Ilyo Voyvoda

Ilyo Voyvoda
Ilyo Voyvoda
	Ilyo Voyvoda
Nickname(s)	Ilyo Voyvoda
Born	May 28, 1805; Berovo, Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia)
Died	April 17, 1898 (aged 92); Kyustendil, Principality of Bulgaria
Allegiance	Maleshevo region hajduks (until 1859); Bulgarian Legion (1862–1868); Serbia (1876-1877); Unity Committee (1878); Principality of Bulgaria (1878-1885);
Years of service	1862–1885
Rank	Voivode (Voyvoda)
Battles / wars	Serbian-Turkish War (1876–77); Russo-Turkish War (1877–78); Kresna-Razlog Uprising (1878-1879); Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885);

Iliya Markov (Bulgarian: Илия Марков, Macedonian: Илија Марков, pronounced [i'lija 'markɔf]; May 28, 1805 – April 17, 1898), known as Ilyo Voyvoda or Dedo Iljo Maleshevski, was a Bulgarian revolutionary^[1]^[2]^[3] from the region of Macedonia, who is considered a national hero in both Bulgaria and North Macedonia. He was the father-in-law of revolutionary Dimitar Popgeorgiev (1840-1907).

^ For freedom and perfection. The Life of Yané Sandansky, Mercia MacDermott, (Journeyman, London, 1988) p. 21.]
^ Ethnic rivalry and the quest for Macedonia, 1870-1913, Vemund Aarbakke, East European Monographs, 2003, p. 56, ISBN 0-88033-527-0
^ Freedom or death, the life of Gotsé Delchev, Mercia MacDermott, Journeyman Press, 1978, p. 39, p 54. ISBN 0-904526-32-1

[1] For freedom and perfection. The Life of Yané Sandansky, Mercia MacDermott, (Journeyman, London, 1988) p. 21.]

[2] Ethnic rivalry and the quest for Macedonia, 1870-1913, Vemund Aarbakke, East European Monographs, 2003, p. 56, ISBN 0-88033-527-0

[3] Freedom or death, the life of Gotsé Delchev, Mercia MacDermott, Journeyman Press, 1978, p. 39, p 54. ISBN 0-904526-32-1

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