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Front: Georgi Mikhailov Dimitrov (1882-1949), Bulgarian Communist leader
Dimitrov was active in the trade union movement in his youth. He joined the
Social-Democratic Party of Bulgaria in 1902, and the Bulgarian Communist Party
in 1919. He fled Bulgaria after a failed communist uprising. In 1933 he went to the Soviet Union
where he obtained a Soviet citizenship.
Dimitrov was secretary-general of the Comintern 1934-1943. He returned to
Bulgaria in 1944 to head the Communist party. He was appointed premier in 1946.
Back: Farm tractor
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25 Leva, 1951
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Front: Georgi Mikhailov Dimitrov (1882-1949), Bulgarian Communist leader
Back: Railroad construction
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50 Leva, 1951
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Front: Georgi Mikhailov Dimitrov (1882-1949), Bulgarian Communist leader
Back: Peasant woman with baskets of roses
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Bulgaria, a Balkan country on the Black Sea in southeastern Europe, was conquered
by the Bulgars, an Asiatic tribe, in the 7th century. The Bulgarian kingdoms
continued to exist until the east bulgarian kingdom came under turkish rule in
1393, and the west kingdom in 1396. Bulgaria was made a principality under
Turkish suzerainty in 1878. Became a independent Bulgarian kingdom in 1908. A
People's Republic was established after WWII. A new republican government was
elected in 1991. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Bulgaria.
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