Georgi Ananiev
Georgi Gervanov Ananiev (Bulgarian: Георги Герванов Ананиев; 12 April 1950 – 26 January 2021) was a Bulgarian politician who served as Minister of Defence in the Kostov government between 1997 and 1999.
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| Born | 12 April 1950 Kosacha, Pernik Province, Bulgaria |
| Died | 26 January 2021 (aged 70) |
| Profession | Politician, Engineer |
Life
Born in the village of Kosacha, near Radomir, Ananiev studied in a technical school of metallurgy and mechanotechnics in Pernik and graduated from the Mining and Geological Institute (Bulgarian: Минно-геоложки институт) in Sofia in 1974. He subsequently worked as an engineer for various companies.[1] In the 1990s, he became a member of the UDF. In February 1997, Ananiev was appointed Minister of Defence in the caretaker government of Stefan Sofiyanski and retained his position following the formation of the Kostov cabinet. He is the first Bulgarian Minister of Defence to visit the Pentagon.
In 1999, he was replaced by Boyko Noev as a government minister, but was appointed secretary of defense (an occupation in the presidency which had not existed before) of then President Petar Stoyanov.[2]
He died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.[3]
References
- ^ "Профил на Георги Ананиев в "omda" (in Bulgarian). omda.bg. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Neykova, A. "125 години Министерство на отбраната. Хронологичен списък на военните министри (1879–2003)" (in Bulgarian). Дигитална библиотека по архивистика и документалистика. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Bulgaria's Ex-Minister of Defense Georgi Ananiev Died of Coronavirus - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.