Raina Kabaivanska
Raina Kabaivanska was
born in Burgas on December 15, 1934 and she is a Bulgarian opera singer, one of
the leading lyrico-spinto sopranos of her generation, particularly associated
with Verdi and Puccini, although she sang a wide range of roles. She also
appeared in a few opera films.
Valya
Balkanska was born on 8th January in a hamlet near the village of Arda,
Smolyan Province. She is Bulgarian folk music
singer from the Rhodope Mountains. Her song
‘Izlel e Delyu Haydutin’ is part of the Voyager Golden Record selection of
music, which was send to the open space in 1977.
Stefka Kostadinova
Stefka Kostadinova was born on March 25, 1965 in Plovdiv. She is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She reached 2.09 m during the 1987 World Championships in Rome. Her world
record is one of the oldest in modern athletics. Altogether Kostadinova set
seven world records - three outdoors and four indoors. She also holds the
women's world record for having jumped over 2.00 m 197 times.
.
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov was
born
on 8
th February 1966 in Plovdiv
. Nicknamed The Dagger , The
Dog, The Modern Left
and in
Spain 'El Pistoler
o'
he was a member of the Bulgaria
n national team that finished
fourth at the 1994 World Cup, of which he was the top scorer with 6 goals
and is awards include the European
Golden Ball, the European Golden Shoe, the World Cup Golden Boot and the World
Cup Bronze Ball.
Kristalina Georgieva
Kristalina Georgieva is a
Bulgarian economist and politician , currently serving as European Commissioner
for International Cooperation , Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response in the
second college of the Barosso Commission .
Irina Bokova
Irina Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and incumbent Director-General of
UNESCO . She was Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to France and to Monaco
, Permanent Delegate of Bulgaria to UNESCO and Personal Representative of the
President of Bulgaria to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
(2005 -2009).On 15 October 2009 , The 35th Session of the General
Conference elected Irina Bokova of Bulgaria as the tenth Director – General of
UNESCO . Bokova is the first female and Eastern European to head UNESCO.
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