▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Security ▁Service ▁Ivan ▁Tr ich kov . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Work ers ' ▁Youth ▁League , ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁- ▁the ▁PA . ▁Part icip ant ▁in ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁( 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 4 4 ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁political ▁comm iss ar ▁of ▁the ▁Raz log ▁read . ▁After ▁the ▁coup ▁d ' état , ▁he ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Y CL ▁in ▁B lag o ev grad ▁and ▁First ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁in ▁B lag o ev grad ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁member , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁on ▁a ▁full ▁member , ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Polit b uro ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Council , ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Chair man ▁of