Boiko Dimitrov, the adopted son of communist leader Georgi Dimitrov, has passed away. This was announced by the Bulgarian Anti-Fascist Union.
"The Bulgarian Anti-Fascist Union with great sadness announces that on 18.01.2025 we said goodbye to Boiko Georgiev Dimitrov," said the union's chairman, Evgeny Beliy, on his Facebook profile.
Here is what Evgeny Beliy wrote:
The Bulgarian Anti-Fascist Union with great sadness announces that on 18.01.2025 we said goodbye to Boiko Georgiev Dimitrov.
Boiko Dimitrov was born on June 5, 1941 in Pleven and became an orphan at a very young age - his parents Kosta Zlatarev and Mara Dencheva from Pleven were killed in the anti-fascist resistance /1941-1944/. In 1946, he was adopted by comrade Georgi Dimitrov.
In 1963, Dimitrov graduated from the Institute for International Relations in Moscow and then worked at the Bulgarian representation at the United Nations in New York (1964 - 1966).
In 1967, he became a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Until 1968, he served at the administration of the Council of Ministers. From 1969 to 1974, he worked at the Institute for Foreign Policy and was the chief editor of the magazine "International Relations".
From 1974 to 1978, he worked at the apparatus of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
From 1978 to 1982, he was the ambassador of Bulgaria in Havana. In 1981, he became a member of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Upon his return to Bulgaria, he served again at the apparatus of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1990 and a member of the Supreme Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (1990-1994). He was a member of the Seventh Grand National Assembly from 1990 to 1991.
A deep bow to his bright memory!
14834 | 24 Jan. 2025 | 13:32
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