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{{Short description|Bulgarian politician}} |
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| name = Angel Dimitrov Angelov |
| name = Angel Dimitrov Angelov |
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| order1 |
| order1 = [[List of First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria|4th First Deputy Chairman of the State Council]] |
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| term_start1 = 14 December 1989 |
| term_start1 = 14 December 1989 |
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| term_end1 = 3 April 1990 |
| term_end1 = 3 April 1990 |
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| president1 = [[Petar Mladenov]] |
| president1 = [[Petar Mladenov]] |
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| predecessor1 = [[Petur Tanchev]] |
| predecessor1 = [[Petur Tanchev]] |
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| successor1 = |
| successor1 = '' Position abolished '' |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|1|1|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Dve Mogili]], [[Bulgaria]] |
| birth_place = [[Dve Mogili]], [[Bulgaria]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age |2005|10|8|1927|1|1|df=y}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age |2005|10|8|1927|1|1|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |
| death_place = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] |
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|party = [[Bulgarian Agrarian National Union]] ( |
| party = [[Bulgarian Agrarian National Union]] (1944–1990) |
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'''Angel Angelov Dimitrov''' ({{ |
'''Angel Angelov Dimitrov''' ({{langx|bg|Ангел Димитров Ангелов}}; 1 January 1927 – 8 October 2005) was a Bulgarian politician belonging to the [[Bulgarian Agrarian National Union]] (BANU). He served as Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Agrarian Union from December 1989 to March 1990. He was the last First Deputy Chairman of the State Council from 14 December 1989 until the State Council was disestablished on 3 April 1990. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Angel Dimitrov was born on 1 January 1927 in the village of Mogilino, but later lived in the city of Rousse, where he graduated from high school. In 1950 he was elected secretary of the district leadership of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (BANU), and in 1951 was selected as regional correspondent. From 1952 to 1959 he served as Secretary of the District Executive Committee before going on to serve as the Chairman from 1959 to 1962. |
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In 1962 he was elected a member of parliament and |
In 1962 he was elected a member of parliament and placed in charge of "political education" of the BANU. Additionally, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Sofia City People's Council from 1964 till 1972. In 1981 he became a member of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, while remaining active in the BANU. While on the State Council, he served as the head of International Relations for the BANU from 21 May 1986 to 2 December 1989. On 2 December 1989 he was elected Secretary of the BANU. Later that same month he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. |
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While acting as the head of International Relations for BANU, Dimitrov was a member of the World Peace Council. He helped promote Bulgarian disarmament during the 1980s, as well as promoting the Balkans as a nuclear-free zone. This proposal helped bring the BANU international approval. Dimitrov did much to push this idea forward, meeting with Western politicians in Berlin, Helsinki, and Brussels. He was a steadfast supporter of détente. He also participated in numerous conferences between various agrarian parties and movements around the world, which he used as a platform to promote disarmament. |
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In 1990 the Agrarian Union took part in the round table, but was forced to withdraw from participation in the new government of [[Andrey Lukanov]] in February 1990 in which 50-year coalition BCP and BAP goes into history. Since the beginning of the democratic changes BSP and UDF are trying their best to assimilate BZNS not agree to a third party of the Round Table.On the 36th extraordinary congress of the Agrarian Union in March 1990 the leadership of the BAP filed resignation. On March 30, 1990 National Round Table submit a bill to amend the old constitution under which the function of head of state performs chairman of the State Council. On April 3, 1990 IX National Assembly passed an amendment to the Constitution of 1971, which Institution Council of State was replaced by the institution Chairman (President). President of the State Council [[Petar Mladenov]] became chairman (president) of the Republic. |
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In 1990, Dimitrov took part in round table discussions on the end of the People's Republic, but the BANU delegation was forced to withdraw I February 1990 after being excluded from the new government of [[Andrey Lukanov]] in February 1990. This ended the 50-year coalition between the Bulgarian Communist Party and the BANU. At the 36th Congress of the Bulgarian National Agrarian Union in March 1990 the leadership of the BANU, including Dimitrov, filed resignation for failing to retain a seat at the National Round Table. At the end of that month, the National Round Table submitting an amendment to the Bulgarian Constitution that eliminated the State Council, replacing it with a single head of state. This was passed on 3 April 1990, replacing the State Council with a President and eliminating Dimitrov's position. The President of the State Council, [[Petar Mladenov]] became the President of the Republic. |
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Angel Dimitrov was a member of the National Council of the Fatherland Front and a member of the World Peace Council. Promotion of the policy pursued by Bulgaria disarmament in the period 1980 - 1989, and the Bulgarian launched the idea of turning the Balkans into a nuclear-free zone is implemented by the Agrarian Party as a huge international prestige. Foreign Department of Political Agrarian meetings in Berlin, Helsinki and Brussels in his meetings with Western politicians done a tremendous job in promoting nuclear-free idea for detente in the political climate. Made steps to reduce international tensions led to a number of concrete steps such as the Treaty on the Elimination of short- and medium-range missiles in Europe signed on December 7, 1987 between the USSR and the USA in Washington and others. Foreign Department of Political Agrarian supports direct connections to more than 50 rural and like-minded parties and movements in the world, participated in numerous international conferences agrarian parties, initiator of many international meetings on peace. |
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Although he had resigned his formal leadership role, Dimitrov continued to be involved in the BANU, working to maintain party unity. He died on 8 October 2005. |
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In the last years of his life Angel Dimitrov work for unification of the Agrarian Union. Angel Dimitrov died on October 8, 2005 On December 19, 2007 was posthumously awarded the title "Honorary citizen of the municipality Two mounds." |
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Angel Dimitrov Angelov | |
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| 4th First Deputy Chairman of the State Council | |
| In office 14 December 1989 – 3 April 1990 | |
| President | Petar Mladenov |
| Preceded by | Petur Tanchev |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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| Born | 1 January 1927 Dve Mogili, Bulgaria |
| Died | 8 October 2005 (aged 78) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Political party | Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (1944–1990) |
Angel Angelov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Ангел Димитров Ангелов; 1 January 1927 – 8 October 2005) was a Bulgarian politician belonging to the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (BANU). He served as Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Agrarian Union from December 1989 to March 1990. He was the last First Deputy Chairman of the State Council from 14 December 1989 until the State Council was disestablished on 3 April 1990.
Biography
[edit]Angel Dimitrov was born on 1 January 1927 in the village of Mogilino, but later lived in the city of Rousse, where he graduated from high school. In 1950 he was elected secretary of the district leadership of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (BANU), and in 1951 was selected as regional correspondent. From 1952 to 1959 he served as Secretary of the District Executive Committee before going on to serve as the Chairman from 1959 to 1962.
In 1962 he was elected a member of parliament and placed in charge of "political education" of the BANU. Additionally, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Sofia City People's Council from 1964 till 1972. In 1981 he became a member of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, while remaining active in the BANU. While on the State Council, he served as the head of International Relations for the BANU from 21 May 1986 to 2 December 1989. On 2 December 1989 he was elected Secretary of the BANU. Later that same month he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
While acting as the head of International Relations for BANU, Dimitrov was a member of the World Peace Council. He helped promote Bulgarian disarmament during the 1980s, as well as promoting the Balkans as a nuclear-free zone. This proposal helped bring the BANU international approval. Dimitrov did much to push this idea forward, meeting with Western politicians in Berlin, Helsinki, and Brussels. He was a steadfast supporter of détente. He also participated in numerous conferences between various agrarian parties and movements around the world, which he used as a platform to promote disarmament.
In 1990, Dimitrov took part in round table discussions on the end of the People's Republic, but the BANU delegation was forced to withdraw I February 1990 after being excluded from the new government of Andrey Lukanov in February 1990. This ended the 50-year coalition between the Bulgarian Communist Party and the BANU. At the 36th Congress of the Bulgarian National Agrarian Union in March 1990 the leadership of the BANU, including Dimitrov, filed resignation for failing to retain a seat at the National Round Table. At the end of that month, the National Round Table submitting an amendment to the Bulgarian Constitution that eliminated the State Council, replacing it with a single head of state. This was passed on 3 April 1990, replacing the State Council with a President and eliminating Dimitrov's position. The President of the State Council, Petar Mladenov became the President of the Republic.
Although he had resigned his formal leadership role, Dimitrov continued to be involved in the BANU, working to maintain party unity. He died on 8 October 2005.
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