List of Heads of state of Bulgaria by longevity

Living as of October 2018
Head of State	Date of birth	Heads of state
Simeon II	(1937-06-16) 16 June 1937	1943–1946
Petar Stoyanov	(1952-05-25) 25 May 1952	1997–2002
Georgi Parvanov	(1957-06-28) 28 June 1957	2002–2012
Rumen Radev	(1963-06-18) 18 June 1963	2017–
Rosen Plevneliev	(1964-05-14) 14 May 1964	2012–2017

This is a List of heads of state of Bulgaria in order of longevity. There are currently four Tsars on the list, one of whom are living. There are currently six communist heads of state, none of whom are living. There are currently six Presidents, four of whom are living. The list is in descending order and is correct as of 13 October 2018. The longest-lived heads of state was Ferdinand I (1861–1948).

To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each heads of state, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the heads of state lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second list the total number of days lived by the heads of state, accounting for differing numbers of leap years within the lifespans of different heads of state.

List

Rank	Heads of state	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (Years, Days)	Longevity (Days)
1	Ferdinand I of Bulgaria	26 February 1861	10 September 1948	7004319720000000000♠87 years, 197 days	31,972 days
2	Todor Zhivkov	7 September 1911	5 August 1998	7004317440000000000♠86 years, 332 days	31,744 days
3	Simeon Sakskoburggotski	16 June 1937	Living	7004297040000000000♠81 years, 119 days	29,704 days
4	Zhelyu Zhelev	3 March 1935	30 January 2015	7004291880000000000♠79 years, 333 days	29,188 days
5	Georgi Traykov	14 April 1898	14 January 1975	7004280330000000000♠76 years, 275 days	28,033 days
6	Vasil Kolarov	16 July 1877	23 January 1950	7004264880000000000♠72 years, 191 days	26,488 days
7	Mincho Neychev	4 April 1887	11 August 1956	7004253310000000000♠69 years, 129 days	25,331 days
8	Petar Stoyanov	25 May 1952	Living	7004242470000000000♠66 years, 141 days	24,247 days
9	Georgi Damyanov	23 September 1892	27 November 1958	7004241700000000000♠66 years, 65 days	24,170 days
10	Dimitar Ganev	28 October 1898	20 April 1964	7004239150000000000♠65 years, 175 days	23,915 days
11	Petar Mladenov	22 August 1936	31 May 2000	7004232930000000000♠63 years, 283 days	23,293 days
12	Georgi Parvanov	28 June 1957	Living	7004223870000000000♠61 years, 107 days	22,387 days
13	Rumen Radev	18 June 1963	Living	7004202060000000000♠55 years, 117 days	20,206 days
14	Rosen Plevneliev	14 May 1964	Living	7004198750000000000♠54 years, 152 days	19,875 days
15	Boris III of Bulgaria	30 January 1894	28 August 1943	7004181060000000000♠49 years, 210 days	18,106 days
16	Alexander Batenberg	5 April 1857	23 October 1893	7004133500000000000♠36 years, 201 days	13,350 days

List of heads of state of Bulgaria	16
Living	5
Deceased	11

Overview

The youngest person to become president was Georgi Parvanov, at the age of 44 years, 208 days. The oldest person to become president was Zhelyu Zhelev, at the age of 55 years, 151 days.

The oldest living president is Petar Stoyanov, born 25 May 1952 (aged 66 years, 141 days). The youngest living former president is Rosen Plevneliev, born 14 May 1964 (aged 54 years, 152 days). The incumbent president is Rumen Radev, born 18 June 1963 (aged 55 years, 117 days).

Bulgarian Heads of states' ages

#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Alexander Batenberg	5 April 1857	29 April 1879 (1879-04-29)	7003805900000000000♠22 years, 24 days	7 September 1886 (1886-09-07)	7004107470000000000♠29 years, 155 days	7003260300000000000♠7 years, 46 days	23 October 1893	13,350 days (7004133500000000000♠36 years, 201 days)
2	Ferdinand I of Bulgaria	26 February 1861	7 July 1887 (1887-07-07)	7003962700000000000♠26 years, 131 days	3 October 1918 (1918-10-03)	7004210370000000000♠57 years, 219 days	7004109350000000000♠29 years, 343 days	10 September 1948	31,972 days (7004319720000000000♠87 years, 197 days)
3	Boris III of Bulgaria	30 January 1894	3 October 1918 (1918-10-03)	7003901100000000000♠24 years, 246 days	28 August 1943 (1943-08-28)	7004181060000000000♠49 years, 210 days	N/A	28 August 1943	18,106 days (7004181060000000000♠49 years, 210 days)
4	Simeon Sakskoburggotski	16 June 1937	28 August 1943 (1943-08-28)	7003226400000000000♠6 years, 73 days	15 September 1946 (1946-09-15)	7003337800000000000♠9 years, 91 days	7004263260000000000♠72 years, 28 days		29,704 days (7004297040000000000♠81 years, 119 days)
5	Vasil Kolarov	16 July 1877	15 September 1946 (1946-09-15)	7004252620000000000♠69 years, 61 days	9 December 1947 (1947-12-09)	7004257120000000000♠70 years, 146 days	7002776000000000000♠2 years, 45 days	23 January 1950	26,488 days (7004264880000000000♠72 years, 191 days)
6	Mincho Neychev	4 April 1887	9 December 1947 (1947-12-09)	7004221630000000000♠60 years, 249 days	27 May 1950 (1950-05-27)	7004230630000000000♠63 years, 53 days	7003226800000000000♠6 years, 76 days	11 August 1956	25,331 days (7004253310000000000♠69 years, 129 days)
7	Georgi Damyanov	23 September 1892	27 May 1950 (1950-05-27)	7004210640000000000♠57 years, 246 days	27 November 1958 (1958-11-27)	7004241700000000000♠66 years, 65 days	N/A	27 November 1958	24,170 days (7004241700000000000♠66 years, 65 days)
8	Dimitar Ganev	28 October 1898	30 November 1958 (1958-11-30)	7004219470000000000♠60 years, 33 days	20 April 1964 (1964-04-20)	7004239150000000000♠65 years, 175 days	N/A	20 April 1964	23,915 days (7004239150000000000♠65 years, 175 days)
9	Georgi Traykov	14 April 1898	23 April 1964 (1964-04-23)	7004241150000000000♠66 years, 9 days	7 July 1971 (1971-07-07)	7004267460000000000♠73 years, 84 days	7003128700000000000♠3 years, 191 days	14 January 1975	28,033 days (7004280330000000000♠76 years, 275 days)
10	Todor Zhivkov	7 September 1911	7 July 1971 (1971-07-07)	7004218530000000000♠59 years, 303 days	17 November 1989 (1989-11-17)	7004285610000000000♠78 years, 71 days	7003318300000000000♠8 years, 261 days	5 August 1998	31,744 days (7004317440000000000♠86 years, 332 days)
11	Petar Mladenov	22 August 1936	17 November 1989 (1989-11-17)	7004194450000000000♠53 years, 87 days	6 July 1990 (1990-07-06)	7004196760000000000♠53 years, 318 days	7003361700000000000♠9 years, 330 days	31 May 2000	23,293 days (7004232930000000000♠63 years, 283 days)
12	Zhelyu Zhelev	3 March 1935	1 August 1990 (1990-08-01)	7004202400000000000♠55 years, 151 days	22 January 1997 (1997-01-22)	7004226060000000000♠61 years, 325 days	7003658200000000000♠18 years, 8 days	30 January 2015	29,188 days (7004291880000000000♠79 years, 333 days)
13	Petar Stoyanov	25 May 1952	22 January 1997 (1997-01-22)	7004163130000000000♠44 years, 242 days	22 January 2002 (2002-01-22)	7004181390000000000♠49 years, 242 days	7003610800000000000♠16 years, 264 days		24,247 days (7004242470000000000♠66 years, 141 days)
14	Georgi Parvanov	28 June 1957	22 January 2002 (2002-01-22)	7004162790000000000♠44 years, 208 days	22 January 2012 (2012-01-22)	7004199310000000000♠54 years, 208 days	7003245600000000000♠6 years, 264 days		22,387 days (7004223870000000000♠61 years, 107 days)
15	Rosen Plevneliev	14 May 1964	22 January 2012 (2012-01-22)	7004174190000000000♠47 years, 253 days	22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	7004192460000000000♠52 years, 253 days	7002629000000000000♠1 year, 264 days		19,875 days (7004198750000000000♠54 years, 152 days)
16	Rumen Radev	18 June 1963	22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	7004195770000000000♠53 years, 218 days					20,206 days (7004202060000000000♠55 years, 117 days)
#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

Living heads of state in different periods of history (1879-present)

There have been two time periods when there was only one living head of state, first with the inauguration of Prince Alexander Batenberg in 1879, and most recently during the reign of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria following the 1893 death of Alexander Batenberg. There have been three time periods when five heads of state (the incumbent and four former heads of state) co-existed, including the current period.

The number of heads of state alive at each moment in Bulgarian history
Beginning and ending dates	Time span	Number of living heads of state
April 29, 1879 – September 7, 1886	7003268800000000000♠7 years, 131 days	1	1 Alexander I
July 7, 1887 – October 23, 1893	7003230000000000000♠6 years, 108 days	2	1 Alexander I † 2 Ferdinand I
October 23, 1893 – October 3, 1918	7003911000000000000♠24 years, 345 days	1	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
October 3, 1918 – August 28, 1943	7003909500000000000♠24 years, 329 days	2	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 3 Boris III †
August 28, 1943 – September 15, 1946	7003111400000000000♠3 years, 18 days	2	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 4 Simeon II
September 15, 1946 – December 9, 1947	7002450000000000000♠1 year, 85 days	3	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 5 Vasil Kolarov
December 9, 1947 – September 10, 1948	7002276000000000000♠276 days	4	2 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria † 4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 5 Vasil Kolarov 6 Mincho Neychev
September 10, 1948 – January 23, 1950	7002500000000000000♠1 year, 135 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 5 Vasil Kolarov † 6 Mincho Neychev
January 23, 1950 – May 27, 1950	7002124000000000000♠124 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 6 Mincho Neychev
May 27, 1950 – August 11, 1956	7003226800000000000♠6 years, 76 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 6 Mincho Neychev † 7 Georgi Damyanov
August 11, 1956 – November 27, 1958	7002838000000000000♠2 years, 108 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 7 Georgi Damyanov †
November 30, 1958 – April 20, 1964	7003196800000000000♠5 years, 142 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 8 Dimitar Ganev †
April 23, 1964 – July 7, 1971	7003263100000000000♠7 years, 75 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 9 Georgi Traykov
July 7, 1971 – January 14, 1975	7003128700000000000♠3 years, 191 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 9 Georgi Traykov † 10 Todor Zhivkov
January 14, 1975 – November 17, 1989	7003542100000000000♠14 years, 307 days	2	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov
November 17, 1989 – July 6, 1990	7002231000000000000♠231 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov 11 Petar Mladenov
August 1, 1990 – January 22, 1997	7003236600000000000♠6 years, 174 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov 11 Petar Mladenov 12 Zhelyu Zhelev
January 22, 1997 – August 5, 1998	7002560000000000000♠1 year, 195 days	5	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 10 Todor Zhivkov † 11 Petar Mladenov 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov
August 5, 1998 – May 31, 2000	7002665000000000000♠1 year, 300 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 11 Petar Mladenov † 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov
May 31, 2000 – January 22, 2002	7002601000000000000♠1 year, 236 days	3	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov
January 22, 2002 – January 22, 2012	7003365200000000000♠10 years, 0 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 12 Zhelyu Zhelev 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov
January 22, 2012 – January 30, 2015	7003110400000000000♠3 years, 8 days	5	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 12 Zhelyu Zhelev † 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov 15 Rosen Plevneliev
January 30, 2015 – January 22, 2017	7002723000000000000♠1 year, 358 days	4	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov 15 Rosen Plevneliev
January 22, 2017 – present	7002629000000000000♠1 year, 264 days	5	4 Simeon Sakskoburggotski 13 Petar Stoyanov 14 Georgi Parvanov 15 Rosen Plevneliev 16 Rumen Radev

Timeline of living presidents

This is a list of all of the living people who have served as President of Bulgaria at each moment in Bulgarian history. Currently there are four living presidents, including the incumbent, Rumen Radev.

Number of presidents alive at each moment in Bulgarian history
01 Order of service (linked) + Increases (inaugurations) − Decreases (deaths)
Starting and ending events				Living presidents	Time span
From: To:	Aug. 1, 1990 Jan. 22, 1997	Inauguration of Zhelyu Zhelev Inauguration of Petar Stoyanov	+ 01 + 02	1 01	7003236600000000000♠6 years, 174 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 1997 Jan. 22, 2002	Inauguration of Petar Stoyanov Inauguration of Georgi Parvanov	+ 02 + 03	2 02 01	7003182600000000000♠5 years, 0 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 2002 Jan. 22, 2012	Inauguration of Georgi Parvanov Inauguration of Rosen Plevneliev	+ 03 + 04	3 03 02 01	7003365200000000000♠10 years, 0 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 2012 Jan. 30, 2015	Inauguration of Rosen Plevneliev Death of Zhelyu Zhelev	+ 04 − 01	4 04 03 02 01	7003110400000000000♠3 years, 8 days
From: To:	Jan. 30, 3015 Jan. 22, 2017	Death of Zhelyu Zhelev Inauguration of Rumen Radev	− 01 + 05	3 04 03 02	7002723000000000000♠1 year, 358 days
From: To:	Jan. 22, 2017 (present)	Inauguration of Rumen Radev	+ 05	4 05 04 03 02	7002629000000000000♠1 year, 264 days
Starting and ending events				Living presidents	Time span
01 Order of service (linked) + Increases (inaugurations) − Decreases (deaths)

Months & Zodiacs

Order	Head of state	Date of Birth	Zodiac sign
1	Boris III	30 January	Aquarius
2	Ferdinand I	26 February	Pisces
3	Zhelyu Zhelev	3 March	Pisces
4	Mincho Neychev	04 April	Aries
5	Alexander I	05 April
6	Georgi Traykov	14 April
7	Rosen Plevneliev	14 May	Taurus
8	Petar Stoyanov	25 May	Gemini
9	Simeon II	16 June
10	Rumen Radev	18 June
11	Georgi Parvanov	28 June	Cancer
12	Vasil Kolarov	16 July	Cancer
13	Petar Mladenov	22 August	Leo
14	Todor Zhivkov	07 September	Virgo
15	Georgi Damyanov	23 September	Libra
16	Dimitar Ganev	28 October	Scorpio

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