What is Atanas Semerdzhiev?
'''Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev''' (21 May 1924 &ndash; 8 May 2015) was a [[Bulgaria]]n [[politician]]. He served as the [[Vice President of Bulgaria]] from 1 August 1990 to 22 January 1992, under [[Zhelyu Zhelev]]. He was Army Chief of Staff from 1962 until the fall of [[communism]] in 1989. He was a member of the [[Bulgarian Socialist Party]] (BSP). Semerdzhiev was born near [[Velingrad]]. He was a [[soldier]] during [[World War II]]. Semerdzhiev died on 8 May 2015, aged 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.novinite.com/articles/168400/Bulgaria%27s+Former+Vice+President+Atanas+Semerdzhiev+Dies+at+90|title=Bulgaria's Former Vice President Atanas Semerdzhiev Dies at 90|work=novinite.com|date=8 May 2015|access-date=8 May 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Semerdzhiev, Atanas}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Vice Presidents of Bulgaria]] [[Category:Bulgarian generals]] [[Category:Military personnel of World War II]] {{Bio-stub}}