 A
strong proponent for Canadian unity ever since he immigrated to Montreal,
Quebec, in 1952, after studying law in Paris, Bulgarian-born Anton Tchipeff
was elected Chairman of the Bulgarian National Committee created to coincide
with Canada’s centennial celebrations in 1967. From 1986-92, he was Assistant
Deputy Minister for the Government of Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration
and Cultural Communications. In 1997, he received the award of the Agency
of Bulgarians Abroad, in Sofia, and was decorated Knight of Madara, First
Class, by the President of the Bulgarian Republic.This 1992 image of Anton
Tchipeff, right, was taken in the Speaker’s Office in Sofia, Bulgaria,
with Stefan Savov, leader of the Democratic Party and Speaker of the Bulgarian
Parliament, to the left. [Photo, courtesy Anton Tchipeff] |
Born
and educated in Zlatograd, Bulgaria, Dr. Konstantin Valtchev practiced
as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Bulgaria, Ethiopia, and South Africa
before immigrating to Canada, 1972. Today, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Dr. Valtchev’s private practice
is affiliated with Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. A number of patents
are registered in his name, including the Valtchev Uterine Mobilizer which
is used worldwide in the fields of Gynecology and Endoscopy. This 1978
view portrays Dr. Valtchev, in Anaheim, California, as a newly elected
Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. [Photo,
courtesy Dr. Konstantin Valtchev]