Georgi Bokov

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Filipov and the family name is Bokov.
Georgi Bokov
Георги Боков
Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP)
In office
1968–1976
Editor-in-chief of "Rabotnichesko Delo”
In office
1958–1967
Personal details
Born (1920-01-15)15 January 1920
Yakoruda, Bulgaria
Died 1 June 1989(1989-06-01) (aged 69)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Political party Communist Party (1942-1976)
Children Irina Bokova Filip Bokov

Georgi Filipov Bokov (15 January 1920 – 1 June 1989) was a member of the Bulgarian resistance movement during the Second World War. Later, he became a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party and editor-in-chief of Rabotnichesko Delo, the official newspaper and organ of the Bulgarian Communist Party

Biography

According to several sources, Georgi Bokov was one of the murderers of the Bulgarian painter, caricaturist-cartoonist, and writer Rayko Aleksiev.[1][2]

In 1976, Georgi Bokov was removed from all his positions and retired. He was posthumously expelled from the Bulgarian Journalist Association.

Family

Georgi Bokov is father of:

Remarks

  1. Bulgarian Wikipedia discussion page.
  2. Тъмното минало на фамилията
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