Georgi Obretenow
Georgi Tichow Obretenow (also spelled Georgi Tihov Obretenov ; Bulgarian Георги Тихов Обретенов ; * around 1849 in Russe , then Ottoman Empire ; † May 10, 1876 near Nejkowo , now in Bulgaria ) was a Bulgarian revolutionary and freedom fighter. Obretenow took part in the failed Stara Sagora uprising of 1875. A year later he was co-organizer and leader of the April Uprising, which was also bloodily suppressed . He was a military instructor for the insurgents in the Second Revolutionary Region of Sliven . He committed surrounded by the Turkish military and guerrillas during the uprising suicide .
Individual evidence
- ^ Duncan M. Perry: Stefan Stambolov and the emergence of modern Bulgaria, 1870–1895. P. 27
literature
- П. Божинов: Кой кой е сред българите XV-XIX. Sofia 2000 (P. Boschinow: Who is who among the Bulgarians 1500–1900. Bulgarian)
- К. Косев: Априлското въстание в съдбата на българския народ. Sofia 2001 (K. Kosew: The April Uprising and the Fate of the Bulgarian People. Bulgarian)
- Й. Митев: История на Априлското въстание 1876. Volume 1, Sofia 1981 (J. Mitew: History of the April Uprising in 1876. Bulgarian)
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Obretenow, Georgi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Обретенов, Георги Тихов (Bulgarian); Obretenov, Georgi Tihov |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian revolutionary and freedom fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Russian , Ottoman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1876 |
| Place of death | near Nejkowo (Sliven) , Bulgaria |