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What unfortunate event happened to Georgi Dimitrov in 1978?

  • He retired

  • He was injured

  • He moved to a different country

  • He died in a plane crash

Answer

Georgi Dimitrov was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as the first leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until his death in 1978. He died in a plane crash while on a state visit to Yugoslavia. The crash occurred on 2 July 1978 near Sofia, Bulgaria, and killed all 11 people on board.
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