Born prematurely in 1911, Baba Vanga’s real name was Vangelia Pandeva Dimitrova. She lived with her family in the city of Strumica in modern-day North Macedonia, which at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire. Within a couple of years of her birth, the area had come under Bulgarian rule when the Ottomans were driven out during the First Balkan War.
Vanga’s family was very poor. Her father fought in the Bulgarian army in World War One and her mother passed away while she was still very young. However, she still managed to lead a relatively ordinary life during her early years. That would all change at the age of 12 when a mysterious event robbed her of her sight.
Many Bulgarian and Soviet scientists studied and tested Vanga throughout her life, determined to dissect and understand her abilities. They concluded that she was so accurate in her predictions that she had an 85% success rate. Luckily for us, the nuclear war Vanga predicted would occur from 2010 to 2014 ended up amongst the 15% she got wrong.
Although she’s been gone for over a quarter of a century, the name Baba Vanga is still revered the world over. She holds a special place in the hearts of many Bulgarians, plenty of whom have stories of family members who went to see her and were mesmerised by her abilities.
Only time will tell whether her predictions for our future will pan out. If they do then we should expect the arrival of aliens via an asteroid at some time in 2022, world hunger to be eradicated in 2028, and a Martian colony to gain independence from Earth by 2256.
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Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP