Rumen Radev

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Prime Minister Boyko BorisovOgnyan Gerdzhikov (Acting) Full Name Rumen Georgiev Radev Born 18 June 1963 (age 53)Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria ( 1963-06-18 ) Other politicalaffiliations Socialist Party (Supported by) Spouse(s) Desislava Radeva (2016–present) Office President of Bulgaria since 2017 Education Air War College (2003), Georgi Rakovski Military Academy (1994–1996), United States Air Force Academy Similar Boyko Borissov, Tsetska Tsacheva, Rosen Plevneliev, Korneliya Ninova, Iliana Iotova

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Rumen Georgiev Radev (Bulgarian: Румен Георгиев Радев; born 18 June 1963) is a Bulgarian Major General of the Reserve and the current President of Bulgaria since January 2017. Radev served as Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force. He won the 2016 presidential election, as an independent candidate supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, defeating GERB candidate Tsetska Tsacheva in the second round.

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Biography

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Radev was born on June 18, 1963 in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria. His family is from Slavyanovo in the Haskovo region. In 1982 he graduated from the Mathematical School in Haskovo with a gold medal. He graduated from the Georgi Benkovski Bulgarian Air Force University in 1987 as the top graduate. In 1992, he graduated from the US Air Force Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB. From 1994 to 1996, he studied at the Rakovski Defence and Staff College, where he was also the top graduate. He holds a Doctor of Military Sciences degree in the field of improvement of tactical training of flight crews and simulation of air combat.

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In 2003 he graduated from Air War College at Maxwell AFB in the United States with a Master of Strategic Studies with honors.

Military career

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1987 – 1988: Junior pilot in the 15th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Ravnets

1989 – 1990: Unit deputy commander at the 15th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Ravnets

1990 – 1994: Unit commander at the 15th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Ravnets

1996 – 1998: MiG-29 squadron commander at the Fifth Fighter Airbase – Ravnets

1998 – 1999: Deputy commander for flight preparation at the Fifth Fighter Airbase – Ravnets

1999 – 2000: Deputy commander for flight training at the Third Fighter Airbase – Graf Ignatievo

2000 – Study of the Air defence of the Republic of Bulgaria – NATO, Brussels

2000 – 2002: Chief of Staff of the Third Fighter Airbase – Graf Ignatievo

2003 – 2005: Chief of Staff of the Third Fighter Airbase – Graf Ignatievo

2005 – 2009: Commander of the Third Fighter Airbase – Graf Ignatievo

2009 – 2014: Bulgarian Air Force deputy commander

2014 – 2016: Bulgarian Air Force commander

Flight information

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Pilot I-st class.

Flight experience of L-29, L-39 trainers and MiG-15UTI, MiG-17, MiG-21, MiG-29 fighter jets.

Familiarization flights of the F-15, F-16, F/A-18 Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon, SAAB Gripen.

Flown over 1400 hours.

In 2014, he organized aviation show "This we are!" and personally performed the "Bell" and "Pugachev's Cobra" manoeuvres on a MiG-29.

Military ranks

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1987 – Lieutenant

1990 – Senior Lieutenant

1994 – Captain

1997 – Major

2000 – Lieutenant Colonel

2003 – Colonel

2007 – Brigadier General

2014 – Major General

Awards

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Rumen Radev was awarded numerous medals and prizes, including the sign "For loyal service under the flags" – III degree, and Honorary sign of the Ministry of Defence "Saint George" – II degree.

Politics

In August 2016, the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABR) officially nominated Radev as a candidate for the November 2016 presidential election. In the same month, ABR withdrew its presidential nomination of General Radev in favour of Ivaylo Kalfin.

On the first round of the election, conducted on November 6, 2016, Radev came first with 25.44% of the vote. He faced GERB candidate Tsetska Tsacheva in the runoff the following Sunday, November 13. He defeated her, winning 59.37% of the popular vote.

Family

Radev has two children with his first wife, Ginka, whom he divorced in 2011: Darina (2001) and Georgi (2003). He remarried Desislava Gencheva, ex-wife of BSP MP Georgi Svilenski, and has a stepson with Gencheva.

References

Rumen Radev Wikipedia

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