The Chief of the Defence ( bg, Началник на отбраната / ), until 2009 the Chief of the General Staff ( bg, Началник на Генерален щаб / ), is the principal head of the

Bulgarian Armed Forces The Bulgarian Army ( bg, Българска армия, Bŭlgarska armiya) is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military ...

. The chief is appointed by the

President of Bulgaria The president of the Republic of Bulgaria is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army. The official residence of the president is at Boyana Residence, Sofia. After the completion of the second round of votin ...

, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the

Principality of Bulgaria The Principality of Bulgaria ( bg, Княжество България, Knyazhestvo Balgariya) was a vassal state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire. It was established by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878. After the Russo-Turkish War end ...

. The current Chief of the Defence is

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet ...

Emil Eftimov.

List of the Chiefs

Ward of Stroevo (1879−1890)

General Staff of the Bulgarian Land Army (1890−1895)

Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army (1896−1899)

General Staff (1900−1903)

Army Staff (1903−1947)

General Staff (1947−2009)

Chief of the Defence (2009−present)

References

External links

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Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...