birth_date: 1929-03-01 00:00:00
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name: Georgi Markov
about: Georgi Ivanov Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Марков; March 1, 1929 – September 11, 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident writer.Markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright in his native country, then governed by a communist regime under chairman Todor Zhivkov, until his defection from Bulgaria in 1969. After relocating to the West, he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service, the US-funded Radio Free Europe, and Germany's Deutsche Welle. Markov used such forums to conduct a campaign of sarcastic criticism against the incumbent Bulgarian regime. As a result of this, it has been speculated that the Bulgarian government may have decided to silence him, and may have asked the KGB for help.[1] He died as a result of Georgi Ivanov Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Марков; March 1, 1929 – September 11, 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident writer.Markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright in his native country, then governed by a communist regime under chairman Todor Zhivkov, until his defection from Bulgaria in 1969. After relocating to the West, he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service, the US-funded Radio Free Europe, and Germany's Deutsche Welle. Markov used such forums to conduct a campaign of sarcastic criticism against the incumbent Bulgarian regime. As a result of this, it has been speculated that the Bulgarian government may have decided to silence him, and may have asked the KGB for help.[1] He died as a result of an incident on a London street when a micro-engineered pellet containing ricin was fired into his leg via an umbrella wielded by someone associated with the Bulgarian secret police.Георги Иванов Марков е български писател и дисидент във времето на Народна република България. Роден е през 1929 г. в София и е убит при покушение на 11 септември 1978 в Лондон по поръчка на българската Държавна сигурност. ...more
death_date: 1978-09-11 00:00:00