| Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria | |
|---|---|
 Gold Star medal of the Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria | |
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Awarded by the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria | |
| Country | Peoples Republic of Bulgaria |
| Type | Honorary title |
| Eligibility | Bulgarian and allied citizens |
| Awarded for | Merits in defending Bulgaria and other countries allied to Bulgaria |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 15 June 1948 |
| Last awarded | 1990 |
| Total awarded | 58 |
| Precedence | |
| Equivalent | Hero of Socialist Labour |
| Next (lower) | People's Honorary Title |
| Related | Order of Georgi Dimitrov |
The Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian language: Герой на Народна република България ) was awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens for merits in defending Bulgaria and other countries allied to Bulgaria. Established on 15 June 1948, it was awarded until 1990. It was the highest honour of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. Individuals who were named Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria were also awarded the Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria's highest award at the time.[1]
Notable recipients[]
- Nikita Khrushchev
(Politician) 1964, - General Ivan Mihajlov
(Military/Politician) 6 March 1967, - Tsola Dragoycheva
(Politician) 1968, - Todor Zhivkov (Politician) 1971 and 1981,
- Bojan Balgaranov (Politician) 1972,
- Leonid Brezhnev (Politician) 1973, 1976 and 1981,
- Zahari Zahariev Aka Goranov Semenovich / (Military) 1974.
- General Dobri Djurov (Military/Politician) 1976,
- Georgi Ivanov (Cosmonaut) 1979,
- Nikolai Rukavishnikov (Cosmonaut) 1979,
- Aleksei Yeliseyev (Cosmonaut) 1979,
- Marshal Of The Soviet Union Fyodor Tolbukhin (Military) 1981 (Posthumously),
- Elisaveta Bagriana (Poet) 1983,
- Hristo Prodanov (Mountaineer) 1984 (Posthumously),
- Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov (Cosmonaut) 1988,
- Anatoly Solovyev (Cosmonaut) 1988,
- Viktor Savinykh (Cosmonaut) 1988,
- Anton Yugov (Politician) 1989,
- Georgi Traykov (Politician),
- Grisha Filipov (Politician),
- Karlo Lukanov (Politician),
- Peko Takov (Politician),
- Sava Ganovski (Politician).
References[]
- ↑ Werlich, Robert (1965). Orders and decorations of all nations: ancient and modern, civil and military. Washington: Quaker Press. pp. 43.
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