Voivode Krastyo Asenov | |
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 A portrait of Krastyo Asenov. | |
| Birth name | Krastyo Hadzhipetrov Asenov |
| Nickname(s) | The Bear (Mechkata) The Fiery Teacher (Ogneniot daskal) The Circassian (Cherkeza) |
| Born | 12 February 1877 İslimiye, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Sliven, Bulgaria) |
| Died | 25 July 1903 Kornishor, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Kromni, Greece) |
| Allegiance |  IMRO |
| Battles/wars | Ilinden Uprising † |
Krastyo Hadzhipetrov Asenov, nicknamed Mechkata (the Bear), Ogneniot daskal (the Fiery Teacher) and Cherkeza (the Circassian), was a Bulgarian revolutionary figure active in the region of Macedonia, one of the voyvodas of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) for the Enidzhe Vardar region. He took part in the liberation struggles of the Macedonians at the beginning of the 20th century.[1]
- ^ Енциклопедия Пирински край. Том 1, Благоевград, 1995.