List of Bulgarian Paramount Leaders/State Leaders of the PRB
(De Facto Leader of the PRB):
1. Georgi Dimitrov (15 September 1946 - 2 July 1949)
2. Vasil Kolarov (2 July 1949 - 15 July 1949)
3. Valko Chervenkov (15 July 1949 - 4 March 1954)
4. Todor Hristov Zhivkov (4 March 1954 - 10 November 1989)
5. Petar Mladenov (10 November 1989 - 2 February 1990)
- Note: After the 2 February 1990 the Prime Minister or the President was the leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.