Mihailo Apostolski
Mihajlo Apostolski, born as Mihail Apostolov, (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Михаил Апостолов, later Macedonian Cyrillic:Михаjло Апостолски (born: 8 November 1901 in Stip, (today Republic of Macedonia), - died, 7 August 1987 in Dojran, (today Republic of Macedonia) was a Communist general, politician and historian in SFRY.
Between World War I and World War II he entered in an Officer's school in Kingdom of Yugoslavia and became a major.During the Axis invasion in Yugoslavia in April 1941, he was captured and interned in prisoner's of war camp near Milan.Shortly after his father made a request to the Bulgarian Minister of Defense, where he wrote, his son was Bulgarian by orirgin, his parents too and because of that Apostolov have to be liberated. The request was granted soon.
After his liberation the Communist Mihail Apostolov changed his name in Mihailo Apostolski, entered Macedonian National Liberation Army and became a partisan leader in the National Liberation War of Macedonia against Bulgarians.After the World War II Apostolski became one of the military leaders of new SFRY and since 1967 to 1983 he became President of the Macedonian Academy for Science and Art. In 1995 the Military Academy in the new Republic of Macedonia was named "Mihailo Apostolski".
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- Template:Bg icon [1]A request from Mite Apostolov Matovski, father of Mihail Apostolski. He is begging for liberating of captivity for his Bulgarian son, born by Bulgarian parents, who worked and fought for Bulgaria.
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