Aleksi Ivanov
Aleksi Ivanov Vasilev (Bulgarian: Алекси Иванов Василев), born Alexe Ion Bădărău (October 22, 1922 – June 9, 1997) was a Bulgarian politician from the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union who was Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the government of Georgi Atanasov from March 24, 1986, until December 19, 1988, and Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers. Early life He was born in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea to a Romanian father and Bulgarian mother. He graduated from junior high school in his native village in Romania, then in 1936 - 1938 he was a worker in a factory for hemp and manila ropes in Tulcea. In 1939, he returned to his village. Military service and move to Bulgaria In November 1940, he was called up for regular military service in the Romanian Army's 2nd Army Corps in Bucharest. That month, he and his family went to Bulgaria, where he unofficially changed his name to Alexi Ivanov. In 1943-1945 he served regularly in the All-Army Truck Regiment of the Bulgarian Army in Sofia, where he participated in the air defense of capital during the Bombing of Sofia by the US Air force and the Royal Air Force. He took part with the regiment