Alexi Ivanov
Alexi Ivanov Vassilev (Bulgarian: Алекси Иванов Василев), (born Alexe Bădărău; October 22, 1922 – June 9, 1997) was a Bulgarian politician Secretary of (Deputy Chairman)of Standing Committee Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union (BAP) from 1 December 1976 to 2 December 1989, Minister of agriculture and forestry in the government of Georgi Atanasov from March 24 1986 until December 19 1988 and Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers, Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and Forestry Economy – member of the Council of Ministers 1986-1987 .
Alexi Ivanov Vasilev | |
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15rd Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
In office 26 December 1986 – 19 August 1987 | |
President | Todor Zhivkov, Prime minister of Bulgaria Georgi Atanasov |
Preceded by | Grigor Stoichkov |
Succeeded by | None |
4th Minister of agriculture and forestry | |
In office 24 mart 1986 – 19 December 1988 | |
President | Todor Zhivkov, Prime minister of Bulgaria Georgi Atanasov |
Preceded by | Alexander Petkov |
Succeeded by | Georgi Menov |
5th Deputy Chairmen of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | |
In office 1 December 1976 – 2 December 1989 | |
President | Todor Zhivkov, Chairmen of Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Petur Tanchev |
Preceded by | Georgi Andreev |
Succeeded by | Viktor Valkov |
Personal details | |
Born | Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea, Romania | 22 October 1922
Died | 9 June 1997 74) Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged
Political party | Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (1947-1989), |
Biography
He was born in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea to a Romanian father and Bulgarian mother. In 1940 he and his family went to Bulgaria, where Alexe Bădărău unofficially changed his name to Alexi Ivanov. In 1943, Ivanov started his regular military service in the Bulgarian army motorized troops and, in 1944–1945, as participant in the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills, Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive and Austrian operations in the composition of the First Army (Bulgaria) until May 1945.
Alexi Ivanov was married to Ivanika and they had one son, Ivan, and one grandson, Alexi.
After the Second World War, Alexi Ivanov became an economist and also served in the Bulgarian parliament. He was the Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers, Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and Forestry Economy – member of the Council of Ministers and Minister of agriculture and forestry in the government of Georgi Atanasov from March 24 1986 until December 19 1988. He was deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union responsible for organizational, political and ideological issues from December 1 1976 until December 2 1989 and he closely followed the lead of the chairman of the Agrarian Union during communism in Bulgaria, Petur Tanchev. The head of state, and leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkov, appointed him Deputy Prime Minister in the Government and Minister of Agriculture.[1]
Honours and awards
- Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Order of Georgi Dimitrov (1982) Order "13 Centuries Of Bulgaria" (1984) Order Of The People's Republic Of Bulgaria
1st Class (1972)
- URSS
Soviet Union Order of the October Revolution (1987) Soviet Union Order of the Red Banner (1985) Soviet Union Order of Friendship of Peoples (1988) Soviet Union Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1985)
- Mongolia (Mongolian People's Republic)
Mongolia Order of Sukhbaatar (1988)
- Romaina (Socialist Republic of Romania)
Romania Order The star of Soiclaist Republic of Romania (1988) Romania Order The Victory of Socialism (1974)
- German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
East Germany Order of Karl Marx (1989) East Germany order Star of People's Friendship (1986)