Georgi Stoilov Explained

Georgi Stoilov
Birth Name:Georgi Vladimirov Stoilov
Birth Date:1929 4, df=y
Birth Place:, Bulgaria
Death Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality:Bulgarian
Occupation:Architect
Education:Moscow Architectural Institute
Party:BCP (1949–1990)
BSP (1990–2022)
Term Start:9 July 1971
Term End:24 July 1973
Predecessor: (as Minister of Construction and Building Materials)
Successor: (as Minister of Construction and Architecture)
Office2:Mayor of Sofia
Term Start2:20 September 1967
Term End2:11 November 1971
Predecessor2:Georgi Petkov
Office3:Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
Term Start3:11 March 1966
Term End3:3 April 1990

Georgi Vladimirov Stoilov (Bulgarian: Георги Владимиров Стоилов; 3 April 1929 – 14 December 2022) was a Bulgarian architect and politician best known for designing the Buzludzha Monument.

Early life

Stoilov was born on 3 April 1929 in the village of Kondofrey in western Bulgaria.[1] As part of the Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II, he joined the Workers Youth League and the in 1944. Stoilov became a full member of the Bulgarian Communist Party by 1949.[2] He graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1954 before beginning his career at the Glavproekt Institute in Sofia.[3]

Career

Stoilov served in the National Assembly of Bulgaria from 1966 to 1990,[4] was mayor of Sofia from 1967 to 1971,[5] and was from 1971 to 1973.[6]

Stoilov died in Sofia on 14 December 2022, at the age of 93.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: СТОИЛОВ ГЕОРГИЙ ВЛАДИМИРОВ (1929-2022) . GEORGI VLADIMIROV STOILOV (1929-2022) . 22 September 2023 . . ru.
  2. Web site: A Short Biography of Architect Georgi Stoilov . 22 September 2023 . buzludzha-monument.com.
  3. Web site: 22 December 2022 . Памяти Георгия Стоилова . 22 September 2023 . uar.ru . Union of Architects of Russia . ru.
  4. Book: 1987. Народни представители в девето народно събрание на Народна република България, Изд. Bulgarian. Science and Art.
  5. Web site: ГЕОРГИ СТОИЛОВ. Sofia.media. Bulgarian.
  6. News: 1 November 2010. Президентът отличи със "Стара планина" арх. Георги Стоилов. Bulgarian. BNews. 19 December 2022.
  7. News: 16 December 2022. Почина Георги Стоилов, архитектът на "Бузлуджа", "Гургулят" и хотел "Рила". Bulgarian. FrogNews. 19 December 2022.