During which period Rositsa Yanakieva served as the Mayor of a city in Europe's 16th-largest country?
Rositsa Yanakieva Rositsa Yanakieva (Bulgarian: Росица Янакиева ) (July 7, 1954 – January 26, 2015) was a Bulgarian politician and chemist, who served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 until January 2015. She served as the Mayor of Pernik, Bulgaria, for two, consecutive terms from 2005 to 2014.
Blagoevgrad Province Blagoevgrad Province (Bulgarian: област Благоевград , "oblast Blagoevgrad" or Благоевградска област, "Blagoevgradska oblast"), also known as Pirin Macedonia (Bulgarian: Пиринска Македония , "Pirinska Makedoniya"), is a province ("oblast") of southwestern Bulgaria. It borders four other Bulgarian provinces to the north and east, to the Greek region of Macedonia to the south, and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The province has 14 municipalities with 12 towns. Its principal city is Blagoevgrad, while other significant towns include Bansko, Gotse Delchev, Melnik, Petrich, Razlog, Sandanski, and Simitli.