Yordan Mutafchiev
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People's Republic of BulgariaYordan Mutafchiev | |
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| Native name | Йордан Мутафчиев |
| Born | November 17, 1940 |
| Died | May 24, 2015 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of Bulgaria |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Bulgarian People's Army |
| Service years | 1961 - 1993 |
| Rank | Army General |
| Alma mater | Frunze Military Academy |
Yordan Zhekov Mutafchiev (Bulgarian: Йордан Жеков Мутафчиев) was a Bulgarian communist politician, military officer and statesman. He served in various positions in communist Bulgaria including Minister of Defence.
He graduated from the Commercial High School in Burgas in 1958, the Frunze Military Academy with honors in 1976 and the Voroshilov Military Academy of the General Staff in 1984. He last served as Commander of the 3rd Army in Sliven from 1987 – 1989. In December 1989, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense. On December 27, 1989, he was relieved of his post as army commander and appointed Deputy Minister of Defense.[1] On November 22, 1990, he was elected Minister of Defense in the second government of Andrey Lukanov, holding the position in the government of Dimitar Popov until November 8, 1990. On August 22, 1991, while serving as Minister of Defense, he was awarded the rank of Army General and was awarded the military decoration "Marshal's Star" for Army General.
From November 8, 1991, to February 1, 1993, he held the position of Chief Inspector of the Armed Forces and demonstratively did not stand when the lower-ranking Colonel General, Chief of the General Staff, Lyuben Petrov, entered the meetings (who was promoted to the rank of Army General only on February 1, 1993, when Mutafchiev retired).