Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)
The Chief of the Defence (Bulgarian: Началник на отбраната / Načalnik na Otbranata), until 2009 the Chief of the General Staff (Bulgarian: Началник на Генерален щаб / Načalnik na Generalen Shtab),[1] is the chief of the Defence Staff and the Bulgarian Army. The chief is appointed by the President of Bulgaria, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the Principality of Bulgaria. The current Chief of the Defence is Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov.
List of chiefs
# | Name | Image | Born–Died | Rank | Start | End | Note |
1 | Racho Petrov | 1861–1942 | Captain | 9 September 1885 | 29 April 1887 | 1st Term | |
2 | Stefan Paprikov | 1858–1920 | Major | 18 August 1887 | 23 October 1887 | 1st Term | |
3 | Racho Petrov | 1861–1942 | Major | 23 October 1887 | 15 April 1894 | 2nd Term | |
4 | Nikola Ivanov | 1861–1940 | Lt. Colonel | 10 May 1894 | 29 November 1896 | ||
5 | Stefan Paprikov | 1858–1920 | Colonel | 30 November 1896 | 18 January 1899 | 2nd Term | |
6 | Varban Vinarov | 1856–1908 | Colonel | 24 June 1899 | 18 February 1900 | ||
7 | Stefan Ilyev | 1859–1913 | Colonel | 18 February 1900 | 1 January 1904 | ||
8 | Radko Dimitriev | 1859–1918 | Major General | 1 January 1904 | 28 March 1907 | ||
9 | Vicho Dikov | 1861–1928 | Major General | 28 March 1907 | 2 November 1907 | ||
10 | Atanas Nazlamov | 1863–1935 | Major General | 2 November 1907 | 27 March 1910 | ||
11 | Ivan Fichev | 1860–1931 | Major General | 27 March 1910 | 14 January 1914 | ||
12 | Pravoslav Tenev | 1862–1942 | Major General | 6 March 1914 | 15 April 1915 | ||
13 | Kliment Boyadzhiev | 1861–1933 | Major General | 15 April 1915 | 7 September 1915 | ||
14 | Konstantin Zhostov | 1867–1916 | Major General | 7 September 1915 | 30 August 1916 | Died in office | |
15 | Ivan Lukov | 1871–1926 | Colonel | 1 September 1916 | 30 December 1917 | 1st Term | |
16 | Hristo Burmov | 1869–1936 | Major General | 17 July 1918 | 10 October 1918 | ||
17 | Ivan Lukov | 1871–1926 | Major General | 10 October 1918 | 27 October 1918 | 2nd Term | |
18 | Stefan Nerezov | 1867–1925 | Major General | 2 November 1919 | 3 September 1920 | ||
19 | Petar Midilev | 1875–1939 | Colonel | 3 September 1920 | 3 December 1920 | ||
20 | Nikola Topaldzikov | 1875–1925 | Colonel | 3 December 1920 | 20 April 1923 | ||
21 | Stefan Noykov | 1876–1925 | Colonel | 18 May 1923 | 9 June 1923 | ||
22 | Aleksandar Davidov | 1878–1925 | Colonel | 9 June 1923 | 3 July 1923 | ||
23 | Vladimir Stoyanov | 1879–? | Colonel | 4 July 1923 | 1 June 1926 | ||
24 | Nikola Bakardzhiev | 1881–1954 | Major General | 1 June 1926 | 11 January 1929 | 1st Term | |
25 | Sotir Marinkov | 1880–? | Major General | November 1929 | 31 January 1931 | ||
26 | Nikola Bakardzhiev | 1881–1954 | Lt. General | 31 January 1931 | 6 May 1934 | 2nd Term | |
27 | Mihail Yovov | 1886–1951 | Major General | 18 May 1934 | 19 May 1934 | ||
28 | Todor Georgiev | 1882–1971 | Major General | 21 May 1934 | 26 December 1936 | ||
29 | Yordan Peev | 1884–1938 | Major General | 29 January 1937 | 10 October 1938 | Assassinated | |
30 | Nikola Hadzipetkov | 1891–1949 | Major General | 10 December 1938 | 11 August 1941 | ||
31 | Constantine Lukasz | 1890–1945 | Lt. General | 11 August 1941 | 11 May 1944 | ||
32 | Trifon Trifonov | 1895–1945 | Major General | 11 May 1944 | 6 September 1944 | ||
33 | Kiril Yanchulev | 1896–1961 | Major General | 6 September 1944 | 13 September 1944 | ||
34 | Raycho Slavkov | 1898–1953 | Major General | 14 September 1944 | 15 December 1944 | ||
35 | Ivan Kinov | 1893–1967 | Major General | 15 December 1944 | 10 December 1949 | ||
36 | Asen Grekov | 1893–1954 | Lt. General | 10 December 1949 | 14 December 1950 | ||
37 | Ivan Bachvarov | 1912–1966 | Colonel General | 14 December 1950 | 25 January 1960 | ||
38 | Ivan Vrachev | 1921–1994 | Lt. General | 25 January 1960 | 22 March 1962 | ||
39 | Atanas Semerdziev | 1924– | Colonel General | 22 March 1962 | 28 December 1989 | ||
40 | Hristo Dobrev | 1923–2013 | Colonel General | 28 December 1989 | 15 August 1990 | ||
41 | Radniu Minchev | 1928– | Lt. General | 15 August 1990 | 2 August 1991 | ||
42 | Lyuben Petrov | 1938– | General of the Army | 2 August 1991 | 2 September 1994 | ||
43 | Tsvetan Totomirov | 1943– | Colonel General | 2 September 1994 | 11 June 1997 | ||
44 | Miho Mihov | 1949– | Colonel General | 11 June 1997 | 11 June 2002 | ||
45 | Nikola Kolev | 1951– | General | 11 June 2002 | 1 June 2006 | ||
46 | Zlatan Stoykov | 1951– | General | 1 June 2006 | 7 July 2009 | ||
47 | Simeon Simeonov | 1955– | General | 7 July 2009 | 30 June 2014 | ||
48 | Rumen Nikolov | 1957– | Vice Admiral | 30 June 2014 | Present | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Закон за отбраната и въоръжените сили на Република България" [Law on Defence and Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria] (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria. 27 April 2012.
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