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	'''Valko Velyov Chervenkov''' was a [[People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)\|Bulgarian]] [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] revolutionary and statesman. He was the [[General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party]] between 1949 and 1954 and [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] between 1950 and 1956. He was denounced by [[Revisionism\|revisionists]] within the party following the start of [[De-Stalinization]], and resigned in 1956.
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	\| name=Valko Chervenkov\| native_name= Вълко Вельов Червенков		\| name=Valko Chervenkov\| native_name= Вълко Вельов Червенков
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	\| birth_place = Zlatitsa, Principality of Bulgaria		\| birth_place = Zlatitsa, [[Principality of Bulgaria]]
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	\| death_place = Sofia, [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]]		\| death_place = [[Sofia]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]]
	}}		}}'''Valko Velyov Chervenkov''' was a [[People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)\|Bulgarian]] [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] revolutionary and statesman. He was the [[General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party]] between 1949 and 1954 and [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] between 1950 and 1956. He was denounced by [[Revisionism\|revisionists]] within the party following the start of [[De-Stalinization]], and resigned in 1956.
	==Early Life==		==Early Life==

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	\| birth_place = Zlatitsa, Principality of Bulgaria		\| birth_place = Zlatitsa, Principality of Bulgaria

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	\| death_place = Sofia, [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]]		\| death_place = Sofia, [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]]
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	==Early Life==		==Early Life==

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	At the time of the Tsankoff coup d'etat in June, 1923, Chervenkov was secretary of the [[Young Communist League of Bulgaria\|Young Communist League]] in Sofia, and as leader of the Komsomols he took part in the [[September Uprising\|September insurrection]]. After the revolt was suppressed he remained illegally in Bulgaria and was sentenced to death in absentia. Due to his bulk and striking physical characteristics, it was not an easy thing for Chervenkov to go underground. Time and again he escaped capture by a hair's-breadth. In the two years between the 1923 revolt and the 1925 attentat in the Sofia Cathedral, he was constantly on the run. He played an important role in rebuilding the Communist Party machine, but following the wholesale massacre of Communists in 1925, he was ordered by the Central Committee to leave the country. He left illegally for [[Moscow]] and studied at [[Moscow University]]. A striking tribute to his abilities was his appointment as a director of the [[Marx-Lenin Institute]] in Moscow, where many of Europe's leading [[Communism\|Communists]] passed through his hands.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=Wilfred G. Burchett\|year=1951\|title=People's Democracies\|title-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch0.htm\|chapter=The life of Georgi Dimitrov, Part II\|chapter-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch13.htm}}</ref>		At the time of the Tsankoff coup d'etat in June, 1923, Chervenkov was secretary of the [[Young Communist League of Bulgaria\|Young Communist League]] in Sofia, and as leader of the Komsomols he took part in the [[September Uprising\|September insurrection]]. After the revolt was suppressed he remained illegally in Bulgaria and was sentenced to death in absentia. Due to his bulk and striking physical characteristics, it was not an easy thing for Chervenkov to go underground. Time and again he escaped capture by a hair's-breadth. In the two years between the 1923 revolt and the 1925 attentat in the Sofia Cathedral, he was constantly on the run. He played an important role in rebuilding the Communist Party machine, but following the wholesale massacre of Communists in 1925, he was ordered by the Central Committee to leave the country. He left illegally for [[Moscow]] and studied at [[Moscow University]]. A striking tribute to his abilities was his appointment as a director of the [[Marx-Lenin Institute]] in Moscow, where many of Europe's leading [[Communism\|Communists]] passed through his hands.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=Wilfred G. Burchett\|year=1951\|title=People's Democracies\|title-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch0.htm\|chapter=The life of Georgi Dimitrov, Part II\|chapter-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch13.htm}}</ref>

	===World War 2===		===World War 2 ===
	He was naturally in closest contact with [[Georgi Dimitrov\|Dimitrov]] and [[Vasil Kolarov\|Kolarov]] during his exile and he was in charge of educating all Bulgarian political exiles in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]]. When war broke out, he was put in charge of the Bulgarian language, [[Christo Botev Radio Station]].<ref name=":0" />		He was naturally in closest contact with [[Georgi Dimitrov\|Dimitrov]] and [[Vasil Kolarov\|Kolarov]] during his exile and he was in charge of educating all Bulgarian political exiles in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]]. When war broke out, he was put in charge of the Bulgarian language, [[Christo Botev Radio Station]].<ref name=":0" />

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	Chervenkov's political career started at the age of 14, when he helped lead a great student [[Strike action\|strike]] in Sofia. He joined the [[Bulgarian Communist Party]] as soon as it was formed at the age of 19, and three years later was seriously wounded in a clash with [[Aleksandar Tsankov\|Tsankoff]] [[Fascism\|Fascists]] in the outskirts of Sofia.		Chervenkov's political career started at the age of 14, when he helped lead a great student [[Strike action\|strike]] in Sofia. He joined the [[Bulgarian Communist Party]] as soon as it was formed at the age of 19, and three years later was seriously wounded in a clash with [[Aleksandar Tsankov\|Tsankoff]] [[Fascism\|Fascists]] in the outskirts of Sofia.

	At the time of the Tsankoff coup d'etat in June, 1923, Chervenkov was secretary of the [[Young Communist League of Bulgaria\|Young Communist League]] in Sofia, and as leader of the Komsomols he took part in the [[September Uprising\|September insurrection]]. After the revolt was suppressed he remained illegally in Bulgaria and was sentenced to death in absentia. Due to his bulk and striking physical characteristics, it was not an easy thing for Chervenkov to go underground. Time and again he escaped capture by a hair's-breadth. In the two years between the 1923 revolt and the 1925 attentat in the Sofia Cathedral, he was constantly on the run. He played an important role in rebuilding the Communist Party machine, but following the wholesale massacre of Communists in 1925, he was ordered by the Central Committee to leave the country. He left illegally for [[Moscow]] and studied at [[Moscow University]]. A striking tribute to his abilities was his appointment as a director of the [[Marx-Lenin Institute]] in Moscow, where many of Europe's leading [[Communism\|Communists]] passed through his hands<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=Wilfred G. Burchett\|year=1951\|title=People's Democracies\|title-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch0.htm\|chapter=The life of Georgi Dimitrov, Part II\|chapter-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch13.htm}}</ref>.		At the time of the Tsankoff coup d'etat in June, 1923, Chervenkov was secretary of the [[Young Communist League of Bulgaria\|Young Communist League]] in Sofia, and as leader of the Komsomols he took part in the [[September Uprising\|September insurrection]]. After the revolt was suppressed he remained illegally in Bulgaria and was sentenced to death in absentia. Due to his bulk and striking physical characteristics, it was not an easy thing for Chervenkov to go underground. Time and again he escaped capture by a hair's-breadth. In the two years between the 1923 revolt and the 1925 attentat in the Sofia Cathedral, he was constantly on the run. He played an important role in rebuilding the Communist Party machine, but following the wholesale massacre of Communists in 1925, he was ordered by the Central Committee to leave the country. He left illegally for [[Moscow]] and studied at [[Moscow University]]. A striking tribute to his abilities was his appointment as a director of the [[Marx-Lenin Institute]] in Moscow, where many of Europe's leading [[Communism\|Communists]] passed through his hands.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=Wilfred G. Burchett\|year=1951\|title=People's Democracies\|title-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch0.htm\|chapter=The life of Georgi Dimitrov, Part II\|chapter-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch13.htm}}</ref>

	===World War 2===		===World War 2===
	He was naturally in closest contact with [[Georgi Dimitrov\|Dimitrov]] and [[Vasil Kolarov\|Kolarov]] during his exile and he was in charge of educating all Bulgarian political exiles in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]]. When war broke out, he was put in charge of the Bulgarian language, [[Christo Botev Radio Station]]<ref name=":0" />.		He was naturally in closest contact with [[Georgi Dimitrov\|Dimitrov]] and [[Vasil Kolarov\|Kolarov]] during his exile and he was in charge of educating all Bulgarian political exiles in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]]. When war broke out, he was put in charge of the Bulgarian language, [[Christo Botev Radio Station]].<ref name=":0" />

	==People's Republic of Bulgaria==		==People's Republic of Bulgaria==
	He returned to Sofia with the [[Medal of Lenin]], one of the highest Soviet decorations, and was immediately made a member of the [[Politburo of the Bulgarian Communist Party]]. In the first Dimitrov Cabinet, he was president of the Committee for Science, Arts and Culture, as well as Secretary-General of the [[Fatherland Front]], and a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. After Dimitrov's death, Chervenkov became first vice-premier and secretary-general of the Communist Party and after Kolarov died, he became Prime Minister<ref name=":0" />.		He returned to Sofia with the [[Medal of Lenin]], one of the highest Soviet decorations, and was immediately made a member of the [[Politburo of the Bulgarian Communist Party]]. In the first Dimitrov Cabinet, he was president of the Committee for Science, Arts and Culture, as well as Secretary-General of the [[Fatherland Front]], and a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. After Dimitrov's death, Chervenkov became first vice-premier and secretary-general of the Communist Party and after Kolarov died, he became Prime Minister.<ref name=":0" />

	Under Chervenkov, the building of socialism continued, with achievements especially in the field of [[industrialization]].		Under Chervenkov, the building of socialism continued, with achievements especially in the field of [[industrialization]].

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'''Valko Velyov Chervenkov''' was a [[People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)|Bulgarian]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] revolutionary and statesman. He was the [[General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party]] between 1949 and 1954 and [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] between 1950 and 1956. He was denounced by [[Revisionism|revisionists]] within the party following the start of [[De-Stalinization]], and resigned in 1956.
{{Infobox revolutionary
| political_line=[[Marxism-Leninism]]| image = File: Valko chervenkov.jpg
| name=Valko Chervenkov| native_name= Вълко Вельов Червенков
| image_size = 200px
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption = Portrait of Valko Chervenkov
| nationality = [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgarian]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|09|06}}
| birth_place = Zlatitsa, Principality of Bulgaria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1980|10|21|1900|09|06}}
| death_place = Sofia, [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]]
}}

==Early Life==

===Pre-WW2 Revolutionary Life===
Chervenkov's political career started at the age of 14, when he helped lead a great student [[Strike action|strike]] in Sofia. He joined the [[Bulgarian Communist Party]] as soon as it was formed at the age of 19, and three years later was seriously wounded in a clash with [[Aleksandar Tsankov|Tsankoff]] [[Fascism|Fascists]] in the outskirts of Sofia.

At the time of the Tsankoff coup d'etat in June, 1923, Chervenkov was secretary of the [[Young Communist League of Bulgaria|Young Communist League]] in Sofia, and as leader of the Komsomols he took part in the [[September Uprising|September insurrection]]. After the revolt was suppressed he remained illegally in Bulgaria and was sentenced to death in absentia. Due to his bulk and striking physical characteristics, it was not an easy thing for Chervenkov to go underground. Time and again he escaped capture by a hair's-breadth. In the two years between the 1923 revolt and the 1925 attentat in the Sofia Cathedral, he was constantly on the run. He played an important role in rebuilding the Communist Party machine, but following the wholesale massacre of Communists in 1925, he was ordered by the Central Committee to leave the country. He left illegally for [[Moscow]] and studied at [[Moscow University]]. A striking tribute to his abilities was his appointment as a director of the [[Marx-Lenin Institute]] in Moscow, where many of Europe's leading [[Communism|Communists]] passed through his hands<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Wilfred G. Burchett|year=1951|title=People's Democracies|title-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch0.htm|chapter=The life of Georgi Dimitrov, Part II|chapter-url=http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/burch13.htm}}</ref>.

===World War 2===
He was naturally in closest contact with [[Georgi Dimitrov|Dimitrov]] and [[Vasil Kolarov|Kolarov]] during his exile and he was in charge of educating all Bulgarian political exiles in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]]. When war broke out, he was put in charge of the Bulgarian language, [[Christo Botev Radio Station]]<ref name=":0" />.

==People's Republic of Bulgaria==
He returned to Sofia with the [[Medal of Lenin]], one of the highest Soviet decorations, and was immediately made a member of the [[Politburo of the Bulgarian Communist Party]]. In the first Dimitrov Cabinet, he was president of the Committee for Science, Arts and Culture, as well as Secretary-General of the [[Fatherland Front]], and a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. After Dimitrov's death, Chervenkov became first vice-premier and secretary-general of the Communist Party and after Kolarov died, he became Prime Minister<ref name=":0" />.

Under Chervenkov, the building of socialism continued, with achievements especially in the field of [[industrialization]].

In 1956, the revisionists, strengthened by [[Nikita Khrushchev|Khrushchev]]'s De-Stalinization, denounced Chervenkov, leading to his resignation.

He died in 1980 in [[Sofia]].

==References==
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