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Apostol Petkov
Apostol Petkov Terziev (Bulgarian Language, Bulgarian/; May 6, 1869 – August 2, 1911) was a Macedonian Bulgarians, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary and one of the leaders of the national liberation movement in Ottoman Macedonia. He was a leading ''Komitadji'' in the armed units of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees and later participated in the Bulgarian People's Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. He took part in the battles against the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman authorities in the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising and Macedonian Struggle. Petkov was often referred to by his admirers as ''the Sun of Yenice-i Vardar''. Early life Apostol Petkov was born Apostol Terziev, a member of the old Terviev family, in the town of Boymitsa. Apostol was illiterate but found a job working as a cantonment officer on the Thessaloniki-Skopje railway line, where he remained until 1892 when he decided to become a rebel. He had two brothers (Mito and Tano) a ...
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Salonika Vilayet
The Vilayet of Salonica () was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire from 1867 to 1913. In the late 19th century it reportedly had an area of .Europe
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The vilayet was bounded by the Principality (later Kingdom) of Bulgaria on the north; Eastern Rumelia on the northeast (after the Treaty of Berlin (1878), Treaty of Berlin); Edirne Vilayet on the east; the Aegean Sea on the south; Monastir Vilayet and the independent Serfije Sanjak, Ottoman Empire, sanjak of Serfije on the west (after 1881); the Kosovo Vilayet on the northwest. The vilayet consisted of present Central and Eastern parts of Greek Macedonia and Blagoevgrad Province, Pirin Macedonia in Bulgaria. Present Pirin Macedonia part of it was administered as township, kazas of Blagoevgrad, Cuma-yı Bala, Petrich, Pe ...
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Ivan Karasuliiski And Apostol Petkov In 1895 IMARO
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bulgarian Saint Ivan of Rila. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is , while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is . The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English ''John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek name is in turn derived fr ...
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Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian
Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian (, 1874–1943) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He served thrice as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, occupied various important ministerial positions and became president of the Academy of Athens. Life Early life and career Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian was born in Athens in about 1874. He entered the Hellenic Army Academy in 1890 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Artillery on 30 June 1895. He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 commanding an artillery battery, and served for three years in the newly founded Geographical Service. In 1905, during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia against the Bulgarian-sponsored Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO), he was attached to the Greek Consulate-General in Thessaloniki under the cover name Ioannidis. He served there for three and a half years, until the end of the Struggle in 1908. In 1906, he was promoted to lieutenant. Balka ...
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Lambros Koromilas
Lambros Koromilas (: 1856 – 1923) was a Greek economist and diplomat, and one of the leading figures in the Macedonian Struggle during his tenure as Greek Consul-General to Thessaloniki in 1904–1907. He also served as Finance Minister in 1910–1912 and Foreign Minister before and during the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913. Life Koromilas was born in Athens in about 1856, the second son of the publisher Andreas Koromilas. After studies in Physics and Mathematics in Athens, he continued his studies in France and Germany. On his return to Greece, he took up his father's business, but shortly after he was appointed director of the National Printing House. He later succeeded his elder brother Dimitrios (a noted theatrical writer) in running the newspaper ''Efimerida''. In 1888, he left Greece and went to the Ottoman capital, Constantinople, where he studied the Turkish language and the structure of the Ottoman government. On his return to Greece, he participated in the Cretan Re ...
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Macedonia (region)
Macedonia ( ) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid-19th century. Today the region is considered to include parts of six Balkan countries: all of North Macedonia, large parts of Greece and Bulgaria, and smaller parts of Albania, Serbia, and Kosovo. It covers approximately and has a population of around five million. Macedonia (Greece), Greek Macedonia comprises about half of Macedonia's area and population. Its oldest known settlements date back approximately to 7,000 BC. From the middle of the 4th century BC, the Kingdom of Macedon became the dominant power on the Balkan Peninsula; since then Macedonia has had a diverse history. Etymology Both proper nouns ''Makedṓn'' and ''Makednós'' are morphologically derived from the Ancient Greek adjective ''makednós'' meaning "tall, slim", and are related t ...
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Apostol may refer to: People Apostol is an East European name and name element derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος "apostle", and therefore found mainly in Christian societies and cultures. Given name * Apostol Mărgărit (1832–1903), a Romanian school teacher and writer * Apostol Meksi (born in 1825–date of death unknown) an Albanian doctor, folklorist and patriot * Apostol Muzac (born 1987), a Romanian football player * Apostol Petkov (1869–1911), a Bulgarian revolutionary * Apostol Tnokovski (born 1982), a Macedonian product designer Surname * Constantin Apostol (1903–1996), a Romanian equestrian * Danylo Apostol (1654–1734), the Hetman of the Left-bank Ukraine * Eugenia Duran Apostol (born 1925), a Filipino journalist * Gheorghe Apostol (1913–2010), a Romanian politician * Gina Apostol (born 1963), Philippines-born American writer * Ioan Apostol (born 1959), a Romanian luger * Iulian Apostol (born 1980), a Romanian professional football player * ...
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Mount Paiko
Mountain Paiko in (Greek language, Greek: Πάικο; in Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Паяк or Pajak) is a small mountain range (surface area: 399 km2) that lies on the border of the Pella (regional unit), Pella and Kilkis (regional unit), Kilkis regional units in Central Macedonia, Greece. Monasteries, Churches and Chapels of Paiko, in the Prefecture of Kilkis The Administrative Head of the Monasteries and Churches of Paionia is the Metropolitan of Goumenissa, Axioupolis and Polykastro Dimitrios. Church of Agios Athanasios The Church of Agios Athanasios is located in Griva. Monastery of Panagia Goumenissa The monastery of Panagia Goumenissa, was the occasion to create the small town of the same name which is the seat of the newly established (since 1991 AD) Diocese of Goumenissi, Axioupolis and Polykastro. Holy Monastery of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene The Holy Monastery of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene is located on a verdant slope of Mount Paikos, ...
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Goumenissa
Goumenissa ( ) is a small traditional town in the Kilkis (regional unit), Kilkis regional unit, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Paionia (municipality), Paionia Municipality, of which it is a community and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 208.949km2. The 2021 census recorded 3,292 residents in the community and 5,157 residents in the municipal unit. The town sits on the southeastern part of the Mount Paiko, Paiko mountain range. Located 69 km northwest of Thessaloniki, 539 km north of Athens and 20 km north of Pella, the ancient capital of the Ancient Greece, Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia. Goumenissa is the seat of the Church of Greece, Greek Orthodox diocese of Goumenissa, Axioupoli and Polykastro. Goumenissa has narrow streets lined with traditional houses and is renowned for a wide range of things; apart from its preindustrial monuments built beside lush sp ...
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Vardar
The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of the river is . Etymology The name ''Vardar'' for the river may have been derived from Thracian, although Dardanian, Paeonian, Ancient Macedonian and Ancient Greek were also spoken in the lands drained by the river. The modern Vardar is thought to derive from an earlier *''Vardários'', which may ultimately derive from Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *''(s)wordo-wori-'' "black water". The name ''Vardários'' (Βαρδάριος) was sometimes used by the Ancient Greeks in the 3rd century BC. The same name was widely used in the Byzantine era. Vardar/Vardarios may be a translation of (or otherwise have a similar meaning as) ''Axios'', which may be Thracian and may have meant "not-shining" from PIE *''n.-sk(e)i'' (cf. Avestan ''axšaēna'' ...
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Voivode
Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the medieval rulers of the Romanian-inhabited states and of governors and military commanders of Poles, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Balkan, Russian people and other Slavic-speaking populations. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ''voivode'' was interchangeably used with '' palatine''. In the Tsardom of Russia, a voivode was a military governor. Among the Danube principalities, ''voivode'' was considered a princely title. Etymology The term ''voivode'' comes from two roots. , means "war, fight," while , means "leading", thus in Old Slavic together meaning "war leader" or "warlord". The Latin translation is for the principal commander of a military force, serving as a deputy for the monarch. In ...
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Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising (), consisting of the Ilinden Uprising (; ) and Preobrazhenie Uprising,Keith Brown (2013). Loyal Unto Death Trust and Terror in Revolutionary Macedonia. Indiana University Press. pp. 15-18. . was an organized revolt against the Ottoman Empire, which was prepared and carried out by the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization, with the support of the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee, which included mostly Bulgarian military personnel. The name of the uprising refers to ''Ilinden'', a name for Elijah's day, and to ''Preobrazhenie'' which means Feast of the Transfiguration. The revolt lasted from the beginning of August to the end of October. The rebellion in the region of Macedonia affected the Manastir vilayet, supported by Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionaries, and to some extent by the Aromanian population of the region. A provisional government was established in the town of Kruševo, where the insurgents proc ...
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