List of Heads of state of Bulgaria by longevity
Bulgarian Heads of states' ages

List of Heads of state of Bulgaria by longevity

Section Title: Bulgarian Heads of states' ages
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#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

1	Alexander Batenberg	5 April 1857	29 April 1879	22 years, 24 days	7 September 1886	29 years, 155 days	7 years, 46 days	23 October 1893	13,350 days (36 years, 201 days)

2	Ferdinand I of Bulgaria	26 February 1861	7 July 1887	26 years, 131 days	3 October 1918	57 years, 219 days	29 years, 343 days	10 September 1948	31,972 days (87 years, 197 days)

3	Boris III of Bulgaria	30 January 1894	3 October 1918	24 years, 246 days	28 August 1943	49 years, 210 days	N/A	28 August 1943	18,106 days (49 years, 210 days)

4	Simeon Sakskoburggotski	16 June 1937	28 August 1943	6 years, 73 days	15 September 1946	9 years, 91 days	72 years, 135 days	29,811 days (81 years, 226 days)

5	Vasil Kolarov	16 July 1877	15 September 1946	69 years, 61 days	9 December 1947	70 years, 146 days	2 years, 45 days	23 January 1950	26,488 days (72 years, 191 days)

6	Mincho Neychev	4 April 1887	9 December 1947	60 years, 249 days	27 May 1950	63 years, 53 days	6 years, 76 days	11 August 1956	25,331 days (69 years, 129 days)

7	Georgi Damyanov	23 September 1892	27 May 1950	57 years, 246 days	27 November 1958	66 years, 65 days	N/A	27 November 1958	24,170 days (66 years, 65 days)

8	Dimitar Ganev	28 October 1898	30 November 1958	60 years, 33 days	20 April 1964	65 years, 175 days	N/A	20 April 1964	23,915 days (65 years, 175 days)

9	Georgi Traykov	14 April 1898	23 April 1964	66 years, 9 days	7 July 1971	73 years, 84 days	3 years, 191 days	14 January 1975	28,033 days (76 years, 275 days)

10	Todor Zhivkov	7 September 1911	7 July 1971	59 years, 303 days	17 November 1989	78 years, 71 days	8 years, 261 days	5 August 1998	31,744 days (86 years, 332 days)

11	Petar Mladenov	22 August 1936	17 November 1989	53 years, 87 days	6 July 1990	53 years, 318 days	9 years, 330 days	31 May 2000	23,293 days (63 years, 283 days)

12	Zhelyu Zhelev	3 March 1935	1 August 1990	55 years, 151 days	22 January 1997	61 years, 325 days	18 years, 8 days	30 January 2015	29,188 days (79 years, 333 days)

13	Petar Stoyanov	25 May 1952	22 January 1997	44 years, 242 days	22 January 2002	49 years, 242 days	17 years, 6 days	24,354 days (66 years, 248 days)

14	Georgi Parvanov	28 June 1957	22 January 2002	44 years, 208 days	22 January 2012	54 years, 208 days	7 years, 6 days	22,494 days (61 years, 214 days)

15	Rosen Plevneliev	14 May 1964	22 January 2012	47 years, 253 days	22 January 2017	52 years, 253 days	2 years, 6 days	19,982 days (54 years, 259 days)

16	Rumen Radev	18 June 1963	22 January 2017	53 years, 218 days	20,313 days (55 years, 224 days)

#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

Sentence(s)

Zhelyu Zhelev became president at the age of 55 years, 151 days.

final_sentence: Zhelyu Zhelev became president at the age of 55 years, 151 days.