Boyko Dimitrov, the adopted son of Bulgaria's first communist dictator Georgi Dimitrov, has died. This was announced by the Bulgarian Anti-Fascist Union.
"The Bulgarian Anti-Fascist Union regretfully announces that on January 18, 2025, BOYKO GEORGIEV DIMITROV left us", announced the chairman of the union, Evgeniy Beliy, on his Facebook profile. "Boyko Dimitrov was born on June 5, 1941 in Pleven and was orphaned at a very young age – His parents Kosta Zlatarev and Mara Dencheva from Pleven died in the anti-fascist resistance (1941-1944). In 1946 he was adopted by comrade Georgi Dimitrov.
In 1963 Dimitrov graduated from the Institute of International Relations in Moscow, after which he worked at the Bulgarian representation at the United Nations in New York (1964 - 1966). In 1967 he became a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Until 1968 he was an employee in the administration of the Council of Ministers. From 1969 to 1974 he worked at the Institute of Foreign Policy and was editor-in-chief of the magazine “International Relations”. From 1974 to 1978 he was an employee in the apparatus of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
From 1978 to 1982 is the Ambassador of Bulgaria in Havana. In 1981 he became a member of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party. After his return to Bulgaria he again served in the apparatus of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1989-1990. Member of the Supreme Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (1990-1994). Member of the National Assembly in the Seventh Grand National Assembly-1990-1991," he wrote.