site.btaAugust 1, 1990: Bulgaria's First Democratically Elected President, Zhelyu Zhelev, Voted into Office
A snapshot of the Grand National Assembly proceedings shortly after Zhelyu Zhelev (at the rostrum) takes the oath of office as President of Bulgaria, Sofia, August 2, 1990 (BTA Photo)
Zhelyu Zhelev (1935-2015) was the first democratically elected president of Bulgaria, voted into office by the 7th Grand National Assembly on August 1, 1990, months after the democratic changes of November 10, 1989.
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