Bulgarian General Staff
| Chief of the Defence Началник на отбраната Načalnik na Otbranata |
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Coat of arms of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
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| Appointer |
Rumen Radev President of Bulgaria |
| Formation | 9 September 1885 |
| First holder | Racho Petrov |
The Chief of the Defence (Bulgarian: Началник на отбраната / Načalnik na Otbranata), until 2009 the Chief of the General Staff (Bulgarian: Началник на Генерален щаб / Načalnik na Generalen Shtab), is the chief of the Defence Staff and the Bulgarian Armed Forces. The chief is appointed by the President of Bulgaria, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the Principality of Bulgaria. The current Chief of the Defence is Lieutenant General Andrey Botsev.
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