1.   Even former Communist strongman Todor Zhivkov, currently under house arrest, called for Bulgarians to join together to save the country.

2.   Former Bulgarian communist strongman Todor Zhivkov, the last living Soviet bloc Stalinist leader, Friday appealed his seven-year prison sentence in the Supreme Court.

3.   Former Communist strongman Todor Zhivkov, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of embezzling state funds, was released from house arrest Monday.

4.   Former Bulgarian communist strongman Todor Zhivkov, the last living Soviet bloc Stalinist leader, on Friday appealed his seven-year prison sentence in the Supreme Court.

5.   Ivan Slavkov, son-in-law of former Communist strongman Todor Zhivkov, went on trial Monday on charges of embezzling funds from the Bulgarian Olympic Committee which he headed.

6.   Several Bulgarian top athletes have founded a commercial bank and offered free shares to former Communist strongman Todor Zhivkov, news reports said Wednesday.

7.   They also learned that the Clinton administration authorized the durable communist strongman a rare U.S. visit this weekend.