Education
He graduated the National Military Artillery School "Georgi Dimitrov" (now Faculty "Artillery, Air Defense and Communications" at NMU) with a degree in radio electronics engineer He then studied at the Military Academy "Rakovska" under the program of operational and strategic direction of the armed forces.
Career
Born in Haskovo on December 22, 1942. He specialized in the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in Moscow. Began his military career as a platoon leader.
From 1987 he was Head of Staff, and between 1990 and 1992 - commander of the air defense (PVO) of the Land Forces.
From 1992 to 1994 he was Deputy Commander of the Land Forces. In the period 1994-1997 was Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army.
Between 1997 and 2000 he was a defense attache in the United Kingdom. Then became head of the Military Academy "G. South. Rakovski "(until 2002). On 27 January 2010 formally took office as Minister of Defense.
As Minister of Defence, Angelov is expected to have some big shoes to fill, hinted to by a United States diplomatic cable recovered from Cablegate:
Until 1994 Angelov was Deputy Commander in Chief of the Bulgarian Land Forces, and from December 1994 to September 1997 he was Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces.
From November 1997 to August 2000, Angelov was Defense Attaché of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Later on, until February 2002, he was Commandant of the Rakovski Defence and Staff College. Foreign a short period of time in 2002, he was also Director for Defense Planning at the Ministry of Defence.
On 27 January, he officially became Bulgaria"s Minister of Defense.
Politics
Became a member of the Grand Old Party "GERB" which allows him political development and was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense.