List of de facto leaders of the People's Republic of Bulgaria

The de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria was an informal term for the most important political figure of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the de facto leader wasn't necessarily the head of state or head of government but was often the General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party. From 15 September 1946 until 15 January 1990, the Bulgarian Communist Party had a monopoly on power. And with it, real power lay in the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party.

List Portrait Name Term of office Party References Took office Left office Time in office1 Georgi Dimitrov 15 September 1946 2 July 1949 Bulgarian Communist Party2 Vasil Kolarov 16 June 1949 23 January 1950 Bulgarian Communist Party 3 Valko Chervenkov 23 January 1950 26 January 1954 Bulgarian Communist Party4 Collective leadership 26 January 1954 17 April 1956 Bulgarian Communist Party5 Todor Zhivkov 17 April 1956 10 November 1989 Bulgarian Communist Party6 Petar Mladenov 10 November 1989 15 January 1990 Bulgarian Communist Party

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See also List of leaders of the Soviet Union List of de facto leaders of Hungary (1945–1989) List of de facto leaders of the Socialist Republic of Romania List of de facto leaders of the Polish People's Republic List of de facto rulers of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic De facto leader of the GDR List of de facto leaders of the Mongolian People's Republic List of de facto leaders of the People's Republic of Kampuchea

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