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Iliana Iotova
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Person

Iliana Iotova

b. 1964

President of Bulgaria since 2026, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, politician and journalist

Born
24 Oct 1964 · Sofia
Part ofBulgaria620 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 71 years
  1. 24 Oct 1964BornBorn in Sofia
  2. 2005 – 2007RoleMember of the Bulgarian National Assembly
  3. 2005 – 2007RoleRepresentative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
  4. 2007 – 2009RoleMember of the European Parliament
  5. 2009 – 2014RoleMember of the European Parliament
  6. 2014 – 2017RoleMember of the European Parliament
  7. 2017 – 2022RoleVice President of Bulgaria
  8. 2022 – 2026RoleVice President of Bulgaria
  9. 2026RolePresident of Bulgaria

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1964 – today).

  1. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  3. 1968Prague Spring
  4. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  5. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  6. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  7. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  9. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  10. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  11. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  12. 1985Schengen Agreement
  13. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  14. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  15. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  17. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  18. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  19. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  20. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  21. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  22. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  23. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  24. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  25. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  26. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  27. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  28. 20112011 Norway attacks
  29. 2011Libyan civil war
  30. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  31. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  32. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  34. 2015Paris Agreement
  35. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  36. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  37. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  38. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  39. 2023Gaza war
  40. 20242024 Summer Olympics

Biography

Iliana Malinova Iotova (née Todorova; born 24 October 1964) is a Bulgarian politician and journalist who has served as president of Bulgaria since 23 January 2026. She is the first woman to hold the office. A member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Iotova previously served as vice president under Rumen Radev from 2017 to 2026, when she became the first Bulgarian vice president to assume the presidency intra-term due to Radev's resignation.

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