For 35 years, Todor Zhivkov ruled this eastern Balkan nation that borders the Black Sea
Within a month of Zhivkov's ouster, Communist rule in Bulgaria had... [DOC] [TLE] History of Bulgaria - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of Bulgaria can be traced from the first settlements on the lands of 
modern Bulgaria ... By the 19th century, the Bulgarian National Revival became a 
key ... a Communist state, dominated by Todor Zhivkov for a period of 35 years.