Dimitar Iliev Popov

Dimitar Iliev Popov (Bulgarian: Димитър Илиев Попов) (born 26 June 1927 in Kula) was a leading Bulgarian judge and the first Prime Minister of the country not to be a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1946.^[1]

Popov, who did not have any party affiliation and was chosen for his perceived impartiality as a member of the judiciary, was chosen to head an interim government after the resignation of Andrey Lukanov in December 1990 in the face of mass demonstrations and a general strike.^[2] As Prime Minister Popov oversaw the drafting of the new constitution as well as the first open elections. Although overseeing the beginnings of the policy of privatization, Popov's government was more of a caretaker administration.^[3]

References

1. ^ Judge elected Premier of Bulgaria
2. ^ Randall W. Stone, Lending Credibility: The International Monetary Fund and the Post-Communist Transition, Princeton University Press, 2002, p. 210
3. ^ Bernard A. Cook, Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1, Taylor & Francis, 2001, p. 166

Preceded by Andrey Lukanov

Prime Minister of Bulgaria 1990-1991

Succeeded by Philip Dimitrov

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Name	Popov, Dimitar
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