Answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: balham , london , england    - notable works: '' the truth that killed ''    - death date: 11 september 1978    - spouse: annabel dilke      - birth date: 1 march 1929    - name: georgi markov    - image: bulgarian dissident georgi markov.tiff    - birth place: sofia , bulgaria    - occupation: writer , dissident   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of georgi markov .
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georgi ivanov markov -lrb- ; 1 march 1929 -- 11 september 1978 -rrb- was a bulgarian dissident writer .markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright in his native country , then governed by a communist regime under chairman todor zhivkov , until his defection from bulgaria in 1969 .after relocating to the west , he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the bbc world service , the us-funded radio free europe , and germany 's deutsche welle .markov used such forums to conduct a campaign of sarcastic criticism against the incumbent bulgarian regime .as a result of this , it has been speculated that the bulgarian government may have decided to silence him , and may have asked the kgb for help .he was assassinated on a london street via a micro-engineered pellet containing ricin , fired into his leg via an umbrella wielded by someone associated with the bulgarian secret police .