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Todor Hristov Zhivkov

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The Resume

    (September 7, 1911-August 5, 1998)
    Born in Pravets, Bulgaria
    Joined the BSNM Bulgarian Union of People's Youth (1928)
    First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (March 4, 1954–November 10, 1989)
    Chairman of the Council of State of Bulgaria (July 7, 1971-November 17, 1989)
    Died in Sofia, Bulgaria

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a Communist.
    He harassed his country's Turkish and Muslim minorities by trying to assimilate them into Bulgarian society (1972-1974, 1984-1985).
    He clamped down on dissent and had thousands imprisoned.
    He collectivized his country's agriculture, forbidding peasants to grow food for themselves.
    He was convicted for corruption charges, including embezzlement, and sentenced to prison for seven years (1992).
    He was highly loyal to the Soviet Union.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His parents were poor peasants.
    He joined the resistance against the Nazis.
    He created one of the most successful economies within the Soviet Bloc.
    His country accent made him the butt of jokes among urban Bulgarians.
    He died of pneumonia.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 39 Votes: 56.41% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 120 Votes: 65.83% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 44 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 142 Votes: 77.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 48 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 66 Votes: 66.67% Annoying