Hristo Chernopeev () (c. 1868,

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– 6 November 1915, Krivolak) was a

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officer and member of the revolutionary movement in

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. He was among the leaders of the

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Biography

Chernopeev worked as sergeant in

from 1889 to 1899. Afterwards he became an active member of the Macedonian liberation movement and took part in the

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in 1901 in Pirin Mountain. After the suppression of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising in 1903 together with

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and Dimo Hadjidimov, he set the base of the left wing of

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. During this period he led a band in

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' region and worked as a military instructor in IMRO. After the

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revolution in 1908, Chernopeev was one of the founders of the ''

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''. From 1911, he became member of the Central Committee of IMRO. During 1912, he was the leader of a volunteer regiment in the

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. In 1913, Chernopeev was elected as deputy in the

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. During the

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in 1915, he left the parliament and went at the front as a reserve officer. Chernopeev was killed on 6 November 1915 in the

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with French troops. He was buried in the courtyard of the church in Novo Selo, now a quarter of

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. After the communists seized power in

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in 1945, the nameplate on his grave was destroyed. In November 2010 his mortal remains and the remains of ten other Bulgarian officers were еxhumed for unknown circumstances. Later, the authorities in North Macedonia obliterated the graves and a playground was built in their place.

Legacy

Chernopeev Peak on

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is named after Hristo Chernopeev.Chernopeev Peak.

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References

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"Движението отсамъ Вардара и борбата съ върховистите по спомени на Яне Сандански, Черньо Пеевъ, Сава Михайловъ, Хр. Куслевъ, Ив. Анастасовъ Гърчето, Петъръ Хр. Юруковъ и Никола Пушкаровъ; съобщава Л. Милетичъ"
София, Печатница П. Глушковъ, 1927, поредица "Материяли за историята на македонското освободително движение", Издава "Македонскиятъ Наученъ Институтъ", Книга VII. (in Bulgarian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Chernopeev, Hristo 1860s births 1915 deaths People from Lukovit Bulgarian revolutionaries Members of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Bulgarian military personnel of the Balkan Wars Bulgarian military personnel of World War I Bulgarian military personnel killed in World War I Recipients of the Order of Bravery Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria) Bulgarian nationalists Date of birth missing People from the Principality of Bulgaria