Georgi Ivanov Markov was a Bulgarian dissident writer. He worked as a novelist, screenwriter and playwright in his native country, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, until his defection in 1969. After relocating to London, he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service, the Radio Free Europe and West Germany's Deutsche Welle. Markov used such forums to conduct a campaign of sarcastic criticism against the incumbent Bulgarian-Soviet regime.
- Occupation
- writer, playwright, film screenwriter, opinion journalist
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Born
- March 1, 1929
- Died
- September 11, 1978
