Dimitar Bakalov

Dimitar Bakalov (1933-2018) was a Bulgarian politician from Plovdiv. He first studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and History of Sofia University and later at the Higher Party School in Moscow. From 8 June 1986 to 28 February 1988 he served as mayor of Plovdiv near the end of the socialist period. After his term he was secretary of the Regional People's Council. The available biographical data is limited, but the record adds context on his education, party-administrative profile and place in the city's governing chronology shortly before the political changes of 1989.