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President Georgi Purvanov sets a record for granting state decorations
Italian prime minister Slivio Berlusconi was one of the most recent holders of Bulgaria's highest honour, the Stara Planina Order, conferred on him by President Georgi Purvanov in October 2009.
Photo: Georgi Kozhouharov
President Georgi Purvanov has conferred a total of 592 state decorations on Bulgarian and foreign nationals since he assumed office in 2002, Bulgarian-language Sega daily said on January 4 2010.
In his first two years alone Purvanov gave away 142 Stara Planina first-class decorations, the country's highest honour, almost as many as his two predecessors Zhelyo Zhelev and Petar Stoyanov (168 combined) during their entire terms in office.
During his first term in office (2002-2007) Purvanov conferred 258 Stara Planina decorations to Bulgarians, foreign ambassadors and heads of states.
Forty people have been decorated with the President's Badge of Honour which was designed on Purvanov's request in 2002, Sega said quoting State Gazette's data.
Judging by this rate, Sega noted, another 200 people will have been decorated by Purvanov by the end of his second five-year term in 2011.
Currently there were 230 decoration nominations, backed by the previous government, awaiting a final decision from the Presidency.
In his first two years alone Purvanov gave away 142 Stara Planina first-class decorations, the country's highest honour, almost as many as his two predecessors Zhelyo Zhelev and Petar Stoyanov (168 combined) during their entire terms in office.
During his first term in office (2002-2007) Purvanov conferred 258 Stara Planina decorations to Bulgarians, foreign ambassadors and heads of states.
Forty people have been decorated with the President's Badge of Honour which was designed on Purvanov's request in 2002, Sega said quoting State Gazette's data.
Judging by this rate, Sega noted, another 200 people will have been decorated by Purvanov by the end of his second five-year term in 2011.
Currently there were 230 decoration nominations, backed by the previous government, awaiting a final decision from the Presidency.
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Well Allen Botz and which amazing country did you escape from to bring you to this wonderful country called Bulgaria. One thing is for certain buddy, if you were a shepherd the sheep would run you over the cliff!!
Mik is right.
As to Botz - revise your broad generalizations, buddy.
As to K.W. - learn to spell "stolen".
As to Pres Perv- a useless decoration himself.
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What a JOKE! Bulgarian once again prove that as a nation they have no dignity. Handing out their highest award to a man who has no direct contribution to Bulgaria makes the Bulgarian government look like a joke which it it anywhow with its clown president and the Bulgarian people look like sheep. So awful!!! So pathetic!!!
It should be limited to people who have done something for Bulgaria, not every foreign ambassador who cares little for us.