St. Nedelya Church Assault
The St Nedelya Church assault was a terrorist attack on St Nedelya Church in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was carried out on 16 April 1925, when a group of the Military Organisation of the Bulgarian Communist Party directed and supplied by the Soviet Military Intelligence blew up the church's roof during the funeral service of General Konstantin Georgiev, who had been killed in a previous communist assault on 14 April. Over 200 people, mainly from the country's political and military elite, were killed in the attack and around 500 bystander worshipers, who attended the liturgy, were injured. Preparation After the failure of the September Uprising in 1923 and the prohibition of the BCP by the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Appeal on 2 April 1924, the Communist Party found itself in a difficult situation. The government arrested many activists and the organization's very existence was under threat. A Special Punitive Group was established as part of the Central Committee of the BCP, including Ya ...
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St Nedelya Church
Saint Nedelya Cathedral (), is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a cathedral of the Sofia bishopric of the Bulgarian Patriarchate. The temple of Sveta Nedelya dates back to the 10th century, being a cathedral of the city from the 18th century. The sacred building has suffered destruction through the ages and has been reconstructed many times. The present building of the temple is among the landmarks of Sofia. It was designed by the famous Bulgarian architectural team Vasilyov- Tsolov. The relics of the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin are kept in the church. History The history of the cathedral's earliest years is to a large extent unknown. It was probably built in the 10th century and had stone foundations and an otherwise wooden construction, remaining wooden until the middle of the 19th century, unlike most other churches in the city. A German traveller by the name of Stephan Gerlach visited Sofia in 1578 and mentioned the church. Around ...
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Atanas Todovichin
Atanas is a name. Its most common use is a masculine given name in Bulgarian and Macedonian, derived from Greek Athanasios, "immortal". It can also be a surname. List People with the name Atanas include: Given name * Atanas Andonov (born 1955), Bulgarian decathlete * Atanas Angelov, Bulgarian sprint canoer * Atanas Apostolov (born 1989), Bulgarian football winger * Atanas Arshinkov (born 1987), Bulgarian football goalkeeper * Atanas Atanasov (other), multiple people, including: **Atanas Atanasov (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer ** Atanas Atanasov (long jumper) (born 1956), Bulgarian retired long jumper **Atanas Atanasov (runner) (born 1945), Bulgarian retired runner ** Atanas Atanasov (cyclist) (born 1904, date of death unknown), Bulgarian cyclist ** Atanas Atanasov (football manager) (born 1963), Bulgarian footballer and football coach and manager * Atanas Badev (1860–1908), Bulgarian composer and music teacher * Atanas Bornosuzov (born ...
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Krastyu Zlatarev
Krastyu Christ Zlatarev () was a Bulgarian officer, and commanded the 11th Macedonian Infantry Division throughout World War I. Biography Krastyu Zlatarev was born on 23 February 1864 in the city of Ohrid. His father was a priest from the District of Koshishta and his brother Andon Zlatarev was a revolutionary from the Internal Macedonian-Edirne Revolutionary Organization but later died in 1903 in conflict. Krastyu Zlatarev enlisted in the Bulgarian Armed Forces on 11 September 1881. He graduated from military school in 1884 and August 30 of that year was promoted to lieutenant and was assigned to the 13th Risa Infantry Regiment of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Serbo-Bulgarian War In the Serbo-Bulgarian War he was given command of the 3rd Company of the reserves battalion of the 2nd Strumski Infantry Regiment. He fought near Slivnitsa and near Keltash and fought even when wounded. He was awarded the Order of Courage IV degree for these actions. In 1889 he was promoted to the ...
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Ivan Popov (general)
Ivan Popov is the name of: * Ivan Popov (cyclist) (1951–2014), Bulgarian Olympic cyclist * Ivan Popov (wrestler), Australian wrestler * Ivan Popov (general) who died during St. Nedelya Church assault * Ivan Popov (major general) (born 1975), Russian army commander *, see Tripartite Pact * Ivan Popov (governor), see List of governors of Chernigov Governorate *Ivan Popov (chess player), Russian chess grandmaster * Ivan Popov (revolutionary), Bulgarian revolutionary * Ivan Evseyevich Popov (1797–1879) a Russian Orthodox missionary priest * Ivan Nikolaevich Popov (1878-after 1912), Russian deputy in 3rd Imperial Duma * Ivan Popov (spy) Ivan Popov is the name of: * Ivan Popov (cyclist) (1951–2014), Bulgarian Olympic cyclist * Ivan Popov (wrestler), Australian wrestler *Ivan Popov (general) who died during St. Nedelya Church assault *Ivan Popov (major general) (born 1975), Russian ...