Memorial Page for Schelju Schelew

Mar 3, 1935 – Jan 30, 2015(79 years)Died in:Sofia, Sofia City

President of Bulgaria

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Biography

Birthplace

Veselinovo, Shumen

Place of Death

Sofia, Sofia City

Nationality

Bulgaria

Religion

Eastern Orthodoxy

Burial Place

Central Sofia Cemetery

Occupation(3)

politician philosophernon-fiction writer

Awards(2)

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of PolandGrand Collar of the Order of Liberty

Spouse(2)

Maria ZhelevaMarija Schelewa

Education(1)

Sofia University

Zhelyu Zhelev (* March 3, 1935 in Veselinovo; † January 30, 2015 in Sofia) was a president of Bulgaria. He was 79 years old. He was married to Maria Zheleva. He studied at Sofia University. His faith was Eastern Orthodoxy. His awards include Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland and Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty. He was buried at Central Sofia Cemetery.

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Born in Veselinovo, Shumen

1935

Died in Sofia, Sofia City

2015

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Marija Schelewa

Resting place

Sofioter Zentralfriedhof

Sofia

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Schelju Schelew. Forever remembered.