Georgi Stoilov
Stoilov in 2012
Minister of Architecture and Public Works
In office
9 July 1971 – 24 July 1973
Preceded byGeorgi Belichki (as Minister of Construction and Building Materials)
Succeeded byGrigor Stoichkov (as Minister of Construction and Architecture)
Mayor of Sofia
In office
20 September 1967 – 11 November 1971
Preceded byGeorgi Petkov
Succeeded byIvan Panev
Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
In office
11 March 1966 – 3 April 1990
Personal details
Born
Georgi Vladimirov Stoilov

(1929-04-03)3 April 1929
Kondofrey, Bulgaria
Died14 December 2022(2022-12-14) (aged 93)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Political partyBCP (1949–1990)
BSP (1990–2022)
EducationMoscow Architectural Institute
OccupationArchitect

Georgi Vladimirov Stoilov (Bulgarian: Георги Владимиров Стоилов; 3 April 1929 – 14 December 2022) was a Bulgarian architect and politician best known for designing the Buzludzha Monument.

Early life

Stoilov was born on 3 April 1929 in the village of Kondofrey in western Bulgaria.[1] As part of the Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II, he joined the Workers Youth League and the Radomir Partisan Detachment in 1944. Stoilov became a full member of the Bulgarian Communist Party by 1949.[2] He graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1954 before beginning his career at the Glavproekt Institute in Sofia.[3]

Career

Stoilov served in the National Assembly of Bulgaria from 1966 to 1990,[4] was mayor of Sofia from 1967 to 1971,[5] and was Minister of Architecture and Public Works from 1971 to 1973.[6]

Stoilov died in Sofia on 14 December 2022, at the age of 93.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "СТОИЛОВ ГЕОРГИЙ ВЛАДИМИРОВ (1929-2022)" [GEORGI VLADIMIROV STOILOV (1929-2022)]. Russian Academy of Arts (in Russian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "A Short Biography of Architect Georgi Stoilov". buzludzha-monument.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Памяти Георгия Стоилова". uar.ru (in Russian). Union of Architects of Russia. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Народни представители в девето народно събрание на Народна република България, Изд (in Bulgarian). Science and Art. 1987.
  5. ↑ "ГЕОРГИ СТОИЛОВ". Sofia.media (in Bulgarian).
  6. ↑ "Президентът отличи със „Стара планина" арх. Георги Стоилов". BNews (in Bulgarian). 1 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Почина Георги Стоилов, архитектът на "Бузлуджа", "Гургулят" и хотел "Рила"". FrogNews (in Bulgarian). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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