1911–1998
Todor Zhivkov
Former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party
86years old at death
31,744days lived
86%of the people on this site died younger
Todor Zhivkov was born on 7 September 1911 and died on 5 August 1998, aged 86 years and 332 days. That is 31,744 days in all.
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