Former Leader’s Trial Resumes in Bulgaria
<i> Reuters</i>
SOFIA, Bulgaria —
The trial of Bulgaria’s former Communist leader Todor Zhivkov resumed Wednesday after a five-month break due to his ill health.
The 80-year-old Zhivkov, ousted in November, 1989, went on trial in February on charges of misappropriating state funds during his 35 years in power.
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