Manush Georgiev

Manush Georgiev

Bulgarian revolutionary
Born August 10, 1881
Turnovo, in today's Republic of Macedonia
Died February 7, 1908
Dolna Ribnitsa, in today's Bulgaria

Manush Georgiev (Bulgarian: Мануш Георгиев), better known as Manush Voivoda (Bulgarian: Мануш Войвода) was a Bulgarian revolutionary from Ottoman Macedonia and a member of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. He is considered an ethnic Macedonian in the Republic of Macedonia. He graduated from the Bulgarian schools in Strumitsa and Serres, and was later appointed as a teacher in the villages of Barbarevo, Robovo, Borievo and Stinik. He grew in rank in IMARO and in 1907 he became deputy voivoda of Strumitsa region.[1][2][3] Georgiev was killed in a scrimish with the Ottoman police in the village of Dolna Ribnitsa in 1908.

References

  1. Енциклопедия „Пирински край“, Том 1, Благоевград, 1995, стр. 546.
  2. „Революционната борба в Гевгелийско по спомените на Илия Костадинов Докторов“, Съставител: Кирил Григоров Пърличев, „Македония прес“, София, 2004, стр. 101-103.
  3. Николов, Борис Й. Вътрешна македоно-одринска революционна организация. Войводи и ръководители (1893-1934). Биографично-библиографски справочник, София, 2001, стр. 31.
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