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| '''Gjorche Petrov''' (]/] in ], ] - ] ] in ], ]) was a ]n freedom fighter and one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement. His full name was '''Georgi Petrov Nikolov'''. | '''Gjorche Petrov''' (]/] in ], ] - ] ] in ], ]) was a ]n freedom fighter and one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement. His full name was '''Georgi Petrov Nikolov'''. | ||
| Born in the village of ], he studied at the Secondary school for boys in ]. Then he worked as a teacher in various towns in ]. He took part in the revolutionary campaign of the |
Born in the village of ], he studied at the Secondary school for boys in ]. Then he worked as a teacher in various towns in ]. He took part in the revolutionary campaign of the Macedonians as well as in the Thessaloniki Congress of the ] (IMARO) in ]. He was among the authors of the new Charter and Rules, which he co-wrote with ]. | ||
| representative of the Foreign Committee of the IMARO in ] in ]-]. He did not approve of the untimely outbreak of the ] of ], but once it broke out, he joined it together with a large ]. As the uprising turned out to be unsuccessful, Petrov continued his active participation in IMARO. | representative of the Foreign Committee of the IMARO in ] in ]-]. He did not approve of the untimely outbreak of the ] of ], but once it broke out, he joined it together with a large ]. As the uprising turned out to be unsuccessful, Petrov continued his active participation in IMARO. | ||
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| Petrov was again included in the Emigrant representation in ] in ]-]. After the ] Revolution of ], Petrov together with writer ] issued "Kulturno Edinstvo" magazine ("Cultural Unity"), which was based in ]. | Petrov was again included in the Emigrant representation in ] in ]-]. After the ] Revolution of ], Petrov together with writer ] issued "Kulturno Edinstvo" magazine ("Cultural Unity"), which was based in ]. | ||
| He was President of the Regular Regional Committee in ] for some time during the ], and afterwards he became ] of ]. At the end of the war he was one of the initiators of the formation of a Provisional Government of the United former ], and this government set the task of defending the positions of the |
He was President of the Regular Regional Committee in ] for some time during the ], and afterwards he became ] of ]. At the end of the war he was one of the initiators of the formation of a Provisional Government of the United former ], and this government set the task of defending the positions of the ] at the ] (1919-1920). He was also Chief of the Refugees Settlement Agency of the ]. | ||
| He kept close ties with ] and some other prominent Agrarian leaders, thus incurring IMARO leaders' hatred upon himself. He was eventually killed by them in June ] in ]. | He kept close ties with ] and some other prominent Agrarian leaders, thus incurring IMARO leaders' hatred upon himself. He was eventually killed by them in June ] in ]. | ||
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Gjorche Petrov (1864/1865 in Varosh, Macedonia - June 28 1921 in Sofia, Bulgaria) was a Macedonian freedom fighter and one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement. His full name was Georgi Petrov Nikolov.
Born in the village of Varosh, he studied at the Secondary school for boys in Plovdiv. Then he worked as a teacher in various towns in Macedonia. He took part in the revolutionary campaign of the Macedonians as well as in the Thessaloniki Congress of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) in 1896. He was among the authors of the new Charter and Rules, which he co-wrote with Goce Delcev.
representative of the Foreign Committee of the IMARO in Sofia in 1897-1901. He did not approve of the untimely outbreak of the Ilinden Uprising of 1903, but once it broke out, he joined it together with a large cheta. As the uprising turned out to be unsuccessful, Petrov continued his active participation in IMARO.
Petrov was again included in the Emigrant representation in Sofia in 1905-1908. After the Young Turks Revolution of 1908, Petrov together with writer Anton Strashimirov issued "Kulturno Edinstvo" magazine ("Cultural Unity"), which was based in Thessaloniki.
He was President of the Regular Regional Committee in Bitola for some time during the First World War, and afterwards he became mayor of Drama. At the end of the war he was one of the initiators of the formation of a Provisional Government of the United former IMRO, and this government set the task of defending the positions of the Macedonians at the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920). He was also Chief of the Refugees Settlement Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He kept close ties with Aleksandar Dimitrov and some other prominent Agrarian leaders, thus incurring IMARO leaders' hatred upon himself. He was eventually killed by them in June 1921 in Sofia.
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