independent (1992-2015) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Bulgarian People's Army |
| Years of service | 1942 - 1989 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian People's Army |
Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev (21 May 1924 – 8 May 2015) was a Bulgarian general, statesman and politician. He was a veteran of World War II, as he participated in the Partisan Movement in Bulgaria during 1942-1944. During the same period he became the commander of the Chepinets Partisan Brigade, as he fought against the Tsardom of Bulgaria and Nazi Germany. He is the longest-serving Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian People's Army (1962–1989), first deputy minister of defence (1966–1989), member of the Central Committee of the BKP (1962–1990) and the Supreme Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (1990–1992), Minister of Interior (1989–1990), first vice president of Bulgaria (1990–1992) elected by the National Assembly. People's representative in the VII Supreme Court and V-IX Supreme Court. He is the author of memoirs and military-theoretical works.