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Jun 26, 1927 Kula, Vidin Province, Bulgaria Died on 05 Dec 2015 (aged 88)
Bulgarian politician
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About Dimitar Iliev Popov
- Dimitar Iliev Popov (Pokriva) (Bulgarian: ??????? ????? ????? (???????); 26 June 1927 – 5 December 2015) was a leading Bulgarian judge and the first Prime Minister of the country not to be a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1946.Popov, who did not have any party affiliation and was chosen for his perceived impartiality as a member of the judiciary, was selected to head the new government after the resignation of Andrey Lukanov in December 1990 in the face of mass demonstrations and a general strike.
- As Prime Minister Popov oversaw the drafting of the new constitution as well as the second open elections.
- Although overseeing the beginnings of the policy of privatization, Popov's government was more of a caretaker administration.Popov died at the age of 88 on December 5, 2015.
