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Ivan Yordanov Kostov (Bulgarian: Иван Йорданов Костов) (born 23 December 1949 in Sofia) was the 47th Prime Minister of Bulgaria in office from May 1997 to July 2001 and leader of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) between December 1994 and July 2001.Ivan Kostov graduated in Economics from the Karl Marx Higher Institute of Economics (today’s University of National and World Economy) in Sofia in 1974 and later earned a Ph.D. in Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes from Sofia University.
