Rotary in Pleven

Rotary Club in Pleven was established in 1937, the 4th out-of-capital one, after those in Varna, Russe and Burgas. In 14 May 1937 the protocol for the club establishment was signed (club number 4273). Among the Board of Founding members are the names of Mr. Bakalov and Dr. Shumelov, and the very club numbers were initially 22 people. In the records kept from that time are the names of the Pleven citizens Mr. Urmanov and Mr. Iordanov. The sponsoring club is RC Sofia and the officers for establishing RC Pleven are: Prof. Dim. Atanasov, Eng. L. Bozhkov (District Governor of District 86) and St. Moshanov. RC Pleven together with RC Gorna Oriahovica in 1938 is a sponsor of Rotary Club - Veliko Tarnovo. This club discontinued its activity along with other clubs from District 86 "Bulgaria" falling under the prohibition of the Law for the Defence of the Nation from December 1940.

The Rotary activity in Pleven was resumed at the beginning of 1993 by Kazakov - PhD, A. Popov , Tz. Ankov, D. Mitcarkin, I. Bochukov - PhD and others. Thanks to their efforts a Rotary Club was founded, which on 2 June 1995 received the Chart of Rotary International with club number 30842.

Members of RC "Pleven" for the period 1995 - 1999 a. were: Ivan I. Bochukov - PhD (Charter President 1995-96), Prof. Marin St. Ganchev - PhD /passed away 2000/ (President 1996-97), Tzvetan K. Ankov (President 1997/98), Dimitar L. Mitcarkin (President 1998/99), Atanas Rahnev (Secretary 1996/1997), Asen A. Antonov (Sergeant-at-arms 1997/98), Atanas Kolarov, Atanas Krastev, Borislav Kutinski, Valentin A. Ivanov, Veselin V. Bogdanov, Veselin Pavlov, Evgenii Simeonov, Amil Popov, Ivan Arbov, Iskren Iotov (Secretary 1997/1998), Ivan S. Simeonov - PhD Secretary 1995/1996), Kuncho V. Ignatov - PhD, Lubomir Diakovski, Nikola G. Dosev, Nikolai Staikovski, Ognian Krastev - PhD, Petko Velev, Plamen Kinov (Secretary 1998/1999), Svetlin Pavlov, Todor Radulov, Hristo Al. Alexiev, Tzvetan Kolev.

Rotary Club "Pleven Centrum" was based on RC "Pleven". It was charted on 22 May 2001 to District 2480 with club number 55633. Sponsoring club was "Sofia Vitosha" ,
The members of RC "Pleven Centrum" at the chartering were as follows: President - Asen A. Antonov, Vice President - Hristo Al. Alexiev, Secretary - Gospodin Il. Peychinski, Treasures - Nikolai N. Savov, Sergeant-at-atms - Dimo I. Deshev and members Valentin A. Ivanov, Veselin V. Bogdanov, Georgi Rusinov, Goran I. Karchovski, Dimitar K. Gospodinov - PhD, Dimitar L. Mitcarkin, Dimitar Iv. Tenev, Emil A. Mitkov, Ivan I. Bochukov - PhD, Ivan S. Simeonov - PhD, Ilia P. Petrov, Kuncho V. Ignatov - PhD, Lubomir Diakovski, Lusien I. Kovachev, Margarit I. Klaturov, Milcho Z. Iliev, Mihail D. Mihailov, Nikola G. Dosev, Ognian Hr. Boiadjiev, Ognian V. Krusstev - PhD, Ognian A. Lambiev, Petar M. Michev, Plamen At. Marinov, Stefan M. Nenkov, Hristo D. Kalenov, Hristo I. Ninov, Hristomir C. Hristov, Chavdar B. Balabanov - PhD, Tsvetan K. Ankov.

Sanctification of the Rotary Club Pleven Centrum flag (December 10, 2001).

President and Secretary

Rotary Club Pleven
1995/1996
President - Ivan Bochukov, Ph.D.
Secretary – Ivan Simeonov, Ph.D.
1996/1997
President - prof. Marin Gantchev, Ph.D.
Secretary – Atanas Rahnev
1997/1998
President - Tzvetan Ankov
Secretary – Iskren Yotov
1998/1999
President - Dimitar Mitcarkin
Secretary – Plamen Kinov

Previous Rotary Club Pleven Centrum
1999/2001
President - Assen Antonov
Secretary – Ognian Krastev, Ph.D.

Rotary Club Pleven Centrum
2001/2002
President - Assen Antonov
Secretary - Gospodin Peytchinski
2002/2003
President - Dimitar Tenev
Secretary – Gospodin Peytchinski
2003/2004
President - Dimitar Gospodinov, Ph.D.
Secretary - Hristо Yоtоv
2004/2005
President - Ninа Мitevа
Secretary - Еmil Mitkov
2005/2006
President - Georgi Russinov
Secretary - Nikolai Savov
2006/2007
President - Hristo Kalenov
Secretary - Plamen Pacev
2006/2007
President - Chavdar Balabanov, Ph.D.
Secretary - Maxim Batchvarov