Apostol Petkov
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. 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. Historians from North Macedonia consider him an ethnic Macedonian historical figure.
Voivode Apostol Petkov | |
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Apostol Petkov during the Macedonian Struggle | |
| 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 |
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| Relations | Gonos Yiotas |
Petkov was often referred to by his admirers as the Sun of Yenice-i Vardar.
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