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Word: traicho (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Vulko Chervenkov (born Volov-his party name means The Red Wolf), a Bulgarian-born, longtime NKVD tough who spent 1923-44 in Moscow, became the late Georgi Dimitrov's bodyguard and brother-in-law. After Dimitrov's death, Vulko succeeded in liquidating his rival, Traicho Rostov (TIME, Dec. 26), became undisputed boss of Bulgaria, recently swore "loyalty to the last breath" to Stalin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: WE HAVE BEEN NAUGHT, WE SHALL BE ALL | 1/9/1950 | See Source »

...Traicho Rostov, onetime Secretary General of the Bulgarian Communist Party, was hanged last month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Year of Purges | 1/2/1950 | See Source »

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