For 35 years, Todor Zhivkov ruled this eastern Balkan nation that borders the Black Sea
... FOR 
35 YEARS, TODOR ZHIVKOV RULED THIS EASTERN BALKAN NATION THAT 
... SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN TEXAS, IT BORDERS BOTH THE BLACK SEA... [DOC] [TLE] Todor Zhivkov Dies at 86; Ruled Bulgaria for 35 Years - The New ... [PAR] Aug 7, 1998 ... Todor Zhivkov, Communist ruler of Bulgaria from 1954 until his ...