Ivan Hristov Bashev

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Ivan Hristov Bashev
Иван Христов Башев
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
In office
27 November 1962 – 13 December 1971
Preceded byKarlo Lukanov
Succeeded byPetar Mladenov
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1961–1962
Personal details
Born(1916-02-11)11 February 1916
Sofia, Bulgaria
Died13 December 1971(1971-12-13) (aged 55)
Vitosha, near Sofia

Ivan Hristov Bashev (Bulgarian: Иван Христов Башев) (11 February 1916 – 13 December 1971) was a Bulgarian diplomat and Foreign Minister of Bulgaria from 1962 to 1971.[1] Bashev headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his death on 13 December 1971 and is considered one of the "most remarkable foreign ministers of Bulgaria".[2]

Biography

Bashev was born on 11 February 1916 in Sofia, Bulgaria. A lawyer by education, he was editor-in-chief of the national daily Narodna Mladezh from 1944 to 1946. He joined the Bulgarian Communist Party in late 1946 and was elected to the party's central committee in 1962.

In 1956, Bashev was appointed

Vulko Chervenkov. In 1966, Zhivkov reorganized his government, yet Bashev was allowed to retain his post. When the Stanko Todorov
cabinet was formed in July 1971, he again was allowed to keep his post.

Bashev was instrumental in reestablishing relations between

visa regime
between Bulgaria and Denmark, Norway, and Iceland.

On 13 December 1971 Bashev was found frozen to death. According to a

Foreign Ministry statement, he had been caught in a sudden snowstorm while skiing alone on mount Vitosha near Sofia. He had apparently fallen, been injured, and died of hypothermia and exhaustion before being found by the mountain rescue service.[3]

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Preceded by
Foreign Minister of Bulgaria

27 November 1962 –13 December 1971
Succeeded by