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Vasil Kolarov

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Bulgarian communist politician (1877–1950)
In thisBulgarian name, thepatronymic is Petrov and thefamily name is Kolarov.
Vasil Kolarov
Васил Коларов
33rd Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office
2 July 1949 – 23 January 1950
Acting: 2 July 1949 - 20 July 1949
Preceded byGeorgi Dimitrov
Succeeded byValko Chervenkov
Chairman of the Provisional Presidency of Bulgaria
In office
15 September 1946 – 9 December 1947
Preceded bySimeon II
asKing of Bulgaria
Succeeded byMincho Neychev
as Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly
Personal details
Born(1877-07-16)16 July 1877
Shumen,Ottoman Empire
Died23 January 1950(1950-01-23) (aged 72)
Sofia,People's Republic of Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Political partyBCP
Other political
affiliations
BRSDP (1897–1903)
BRSDP-Narrow Socialists (1903–1919)
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Bulgaria
Branch/serviceBulgarian Land Forces
RankSecond lieutenant
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
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Vasil Petrov Kolarov (Bulgarian:Васил Петров Коларов; 16 July 1877 – 23 January 1950) was aBulgariancommunist political leader and leading functionary in theCommunist International (Comintern).

Biography

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Early years

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Kolarov was born inŞumnu,Ottoman Empire (now Shumen, Bulgaria) on 16 July 1877, the son of a shoemaker.[1] After graduating from high school inVarna, he worked as a teacher inNikopol from 1895 to 1897.

In 1897, Kolarov joined theBulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party (BWSDP).[1]

Kolarov studied law inAix-en-Provence,France, and at theUniversity of Geneva.[1] Following his graduation in 1900, Kolarov worked as a lawyer in his hometown and, from 1904, inPlovdiv.

Political career

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After the ideological split of the BWSDP, Kolarov cast his lot withDimitar Blagoev'sTesniak (Narrow) wing of the party, which espousedrevolutionary socialism. From 1904 to 1912, Kolarov headed the local Tesniak organization in Plovdiv.[1] He was named a member of the organization's governing Central Committee in 1905.[1] On behalf of the Tesniak organization, Kolarov was a delegate to the congresses of theSecond International atStuttgart (1907) andCopenhagen (1910).[1]

During theBalkan wars Kolarov served as a second lieutenant in the 13th Rila Regiment of 7th Rila Division of theBulgarian army.[2] In 1913 Kolarov was elected to theBulgarian National Assembly.[1]

Kolarov participated in the September 1915Zimmerwald Conference but at the time he remained aloof from the revolutionaryZimmerwald Left.[1] Kolarov was also the delegate of the Tesniak organization to the 1917 Socialist conference held inStockholm.[1]

In April 1919 theBulgarian Communist Party was established, with Kolarov elected the first Secretary of its Central Committee.[1]

In 1920, Kolarov was arrested inRomania and was thus unable to attend the2nd World Congress of the Communist International, although he was able to attend the3rd World Congress held in Moscow the following year as the representative of the Bulgarian Communist Party.[1]

Kolarov was elected to theExecutive Committee of the Communist International (ECCI) and became a keyfunctionary in theComintern. Early in 1923, he travelled to Central and Western Europe on behalf of the Comintern, attending Communist gatherings inParis,Frankfurt,Oslo, andPrague.[3]

In June 1923, Kolarov spoke at the3rd Enlarged Plenum of ECCI in Moscow before returning secretly to Bulgaria at the end of the month. There he was promptly arrested but released on 5 August.[3] Upon his release, Kolarov played a critical role along withGeorgi Dimitrov in convincing the Bulgarian Communist Party to organize an insurrection in accordance with Comintern instructions. Kolarov was a member of the revolutionary committee which launched the resultingSeptember Uprising in 1923.[3] This attempted revolution failed and Kolarov was forced to flee to theSoviet Union by way ofYugoslavia andAustria.[3] He remained in exile for more than two decades.

Kolarov remained a top official of the Communist International, presiding over the body's debates at the5th World Congress of 1924.[3] He was re-elected to the ECCI and its governing Presidium at the 5th,6th, and7th Congresses.[3]

Kolarov was President of the Executive Committee of the Peasant International (Krestintern) from 1928 until its dissolution in 1939.[3] He also served as director of the International Agrarian Institute in Moscow during this period.[3] In 1943, Kolarov signed the document formally dissolving the Communist International.[3]

Return to Bulgaria

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Kolarov returned to Bulgaria in 1945 during its occupation by the Soviet Union, and was elected to the National Assembly again. He was reelected in 1946 and became provisional president of Bulgaria that year, amidst the growing domination of the communists. He remained president until the formation of the government headed by Dimitrov in December 1947, which he entered as deputy prime minister andMinister of Foreign Affairs.[3]

When Dimitrov died in July 1949, Kolarov was elected to Dimitrov's old post asprime minister. He served until his own death a few months later.

Death and legacy

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Kolarov died inSofia on 23 January 1950. His funeral was held as a state funeral and his body was buried in theGeorgi Dimitrov Mausoleum.

His city of birth, Shumen, was named Kolarovgrad in his honor between 1950 and 1965.

Footnotes

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  1. ^abcdefghijkBranko Lazitch with Milorad M. Drachkovitch,Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, 1986; pg. 224.
  2. ^Dimitrova, Snezhana. Of Other Balkan Wars: Affective Worlds of Modern and Traditional (The Bulgarian Example). In: Perceptions: Journal of Foreign Affairs, Ankara, 2013, p. 48, note 7.
  3. ^abcdefghijLazitch and Drachkovitch,Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern, pg. 225.

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