Word: volov
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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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...
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