Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria (1950-1991)

This list was compiled and edited by Linda RICHTER.

Source:
Mastny, Vojtech and Malcolm Byrne, eds. A Cardboard Castle? An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact 1955-1991. Budapest: CEU Press, 2005.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria. Brief history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
<http://www.mfa.bg/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=160> (accessed January 26th, 2009)

All pictures are taken from this website as well.

Name
Birth/Death
Term
In office from
In office until

Mincho NEYCHEV
1897-1956
I
27 May 1950
16 Jan 1954
II
16 Jan 1954
18 Apr 1956
III
18 Apr 1956
11 Aug 1956

Karlo LUKANOV
1987-1982
I
20 Aug 1956
15 Jan 1962
II
15 Jan 1962
17 March 1962
III
17 March 1962
26 Nov 1962

Ivan BASHEV
1916-1971
I
26 Nov 1962
12 March 1966
II
12 March 1966
09 July 1971
III
09 July 1971
13 Dec 1971

Petar MLADENOV
1936-2000
I
17 Dec 1971
15 June 1976
II
17 June 1976
18 June 1981
III
18 June 1981
24 March 1986
IV
24 March 1986
19 June 1986
V
19 June 1986
17 Nov 1989

Boyko DIMITROV
*1941
I
17 Nov 1989
03 Feb 1990
II
08 Feb 1990
22 Nov 1990

Lyuben GOTSEV
*1930
I
22 Nov 1990
21 Dec 1990

Viktor VALKOV
*1936
I
20 Dec 1990
08 Nov 1991

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