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Румен Георгиев Радев

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Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian politician and former military officer currently serving as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Previously, he served as the President of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026. A former major general and commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, Radev entered politics in 2016 and later founded the centre-left, populist party Progressive Bulgaria in 2026. His political career has been marked by an anti-corruption platform, as well as a pragmatic and often debated foreign policy stance regarding Russia and the European Union.

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Born
1963-06-18 · 63 years old
Birth place
Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
Education
Georgi Benkovski Bulgarian Air Force University, Squadron Officer School (USA), Rakovski Defence and Staff College, Air War College (USA)
Career
Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, Major General

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