site.btaApril 2, 1956: Bulgarian Communist Party Opens April Plenum, Zhivkov Begins Long Tenure as Communist Leader
Communist leader Todor Zhivkov reading proposal for electing Anton Yugov as People's Republic of Bulgaria Prime Minister at Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee's April Plenum on April 2, 1956 (BTA Archives Photo/Georgi Vikentiev)
On April 2, 1956, the Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee opened its April Plenum in Sofia. It was an event which marked a significant shift in the leadership of the country. Todor Zhivkov was officially named First Secretary of the Central
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