# Maria Zheleva

> Maria Ivanova Marinova-Zheleva, sometimes transliterated as Mariya Zheleva or Mariya Jeleva, was a Bulgarian historian, film editor, film director, and screenwriter who served as the First Lady of Bulgaria from 1990 until 1997. Zheleva was the wife of Zhelyu Zhelev, the first non-Communist President of Bulgaria following the fall of communism in 1989. She remains the second longest serving first lady in Bulgaria's history.

*Bulgarian film director*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/maria-zheleva

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Born:** 1942-04-03
- **Died:** 2013-12-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ماريا زهيليڤا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%B2%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%DA%A4%D8%A7)
- [Мария Желева](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0)
- [Μαρία Ζέλεβα](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%96%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B1)
- [Maria Zheleva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Zheleva)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12285994)

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