Valko Velyov Chervenkov (6 September 1900 – 21 October 1980) was a Bulgarian communist politician. He served as leader of the Communist Party between 1949 and 1954, and Prime Minister between 1950 and 1956. His rule was marked by the consolidation of the Stalin model, rapid industrialisation, collectivisation and large-scale persecution of political opponents. Description above from the Wikipedia article Valko Chervenkov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.