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Figures of Plovdiv

Bozhidar Zdravkov (30.01.1884 - 25.09.1959)

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Bozhidar Zdravkov was born in 1884 in the Serbian town of Pirot. He was a lawyer and an eminent public figure. He studied Law in Sofia University and graduated in the university of Zagreb, Serbia.

In 1914 he moved to Plovdiv to stay here for the rest of his life. He was Deputy District Attorney. After the World war 1 he started his career as a solicitor.

In the periods 1932-35 and 1936-39 he had two mandades as a Mayor of Plovdiv, being one of the key figures of the development of the city.

The admittance of the Plovdiv Fair to the Union of International Fairs (UFI) as a full-fledged member is in December 1936 at a UFI-Congress in Paris became a fact only due to the thorough work and the most convincing assertion of Dr. Obreiko Obreikov, the then-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Plovdiv, and Bozhidar Zdravkov - the then-Mayor of Plovdiv.

Dimitar Panov (1902-1985)

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Dimitar Panov Ivanov (1902-1985) is Bulgarian dramatic actor. His debut on the stage of Plovdiv Drama Theater goes back to 1955, in a play called “Checkov’s Performance” (five smal...

Nacho the Culture - Atanas Krustev (1922 - 2003)

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(the photo above - Nacho the Culture is the one on the right, with his friend, the famous director Krikor Azaryan)\r\nPlovdiv has recently lost one of its most eminent figures ...

Nedyalcho Todorov, Professor (born 1940)

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Professor Nedyalcho Todorov was born in 1940 in Plovdiv. He graduated from the Plovdiv High School of Music, and then the Music State Conservatory in

Kostaki Peev (1843 - 1920)

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Kostaki Peev was an eminent public and business figure. He was tradesman, member of the of the Furriers Guild in Plovdiv. After the Liberation in 1878, he became the first elected Mayor of ...

Anton Bezenshek (15.04.1854 – 11.12.1915)

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?nton Bezenshek - Slovenian pedagogue, stenographer, publicist; an eminent public figure. He came to Bulgaria after the Liberation (1878). He was the creator of Bulgarian stenography (...

Hristo Belobradov (1899 - 1975)

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Hristo Kostov Belobradov was a teacher, school inspector, ardent supporter of education and of the blind people organization. He was born in the town of Etropole but he dedicated his whole life to ...

Emil Tchakarov (1948 - 1991)

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"The conductor must set his mark on the orchestra".. - this is what Maestro Emil Chakarov used to say. June 29, 2004 he would have had his 56t...

Maria Neykova (1945 - 2002)

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Composer, artist and singer - known as the girl with the guitar.Created over 250 songs, some of which sung by herself, others performed by famous BG pop stars. Author of film music. She is famous f...

Todor Dinov (24.07.1919 - 16.06.2004)

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The fundamental (and only of its kind) history of world animation -Cartoons: One Hundre...

Veselin Nikolov (born 1938)

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Vesselin Nikolov was born in 1938 in Bourgass but his life has always been connected to Plovdivs musical culture. He received his Masters Degree at the University of...