Voivode Apostol Petkov | |
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Native name | Апостол Петков |
Birth name | Apostol Petkov Terziev (Апостол Петков Терзиев) |
Nickname(s) | Sun of Yenice-i Vardar |
Born | 6 May 1869 Boymitsa, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Axioupoli, Greece) |
Died | 2 August 1911 Krushari, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Ampeleies, Greece) |
Buried | |
Allegiance | IMRO |
Years of service | 1897-1911 |
Battles / wars | |
Relations | Gonos Yiotas |
Apostol Petkov Terziev (Bulgarian/Macedonian: Апостол Петков Терзиев; May 6, 1869 – August 2, 1911) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary and one of the leaders of the national liberation movement in Ottoman Macedonia.[1][2][3] 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 authorities in the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising and Macedonian Struggle.[4]
Petkov was often referred to by his admirers as the Sun of Yenice-i Vardar.