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Georgi Ivanov
Born on July 2, 1940 in Lovech Georgi Ivanov is the first Bulgarian cosmonaut. He, along with Soviet cosmonaut Nikolai Rukuvishnikov, was launched into space as part of the soyuz 33 mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 10, 1979. Georgi Ivanov earned a P.D in space engineering. He was elected in National Assembly in 1990 and took part in the new democratic Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria. Since 1993 Georgi Ivanov is executive director of Air Sofia Ltd. He is also a member of the ASE – Association of the Space Explorers.
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