Zhelyu Zhelev

Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev was a Bulgarian politician and former dissident who served as the first democratically elected and non-Communist president of Bulgaria, from 1990 to 1997. Zhelev was one of the most prominent figures of the 1989 Bulgarian Revolution, which ended the 35 year rule of President Todor Zhivkov.

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Who was born first?

• Zhelyu Zhelev and Norman Foster were born the same year
• Zhelyu Zhelev and Muḥammad Bāqir aṣ-Ṣadr were born the same year
• Zhelyu Zhelev and Edward Said were born the same year
• Zhelyu Zhelev and Monique Wittig were born the same year
• Zhelyu Zhelev and Jerry Fodor were born the same year

Timeline

1. Edward SaidNovember 1, 1935 – September 2003
2. Jerry FodorApril 22, 1935 – November 29, 2017
3. Monique WittigJuly 13, 1935 – January 3, 2003
4. Muḥammad Bāqir aṣ-ṢadrMarch 1, 1935 – April 9, 1980
5. Norman FosterJune 1, 1935 – present
6. Zhelyu Zhelev (this page)March 3, 1935 – January 30, 2015

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