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Forces</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Emil_Eftimov,_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense,_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="279" class="mw-file-element" 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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%95%D1%84%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Емил Ефтимов">bg</a>]</span><br /></div>since 30 March 2020</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Armed_Forces" title="Bulgarian Armed Forces">Bulgarian Armed Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(Bulgaria)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Defence (Bulgaria)">Minister of Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria" title="President of Bulgaria">President of Bulgaria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">9 September 1885</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data">Captain <a href="/wiki/Racho_Petrov" title="Racho Petrov">Racho Petrov</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mod.bg/bg/ministry_NO.html">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Chief of the Defence</b> (<a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>: <span lang="bg">Началник на отбраната</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Bulgarian" title="Romanization of Bulgarian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Bulgarian-language romanization"><i lang="bg-Latn">Načalnik na Otbranata</i></span>), until 2009 the <b>Chief of the General Staff</b> (<a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>: <span lang="bg">Началник на Генерален щаб</span> / <span title="Bulgarian-language romanization"><i lang="bg-Latn">Načalnik na Generalen Shtab</i></span>),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the principal head of the <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Armed_Forces" title="Bulgarian Armed Forces">Bulgarian Armed Forces</a>. The chief is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria" title="President of Bulgaria">President of Bulgaria</a>, who is the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a>. The position dates back to the <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Bulgaria" title="Principality of Bulgaria">Principality of Bulgaria</a>. The current Chief of the Defence is <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Emil_Eftimov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emil Eftimov (page does not exist)">Emil Eftimov</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_the_Chiefs">List of the Chiefs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of the Chiefs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ward_of_Stroevo_(1879−1890)"><span id="Ward_of_Stroevo_.281879.E2.88.921890.29"></span>Ward of Stroevo (1879−1890)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ward of Stroevo (1879−1890)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Ward of Stroevo</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Racho_Petrov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Racho Petrov"><img alt="Racho Petrov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Racho_Petrov.jpg/100px-Racho_Petrov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Racho_Petrov.jpg/150px-Racho_Petrov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Racho_Petrov.jpg/200px-Racho_Petrov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Petrov, Racho</span><a href="/wiki/Captain_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (rank)">Captain</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Racho_Petrov" title="Racho Petrov">Racho Petrov</a></b><br /><small>(1861–1942)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 September 1885</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 April 1887</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002597000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 232 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:S.paprikov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stefan Paprikov [bg]"><img alt="Stefan Paprikov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/S.paprikov.jpg/100px-S.paprikov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/S.paprikov.jpg/150px-S.paprikov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/S.paprikov.jpg/200px-S.paprikov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Paprikov, Stefan</span><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Paprikov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefan Paprikov (page does not exist)">Stefan Paprikov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Стефан Паприков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1858–1920)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 August 1887</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 October 1887</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001660000000000000♠"></span>66 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">(1)</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Racho_Petrov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Racho Petrov"><img alt="Racho Petrov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Racho_Petrov.jpg/100px-Racho_Petrov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Racho_Petrov.jpg/150px-Racho_Petrov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Racho_Petrov.jpg/200px-Racho_Petrov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Petrov, Racho</span>Major<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Racho_Petrov" title="Racho Petrov">Racho Petrov</a></b><br /><small>(1861–1942)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 October 1887</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 April 1894</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003236600000000000♠"></span>6 years, 174 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_Staff_of_the_Bulgarian_Land_Army_(1890−1895)"><span id="General_Staff_of_the_Bulgarian_Land_Army_.281890.E2.88.921895.29"></span>General Staff of the Bulgarian Land Army (1890−1895)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: General Staff of the Bulgarian Land Army (1890−1895)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of the General Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Nikola_Ivanov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nikola Ivanov"><img alt="Nikola Ivanov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/General_Nikola_Ivanov.jpg/100px-General_Nikola_Ivanov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/General_Nikola_Ivanov.jpg/150px-General_Nikola_Ivanov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/General_Nikola_Ivanov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="188" data-file-height="265" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ivanov, Nikola</span><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lieutenant Colonel</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Nikola_Ivanov" title="Nikola Ivanov">Nikola Ivanov</a></b><br /><small>(1861–1940)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 May 1894</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 November 1896</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002934000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 203 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Headquarters_of_the_Bulgarian_Army_(1896−1899)"><span id="Headquarters_of_the_Bulgarian_Army_.281896.E2.88.921899.29"></span>Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army (1896−1899)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army (1896−1899)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of the Headquarters</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">(2)</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:S.paprikov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stefan Paprikov [bg]"><img alt="Stefan Paprikov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/S.paprikov.jpg/100px-S.paprikov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/S.paprikov.jpg/150px-S.paprikov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/S.paprikov.jpg/200px-S.paprikov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Paprikov, Stefan</span><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Paprikov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefan Paprikov (page does not exist)">Stefan Paprikov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Стефан Паприков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1858–1920)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 November 1896</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 January 1899</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002779000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 49 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Varban Vinarov [bg]"><img alt="Varban Vinarov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg/100px-%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg/150px-%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg/200px-%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1285" data-file-height="2207" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Vinarov, Varban</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Varban_Vinarov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Varban Vinarov (page does not exist)">Varban Vinarov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Върбан Винаров">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1856–1908)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24 June 1899</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 February 1900</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002239000000000000♠"></span>239 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_Staff_(1900−1903)"><span id="General_Staff_.281900.E2.88.921903.29"></span>General Staff (1900−1903)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: General Staff (1900−1903)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of the General Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Stefan Ilyev [bg]"><img alt="Stefan Ilyev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ilyev, Stefan</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Ilyev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefan Ilyev (page does not exist)">Stefan Ilyev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%98%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Стефан Ильев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1859–1913)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 February 1900</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 January 1904</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003141200000000000♠"></span>3 years, 317 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_Staff_(1903−1949)"><span id="Army_Staff_.281903.E2.88.921949.29"></span>Army Staff (1903−1949)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Army Staff (1903−1949)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of the Army Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Radko Dimitriev"><img alt="Radko Dimitriev" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg/100px-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg/150px-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg/200px-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="856" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Dimitriev, Radko</span><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Radko_Dimitriev" title="Radko Dimitriev">Radko Dimitriev</a></b><br /><small>(1859–1918)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 January 1904</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 March 1907</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003118200000000000♠"></span>3 years, 86 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BASA-3K-7-429-1-Vicho_Dikov.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vicho Dikov [bg]"><img alt="Vicho Dikov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/BASA-3K-7-429-1-Vicho_Dikov.jpeg/100px-BASA-3K-7-429-1-Vicho_Dikov.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/BASA-3K-7-429-1-Vicho_Dikov.jpeg/150px-BASA-3K-7-429-1-Vicho_Dikov.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/BASA-3K-7-429-1-Vicho_Dikov.jpeg/200px-BASA-3K-7-429-1-Vicho_Dikov.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Dikov, Vicho</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vicho_Dikov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vicho Dikov (page does not exist)">Vicho Dikov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BE_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Вичо Диков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1861–1928)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 March 1907</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 November 1907</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002219000000000000♠"></span>219 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AtanasNazlamov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Atanas Nazlamov [bg]"><img alt="Atanas Nazlamov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/AtanasNazlamov.jpg/100px-AtanasNazlamov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/AtanasNazlamov.jpg/150px-AtanasNazlamov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/AtanasNazlamov.jpg/200px-AtanasNazlamov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1055" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Nazlamov, Atanas</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atanas_Nazlamov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Atanas Nazlamov (page does not exist)">Atanas Nazlamov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Атанас Назлъмов">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1863–1935)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 November 1907</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 March 1910</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002876000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 145 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BASA-1301K-2-325-1-Ivan_Fichev.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ivan Fichev"><img alt="Ivan Fichev" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BASA-1301K-2-325-1-Ivan_Fichev.jpeg/100px-BASA-1301K-2-325-1-Ivan_Fichev.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BASA-1301K-2-325-1-Ivan_Fichev.jpeg/150px-BASA-1301K-2-325-1-Ivan_Fichev.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BASA-1301K-2-325-1-Ivan_Fichev.jpeg/200px-BASA-1301K-2-325-1-Ivan_Fichev.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1145" data-file-height="1697" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Fichev, Ivan</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Fichev" title="Ivan Fichev">Ivan Fichev</a></b><br /><small>(1860–1931)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 March 1910</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 January 1914</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003138900000000000♠"></span>3 years, 293 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BASA-1301K-2-316-1-Pravoslav_Tenev.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pravoslav Tenev"><img alt="Pravoslav Tenev" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BASA-1301K-2-316-1-Pravoslav_Tenev.jpeg/100px-BASA-1301K-2-316-1-Pravoslav_Tenev.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BASA-1301K-2-316-1-Pravoslav_Tenev.jpeg/150px-BASA-1301K-2-316-1-Pravoslav_Tenev.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BASA-1301K-2-316-1-Pravoslav_Tenev.jpeg/200px-BASA-1301K-2-316-1-Pravoslav_Tenev.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="1061" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Tenev, Pravoslav</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Pravoslav_Tenev" title="Pravoslav Tenev">Pravoslav Tenev</a></b><br /><small>(1862–1942)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 March 1914</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 April 1915</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002405000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 40 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Kliment_Bojadzijev.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kliment Boyadzhiev"><img alt="Kliment Boyadzhiev" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/General_Kliment_Bojadzijev.jpg/100px-General_Kliment_Bojadzijev.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/General_Kliment_Bojadzijev.jpg/150px-General_Kliment_Bojadzijev.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/General_Kliment_Bojadzijev.jpg/200px-General_Kliment_Bojadzijev.jpg 2x" data-file-width="904" data-file-height="1496" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Boyadzhiev, Kliment</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Kliment_Boyadzhiev" title="Kliment Boyadzhiev">Kliment Boyadzhiev</a></b><br /><small>(1861–1933)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 April 1915</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 September 1915</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002145000000000000♠"></span>145 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K_Zhostov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Konstantin Zhostov"><img alt="Konstantin Zhostov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/K_Zhostov.jpg/100px-K_Zhostov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/K_Zhostov.jpg/150px-K_Zhostov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/K_Zhostov.jpg/200px-K_Zhostov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="331" data-file-height="445" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Zhostov, Konstantin</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Zhostov" title="Konstantin Zhostov">Konstantin Zhostov</a></b><br /><small>(1867–1916)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 September 1915</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 August 1916 †</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002358000000000000♠"></span>358 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ivan Lukov"><img alt="Ivan Lukov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg/100px-Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg/150px-Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg/200px-Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="542" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Lukov, Ivan</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Lukov" title="Ivan Lukov">Ivan Lukov</a></b><br /><small>(1871–1926)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 September 1916</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 December 1917</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002485000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 120 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hristoburmov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hristo Burmov"><img alt="Hristo Burmov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hristoburmov.jpg/100px-Hristoburmov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hristoburmov.jpg/150px-Hristoburmov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hristoburmov.jpg/200px-Hristoburmov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="952" data-file-height="1260" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Burmov, Hristo</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Hristo_Burmov" title="Hristo Burmov">Hristo Burmov</a></b><br /><small>(1869–1936)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17 July 1918</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 October 1918</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001850000000000000♠"></span>85 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">(13)</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ivan Lukov"><img alt="Ivan Lukov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg/100px-Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg/150px-Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg/200px-Ivan_C._Lukov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="542" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Lukov, Ivan</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Lukov" title="Ivan Lukov">Ivan Lukov</a></b><br /><small>(1871–1926)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 October 1918</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 October 1919</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002382000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 17 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stefan_Nerezov.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Stefan Nerezov"><img alt="Stefan Nerezov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Stefan_Nerezov.JPG/100px-Stefan_Nerezov.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Stefan_Nerezov.JPG/150px-Stefan_Nerezov.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Stefan_Nerezov.JPG/200px-Stefan_Nerezov.JPG 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="543" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Nerezov, Stefan</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Stefan_Nerezov" title="Stefan Nerezov">Stefan Nerezov</a></b><br /><small>(1867–1925)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 November 1919</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 September 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002306000000000000♠"></span>306 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Petar_Midilev.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Petar Midilev [bg]"><img alt="Petar Midilev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Petar_Midilev.jpg/100px-Petar_Midilev.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Petar_Midilev.jpg/150px-Petar_Midilev.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Petar_Midilev.jpg/200px-Petar_Midilev.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="465" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Midilev, Petar</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Petar_Midilev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Petar Midilev (page does not exist)">Petar Midilev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Петър Мидилев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1875–1939)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 September 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 December 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001910000000000000♠"></span>91 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nikola_Topladzhikov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nikola Topaldzhikov [bg]"><img alt="Nikola Topaldzhikov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Nikola_Topladzhikov.jpg/100px-Nikola_Topladzhikov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Nikola_Topladzhikov.jpg/150px-Nikola_Topladzhikov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Nikola_Topladzhikov.jpg/200px-Nikola_Topladzhikov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1606" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Topaldzhikov, Nikola</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nikola_Topaldzhikov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nikola Topaldzhikov (page does not exist)">Nikola Topaldzhikov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Никола Топалджиков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1875–1925)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 December 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 April 1923</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002868000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 138 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">–</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Stefan Noykov [bg]"><img alt="Stefan Noykov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Noykov, Stefan</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Noykov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefan Noykov (page does not exist)">Stefan Noykov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Стефан Нойков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1876–1925)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">18 May 1923</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">9 June 1923</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠"></span>22 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Aleksandar Davidov [bg]"><img alt="Aleksandar Davidov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Davidov, Aleksandar</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aleksandar_Davidov_(general)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aleksandar Davidov (general) (page does not exist)">Aleksandar Davidov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8A%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80)" class="extiw" title="bg:Александър Давидов (офицер)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1878–1925)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 June 1923</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 July 1923</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001240000000000000♠"></span>24 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Vladimir Stoyanov [bg]"><img alt="Vladimir Stoyanov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Stoyanov, Vladimir</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vladimir_Stoyanov_(general)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vladimir Stoyanov (general) (page does not exist)">Vladimir Stoyanov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80)" class="extiw" title="bg:Владимир Стоянов (офицер)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1879–?)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 July 1923</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1926</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003106300000000000♠"></span>2 years, 332 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev,_1931-1932.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nikola Bakardzhiev [bg]"><img alt="Nikola Bakardzhiev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg/100px-BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg/150px-BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg/200px-BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="538" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Bakardzhiev, Nikola</span>Colonel<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nikola_Bakardzhiev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nikola Bakardzhiev (page does not exist)">Nikola Bakardzhiev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Никола Бакърджиев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1881–1954)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1926</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 January 1929</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002955000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 224 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sotir Marinkov [bg]"><img alt="Sotir Marinkov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Marinkov, Sotir</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sotir_Marinkov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sotir Marinkov (page does not exist)">Sotir Marinkov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Сотир Маринков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1880–?)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">November 1929</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 January 1931</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 year, 2 months</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">(20)</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev,_1931-1932.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nikola Bakardzhiev [bg]"><img alt="Nikola Bakardzhiev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg/100px-BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg/150px-BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg/200px-BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola_Bakardzhiev%2C_1931-1932.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="538" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Bakardzhiev, Nikola</span><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lieutenant General</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nikola_Bakardzhiev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nikola Bakardzhiev (page does not exist)">Nikola Bakardzhiev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Никола Бакърджиев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1881–1954)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 January 1931</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 May 1934</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003119100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 95 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mihail_Jovov-Bulgaria.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Mihail Yovov [bg]"><img alt="Mihail Yovov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mihail_Jovov-Bulgaria.png/100px-Mihail_Jovov-Bulgaria.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mihail_Jovov-Bulgaria.png/150px-Mihail_Jovov-Bulgaria.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mihail_Jovov-Bulgaria.png/200px-Mihail_Jovov-Bulgaria.png 2x" data-file-width="904" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Yovov, Mihail</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mihail_Yovov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mihail Yovov (page does not exist)">Mihail Yovov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Михаил Йовов">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1886–1951)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18 May 1934</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 May 1934</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠"></span>1 day</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lieutenant_general_Todor_Georgiev.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Todor Georgiev [bg]"><img alt="Todor Georgiev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Lieutenant_general_Todor_Georgiev.jpg/100px-Lieutenant_general_Todor_Georgiev.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Lieutenant_general_Todor_Georgiev.jpg/150px-Lieutenant_general_Todor_Georgiev.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Lieutenant_general_Todor_Georgiev.jpg/200px-Lieutenant_general_Todor_Georgiev.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1852" data-file-height="2487" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Georgiev, Todor</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Todor_Georgiev_(general)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Todor Georgiev (general) (page does not exist)">Todor Georgiev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Тодор Георгиев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1882–1971)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21 May 1934</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26 December 1936</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002950000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 219 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Yordan Peev [bg]"><img alt="Yordan Peev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Peev, Yordan</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yordan_Peev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yordan Peev (page does not exist)">Yordan Peev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2_(%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80)" class="extiw" title="bg:Йордан Пеев (офицер)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1884–1938)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 January 1937</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 October 1938 †</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002619000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 254 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Nikola Hadzhipetkov [bg]"><img alt="Nikola Hadzhipetkov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Hadzhipetkov, Nikola</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nikola_Hadzhipetkov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nikola Hadzhipetkov (page does not exist)">Nikola Hadzhipetkov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Никола Хаджипетков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1891–1949)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 December 1938</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 August 1941</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003103600000000000♠"></span>2 years, 305 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Konstantin Lukash"><img alt="Konstantin Lukash" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Lukash, Konstantin</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Lukash" title="Konstantin Lukash">Konstantin Lukash</a></b><br /><small>(1890–1945)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 August 1941</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 May 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003100400000000000♠"></span>2 years, 274 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trifon_and_Ivan_Trifonovi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Trifon Trifonov [bg]"><img alt="Trifon Trifonov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Trifon_and_Ivan_Trifonovi.jpg/100px-Trifon_and_Ivan_Trifonovi.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Trifon_and_Ivan_Trifonovi.jpg/150px-Trifon_and_Ivan_Trifonovi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Trifon_and_Ivan_Trifonovi.jpg/200px-Trifon_and_Ivan_Trifonovi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="662" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Trifonov, Trifon</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trifon_Trifonov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trifon Trifonov (page does not exist)">Trifon Trifonov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80)" class="extiw" title="bg:Трифон Трифонов (офицер)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1895–1945)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 May 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 September 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002118000000000000♠"></span>118 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Kiril Yanchulev"><img alt="Kiril Yanchulev" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Yanchulev, Kiril</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Kiril_Yanchulev" title="Kiril Yanchulev">Kiril Yanchulev</a></b><br /><small>(1896–1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 September 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 September 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠"></span>7 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Raycho Slavkov [bg]"><img alt="Raycho Slavkov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Slavkov, Raycho</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raycho_Slavkov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raycho Slavkov (page does not exist)">Raycho Slavkov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%87%D0%BE_%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Райчо Славков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1896–1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 September 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 December 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001930000000000000♠"></span>93 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ivan Kinov [bg]"><img alt="Ivan Kinov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kinov, Ivan</span>Major General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Kinov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivan Kinov (page does not exist)">Ivan Kinov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Иван Кинов">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1893–1967)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 December 1944</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 December 1949</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003191200000000000♠"></span>5 years, 86 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_Staff_(1949−2009)"><span id="General_Staff_.281949.E2.88.922009.29"></span>General Staff (1949−2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: General Staff (1949−2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of the General Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch</th> <th>Nation </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">32</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Asen Grekov [bg]"><img alt="Asen Grekov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Grekov, Asen</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asen_Grekov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asen Grekov (page does not exist)">Asen Grekov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Асен Греков">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1893–1954)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 December 1949</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 December 1950</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002369000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 4 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bulgaria" title="People's Republic of Bulgaria">People's Republic of Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">33</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ivan Bachvarov [bg]"><img alt="Ivan Bachvarov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Bachvarov, Ivan</span><a href="/wiki/Colonel_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel General">Colonel General</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Bachvarov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivan Bachvarov (page does not exist)">Ivan Bachvarov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%91%D1%8A%D1%87%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80)" class="extiw" title="bg:Иван Бъчваров (офицер)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1912–1966)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 December 1950</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 January 1960</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003332900000000000♠"></span>9 years, 42 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bulgaria" title="People's Republic of Bulgaria">People's Republic of Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">34</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ivan Vrachev [bg]"><img alt="Ivan Vrachev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Vrachev, Ivan</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Vrachev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivan Vrachev (page does not exist)">Ivan Vrachev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%92%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Иван Врачев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1921–1994)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 January 1960</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 March 1962</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002787000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 56 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bulgaria" title="People's Republic of Bulgaria">People's Republic of Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">35</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Atanas Semerdzhiev"><img alt="Atanas Semerdzhiev" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Semerdzhiev, Atanas</span>Colonel General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Atanas_Semerdzhiev" title="Atanas Semerdzhiev">Atanas Semerdzhiev</a></b><br /><small>(1924–2015)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 March 1962</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 December 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7004101430000000000♠"></span>27 years, 281 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bulgaria" title="People's Republic of Bulgaria">People's Republic of Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">36</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hristo Dobrev"><img alt="Hristo Dobrev" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Dobrev, Hristo</span>Colonel General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Hristo_Dobrev" title="Hristo Dobrev">Hristo Dobrev</a></b><br /><small>(1923–2013)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 December 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 August 1990</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002230000000000000♠"></span>230 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bulgaria" title="People's Republic of Bulgaria">People's Republic of Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">37</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Radniu Minchev [bg]"><img alt="Radniu Minchev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Minchev, Radniu</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radniu_Minchev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Radniu Minchev (page does not exist)">Radniu Minchev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8E_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Радню Минчев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1928–2001)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 August 1990</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 August 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002352000000000000♠"></span>352 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bulgaria" title="People's Republic of Bulgaria">People's Republic of Bulgaria</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">38</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Lyuben Petrov [bg]"><img alt="Lyuben Petrov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Petrov, Lyuben</span><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="General of the Army">General of the Army</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lyuben_Petrov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lyuben Petrov (page does not exist)">Lyuben Petrov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Любен Петров">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1938)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 August 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 September 1994</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003112700000000000♠"></span>3 years, 31 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">39</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Tsvetan Totomirov [bg]"><img alt="Tsvetan Totomirov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Totomirov, Tsvetan</span>Colonel General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tsvetan_Totomirov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tsvetan Totomirov (page does not exist)">Tsvetan Totomirov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Цветан Тотомиров">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1943)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 September 1994</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 June 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003101300000000000♠"></span>2 years, 282 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">40</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mikho_Mikhov_(43NS).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Miho Mihov [bg]"><img alt="Miho Mihov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Mikho_Mikhov_%2843NS%29.png/100px-Mikho_Mikhov_%2843NS%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Mikho_Mikhov_%2843NS%29.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="190" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Mihov, Miho</span>Colonel General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Miho_Mihov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miho Mihov (page does not exist)">Miho Mihov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Михо Михов">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1949)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 June 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 June 2002</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003182600000000000♠"></span>5 years, 0 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Air Force</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">41</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Nikola Kolev [bg]"><img alt="Nikola Kolev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kolev, Nikola</span><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">General</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nikola_Kolev_(general)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nikola Kolev (general) (page does not exist)">Nikola Kolev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Никола Колев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1951–2021)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 June 2002</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003145100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 355 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Air Force</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">42</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._Zlatan_Stoykov_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Zlatan Stoykov"><img alt="Zlatan Stoykov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Gen._Zlatan_Stoykov_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Gen._Zlatan_Stoykov_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Gen._Zlatan_Stoykov_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Gen._Zlatan_Stoykov_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Gen._Zlatan_Stoykov_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Gen._Zlatan_Stoykov_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1029" data-file-height="1249" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Stoykov, Zlatan</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Zlatan_Stoykov" title="Zlatan Stoykov">Zlatan Stoykov</a></b><br /><small>(born 1951)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 July 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003113200000000000♠"></span>3 years, 36 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">Army</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_of_the_Defence_(2009−present)"><span id="Chief_of_the_Defence_.282009.E2.88.92present.29"></span>Chief of the Defence (2009−present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Chief of the Defence (2009−present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of the Defence</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">43</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Simeon_Simeonov_(44NS).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Simeon Simeonov [bg]"><img alt="Simeon Simeonov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Simeon_Simeonov_%2844NS%29.png/100px-Simeon_Simeonov_%2844NS%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Simeon_Simeonov_%2844NS%29.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Simeonov, Simeon</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simeon_Simeonov_(general)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Simeon Simeonov (general) (page does not exist)">Simeon Simeonov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB)" class="extiw" title="bg:Симеон Симеонов (генерал)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1955)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 July 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 2014</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003181900000000000♠"></span>4 years, 358 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg/50px-Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg/75px-Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg/100px-Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="700" /></a></span><br />Air Force</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">44</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Rumen Nikolov [bg]"><img alt="Rumen Nikolov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Nikolov, Rumen</span><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rumen_Nikolov_(admiral)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rumen Nikolov (admiral) (page does not exist)">Rumen Nikolov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80)" class="extiw" title="bg:Румен Николов (офицер)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1957)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 2014</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 February 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002588000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 223 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/75px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/100px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><br />Navy</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">45</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K_popov.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Constantin Popov [bg]"><img alt="Constantin Popov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/K_popov.jpg/100px-K_popov.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/K_popov.jpg/150px-K_popov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/K_popov.jpg/200px-K_popov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2096" data-file-height="3144" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Popov, Constantin</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constantin_Popov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Constantin Popov (page does not exist)">Constantin Popov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80)" class="extiw" title="bg:Константин Попов (офицер)">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 February 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 January 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002345000000000000♠"></span>345 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg/50px-Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg/75px-Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg/100px-Logo-Novo-Vvs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="700" /></a></span><br />Air Force</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">–</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Emil_Eftimov,_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense,_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emil Eftimov [bg]"><img alt="Emil Eftimov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1114" data-file-height="1412" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Eftimov, Emil</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Emil_Eftimov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emil Eftimov (page does not exist)">Emil Eftimov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%95%D1%84%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Емил Ефтимов">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">19 January 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">2 March 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001420000000000000♠"></span>42 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/75px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/100px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><br />Navy</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">46</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SACEUR_visit_Bulgaria_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Andrey Botsev [bg]"><img alt="Andrey Botsev [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/SACEUR_visit_Bulgaria_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-SACEUR_visit_Bulgaria_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/SACEUR_visit_Bulgaria_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-SACEUR_visit_Bulgaria_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/SACEUR_visit_Bulgaria_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-SACEUR_visit_Bulgaria_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1431" data-file-height="1420" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Botsev, Andrey</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrey_Botsev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrey Botsev (page does not exist)">Andrey Botsev</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Андрей Боцев">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1959–2020)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 March 2017</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 February 2020 †</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109200000000000♠"></span>2 years, 362 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War_flag_of_Bulgaria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/War_flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-War_flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/War_flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/75px-War_flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/War_flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/100px-War_flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span><br />Army</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">–</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Emil_Eftimov,_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense,_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emil Eftimov [bg]"><img alt="Emil Eftimov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1114" data-file-height="1412" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Eftimov, Emil</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Emil_Eftimov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emil Eftimov (page does not exist)">Emil Eftimov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%95%D1%84%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Емил Ефтимов">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">27 February 2020</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">30 March 2020</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001320000000000000♠"></span>32 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/75px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/100px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><br />Navy</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">47</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Emil_Eftimov,_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense,_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emil Eftimov [bg]"><img alt="Emil Eftimov [bg]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Admiral_Emil_Eftimov%2C_Bulgaria_Chief_of_the_Defense%2C_at_the_Pentagon_on_January_11%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1114" data-file-height="1412" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Eftimov, Emil</span><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Emil_Eftimov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emil Eftimov (page does not exist)">Emil Eftimov</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%95%D1%84%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="extiw" title="bg:Емил Ефтимов">bg</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 2020</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003170600000000000♠"></span>4 years, 245 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/75px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg/100px-Naval_Ensign_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><br />Navy</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Land_Forces" title="Bulgarian Land Forces">Bulgarian Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgarian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Navy" title="Bulgarian Navy">Bulgarian Navy</a></li> <li><a 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Chiefs of defence by country</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_defence" title="Chief of defence">Chief of Defence</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_People%27s_National_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the People's National Army">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Angola)" title="Chief of General Staff (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Benin)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Botswana)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Burundi) (page does not exist)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Cameroon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Cameroon) (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Cape_Verde)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Cape Verde)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Chad)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Chad)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Egypt)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Eritrea)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Commanders" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(The_Gambia)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Guinea-Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Guinea-Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ivory_Coast)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Kenya)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Kenya)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lesotho_Defence_Force" title="Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Liberia)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Libya) (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Malawi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Malawi) (page does not exist)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mali) (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_general_(Morocco)" title="Inspector general (Morocco)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mozambique)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mozambique)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Namibia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_staff_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of staff (Niger) (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Nigeria)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Rwanda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Rwanda)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (São Tomé and Príncipe)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Senegal)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sierra_Leone)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Somalia)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="Chief of the South African National Defence Force">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Sudan) (page does not exist)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force#Chief_of_Defence_Force" title="Tanzania People's Defence Force">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Togo) (page does not exist)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Uganda)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)">Uganda</a></li> <li>Zambia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Somaliland)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biafra</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (page does not exist)">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Ciskei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Ciskei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirdar" title="Sirdar">British Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Transkei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Transkei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Venda_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Venda Defence Force (page does not exist)">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense (Antigua and Barbuda)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Argentina)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Bahamas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Bahamas)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Barbados)" title="Chief of Staff (Barbados)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Bolivia#Commander_in_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Armed Forces of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Joint Staff of the Armed Forces">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Defence_(Chile)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Commander_of_the_Military_Forces_(Colombia)" title="General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces#Leadership" title="Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_Staff_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of Staff (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Joint_Staff_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Joint Staff (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Guatemala)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Guyana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Staff (Guyana)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders-in-chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Haiti" title="List of commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Honduras) (page does not exist)">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Jamaica)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)">Jamaica</a></li> <li>Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_National_Defense_(Mexico)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)">Secretariat of National Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_Navy" title="Secretariat of the Navy">Secretariat of the Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Army_(Nicaragua)" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Nicaragua)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Paraguay)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Paraguay)">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_(Peru)" title="Chief of the Joint Command (Peru)">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Force_Commander_(Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Force Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis) (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Suriname)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Suriname)">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Trinidad and Tobago)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Staff_(Uruguay)" title="Defence Staff (Uruguay)">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_Operations_(Venezuela)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Command Operations (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)" title="Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defense_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defense (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Staff_Officer_(Bangladesh)" title="Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Operations_Officer_(Bhutan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Operations Officer (Bhutan) (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission">PR of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(East_Timor)" title="Chief of Defence Force (East Timor)">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran">Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army">AJA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps">IRGC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Iraq)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Israel)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Israel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff" title="Chief of Staff, Joint Staff">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Jordan)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jordan)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kazakhstan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_Department_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army" title="General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(South_Korea)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kuwait)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Armed_Forces_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lebanese_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Malaysia)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Maldives)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mongolia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mongolia)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" title="Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (Oman) (page does not exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Qatar) (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_General_Staff" title="Chairman of the General Staff">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)" title="Chief of the General Staff 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href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Azerbaijani_Armed_Forces" title="General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Belarus" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Belgium)" title="Chief of Defence (Belgium)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chiefs of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Croatia)" title="Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_General_Staff" title="Chief of the National Guard General Staff">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czech 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