Career:
Started military career as Lieutenant-Engineer.
1965 - 1974 - occupied various positions in the
Missile Force, including Commander of Missile Launcher
Unit, Commander of Start Platoon and Commander of
Start Battery.
1978 - 1980 - Commander of Separate Missile Division
in Stara Zagora.
1882 - 1984 - Commander of Artillery Regiment in
Stara Zagora.
1982 - 1987 - Chief of Missile Force and Artillery,
Second Division in Stara Zagora
1987 - 1990 - Chief of Missile Force and Artillery,
Third Army in Sliven
1990 - 1998 - Commander of Missile Force and Artillery
of the Ground Force of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
1991 - promoted to Major General
1998 - dismissed from the Army due to disagreement
with the manner of army reform. Retired.
November 2001 - elected Vice President of the Republic
of Bulgaria in presidential elections
22 January 02 - took office as Vice President
Publications:
A book: The Last War |
