Stoyan Ganev

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Стоян Ганев

President of the United Nations General AssemblyIn office
1992–1993Preceded bySamir ShihabiSucceeded byRudy Insanally Personal detailsBorn(1955-07-23)July 23, 1955
Pazardzhik, BulgariaDiedJuly 1, 2013(2013-07-01) (aged 57)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.

Stoyan Ganev (Bulgarian: Стоян Ганев; July 23, 1955 – July 1, 2013) was a UN official, Bulgarian diplomat (foreign minister), politician (Union of Democratic Forces) and jurist.^[1]

Early life

Ganev was born in Pazardzhik.^[2] He graduated from the high school in mathematics (1973) and studied at the Faculty of law in the Sofia University (1979). He defended a thesis on constitutional law at the Moscow State University (1985).

Political career:

President of the United Nations General Assembly (1992 - 1993)
Foreign minister of Bulgaria (November 8, 1991 – December 30, 1992)
Deputy prime minister of Bulgaria (November 8, 1991 – May 20, 1992)
Member of the Bulgarian Parliament from UDF (1990 - 1991, 1992 - 1993)
President of the United Christian Democratic Union (former UDC, October 18, 1992 - May 16, 1993)
Co-president of the United Democratic Center (UDC, April - July, 1990)

Lecturer:

Sofia University, in Constitutional Law (1979 - 1989)
G. Dimitrov Higher Special Institut (now Academy of the Ministry of Interior)
Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Germany, in International politics and law
Rotary International, in International politics and law
University of Bridgeport
New York University

Awards:

Gold medal for peace for his contributions to the preservation of peace and security on the planet, the UN (1992)
Great honorable Cross, the Association for the unity of Latin America (1992)

Death

Ganev died aged 57 on July 1, 2013, in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.

References

^ "Bulgaria's former foreign minister Stoyan Ganev dies at 57". The Sofia Globe. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
^ "Elected President of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly"

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Samir Shihabi	President of the United Nations General Assembly 1992–1993	Succeeded by Rudy Insanally
Political offices
Preceded by Viktor Valkov	Foreign Minister of Bulgaria 8 November 1991 – 30 December 1992	Succeeded by Lyuben Berov