Georgi Stoilov
Stoilov in 2012
Minister of Architecture and Public Works [bg]
In office 9 July 1971 – 24 July 1973
Preceded by	Georgi Belichki [bg] (as Minister of Construction and Building Materials)
Succeeded by	Grigor Stoichkov [bg] (as Minister of Construction and Architecture)
Mayor of Sofia
In office 20 September 1967 – 11 November 1971
Preceded by	Georgi Petkov
Succeeded by	Ivan Panev [bg]
Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
In office 11 March 1966 – 3 April 1990
Personal details
Born	Georgi Vladimirov Stoilov (1929-04-03)3 April 1929 Kondofrey [bg], Bulgaria
Died	14 December 2022(2022-12-14) (aged 93) Sofia, Bulgaria
Political party	BCP (1949–1990) BSP (1990–2022)
Education	Moscow Architectural Institute
Occupation	Architect

Georgi Vladimirov Stoilov (Bulgarian: Георги Владимиров Стоилов; 3 April 1929 – 14 December 2022) was a Bulgarian architect and politician best known for designing the Buzludzha Monument.

Early life

Stoilov was born on 3 April 1929 in the village of Kondofrey in western Bulgaria.^[1] As part of the Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II, he joined the Workers Youth League and the Radomir Partisan Detachment [bg] in 1944. Stoilov became a full member of the Bulgarian Communist Party by 1949.^[2] He graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1954 before beginning his career at the Glavproekt Institute in Sofia.^[3]

Career

Stoilov served in the National Assembly of Bulgaria from 1966 to 1990,^[4] was mayor of Sofia from 1967 to 1971,^[5] and was Minister of Architecture and Public Works [bg] from 1971 to 1973.^[6]

Stoilov died in Sofia on 14 December 2022, at the age of 93.^[7]

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