Short biography The President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Dr. Zhelyu Zhelev, was born on 3 March 1935 in the village of Veselinovo in the province of Shoumen. From 1949 to 1953 he completed secondary school in Jambol. In 1953 he began higher studies at the University of Sofia, philosophy branch, but because of his critical views toward the communist regime he was expelled in 1958. Later he continued his studies by correspondence and in 1964 graduated in philosophy. From 1961 to 1964 he worked as a village teacher. In the years 1964-1972 he worked as a journalist and meanwhile continued postgraduate study at the Institute of Culture of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 1974 he defended his dissertation for the scientific degree of doctor in philosophy with the topic “The philosophical definition of matter and modern physical consciousness.” In 1965 his book “Fascism” was banned from publication and its contents were destroyed. For this reason, in 1975 he was expelled from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 1982 his work “Fascism” was published, becoming very well known and translated into several foreign languages. In 1988 Zhelyu Zhelev became one of the founders of the “Club for support of glasnost and perestroika.” On 7 December 1989 he was elected chairman of the Union of Democratic Forces of Bulgaria. On 1 August 1990 the Grand National Assembly elected him President of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Through the labyrinths of the banking scandal: And the truth is found in written documents. They exist in the secretariat. They exist in the bank. They exist in the files. They exist among the people who know. But they do not speak. (Continued on page 8)

- The General Steering Committee of the Socialist Party met - Relaksione Gjirokastër He turned the land into a plot—altogether with half of the [illegible] the peasant [illegible] freedom for the half that [illegible] the block leaves to the workers of the house[?] (Continued on page 9)

Kore[?] Jackson at the school spoke with representatives of the board about education problems. In meetings with business leaders and academic circles, economic reform and opportunities for cooperation were discussed. (Continued on page 2)

Micro syndrome and social opinion[?] If it is a spectacle, is it a hall without[?] (Continued on page 2)

We shall leave it for the showcase[?] of ?[?] (Continued on page 2)

The Opera and Ballet Theatre uses the possibilities to stage another work. (Continued on page 2)

- interview with jurist Avizul Isho, independent intellectual, participant in the meetings of the lands - (Continued on page 3)

To help in the training and professionalization of Albanian journalists, a competition will be held. (Continued on page 2)

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