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Also known as Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov

4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012

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Georgi Parvanov is a Bulgarian politician and historian who served as the President of Bulgaria. Born on June 28, 1957, in Sirishtnik, he is a citizen of Bulgaria and speaks the Bulgarian language. He was educated at Sofia University, where he earned a Doctor of Historical Sciences degree. Parvanov is a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party, the Bulgarian Socialist Party, and Alternative for Bulgarian Revival. His religious affiliation is Eastern Orthodoxy.

He ran in the 2001 and 2006 Bulgarian presidential elections. Parvanov has received several honors, including the Royal Order of the Seraphim, the Order of the Republic, the Knight of the Order of the Elephant, and the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana. He is married to Zorka Parvanova.

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Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Bulgarian: Георги Седефчов Първанов, IPA: [ɡɛˈɔrɡi pɐrˈvanof]) (born 28 June 1957) is a Bulgarian historian and politician who was the president of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after defeating incumbent Petar Stoyanov in the second round of the November 2001 presidential election. He took office on 22 January 2002. He was reelected in a landslide victory in 2006, becoming the first Bulgarian president to serve two terms. Parvanov supported Bulgaria's entry into NATO and the European Union.

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