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The Soviet-made Tupolev-154 was grounded in 1999 but once flew with famous passengers such as former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. It was placed at a depth of about 22 metres to form an artificial reef.
Mr Zhivkov, eastern Europe's longest-serving communist leader, ruled Bulgaria for 35 years until the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. He died in 1998.
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