Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Aleksandar Lilov (Bulgarian: Александър Лилов), born in Granichak and educated in Sofia University and the Academy of Public Sciences in Moscow, was a philosopher and leading politician in Bulgaria.At his career's height during the People's Republic of Bulgaria he was described as the second most powerful man of the regime. However, he fell out of favor in 1983 and lost his power. He made a strong political comeback during the democratic transition and was elected chairman of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He led the party to transform and adapt to the post-communist era, to move its ideology more to the center, and he even got the approval via party referendum to change the name to the Bulgarian Socialist Party. After winning the first democratic elections he did not become prime minister himself, instead he eventually supported a multi-party government lead by Dimitar Popov. After losing the 1991 parliamentary elections he stepped down as party leader. In 2001 he retired as MP after having served for 39 years. He died on August 20, 2013.. }
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- Aleksandar_Lilov abstract "Aleksandar Lilov (Bulgarian: Александър Лилов), born in Granichak and educated in Sofia University and the Academy of Public Sciences in Moscow, was a philosopher and leading politician in Bulgaria.At his career's height during the People's Republic of Bulgaria he was described as the second most powerful man of the regime. However, he fell out of favor in 1983 and lost his power. He made a strong political comeback during the democratic transition and was elected chairman of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He led the party to transform and adapt to the post-communist era, to move its ideology more to the center, and he even got the approval via party referendum to change the name to the Bulgarian Socialist Party. After winning the first democratic elections he did not become prime minister himself, instead he eventually supported a multi-party government lead by Dimitar Popov. After losing the 1991 parliamentary elections he stepped down as party leader. In 2001 he retired as MP after having served for 39 years. He died on August 20, 2013.".