Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova
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Mara Hristova Maleeva-Zhivkova was a Bulgarian physician, and the First Lady of Bulgaria as the wife of Todor Zhivkov, who was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist
Tomb of Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova and Todor Zhivkov at the Central Sofia Cemetery
Lyudmila Zhivkova
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Lyudmila Todorova Zhivkova was a senior Bulgarian Communist Party functionary and Politburo member. She was the daughter of Bulgarian Communist leader Todor Zhivkov, and primarily known for her intere
Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova
…She kept her husband from many controversial decisions with her advice. Mara Maleeva encouraged the scholarly work of her and Zhivkov's daughter Lyudmila and did not want the latter to turn towards politics. Maleeva's death in 1971 paved the way for her husband to start fast-tracking Lyudmila on a political…
Lyudmila Zhivkova
A sculpture of Zhivkova in Sofia.