Dzole Gergev
Dzole Stoychev Gergev | |
|---|---|
 Stojchev before 1912. | |
| Born | 1867 |
| Died | 1909 (aged 41–42) |
Dzole Stoychev Gergev (Bulgarian: Дзоле Стойчев Гергев and Macedonian: Ѕоле Стојчев Гергев) (1867 – 1909) also known as Atesh Pasha, was a Bulgarian revolutionary[1] and freedom fighter, member of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO)[2] He is considered an ethnic Macedonian in North Macedonia.
Biography[]
He was born in Banica, then in the Ottoman Empire. After entering IMRO, his first job was that of a courier and terrorists. He became chetnik with , and in 1903 became the leader of his own regiment in Lerin (Florina). In the summer of 1903 he participated in the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising.
After the rebellion he became a district leader. After the Young Turk Revolution he joined the local police.
He was killed in Florina in 1909 by the Turks, after a Greek provocation.[3]
References[]
- ^ Upward, Allen. The East End of Europe: The report of an unofficial mission to the European provinces, London, J. Murray, 1908, стр.306-307.
- ^ Николов, Борис Й. Вътрешна македоно-одринска революционна организация. Войводи и ръководители (1893-1934). Биографично-библиографски справочник, София, 2001., стр.158.
- ^ Vŭorŭzhenata borba na VMORO v Makedonia i Odrinsko, 1904-1912, Todor Petrov, Voenno izdatelstvo, 1991, str. 54.
External links[]
- Bulgarians from Aegean Macedonia
- Bulgarian revolutionaries
- Members of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
- Macedonian Bulgarians
- 1867 births
- 1909 deaths
- People from Florina (regional unit)