Jane Sandanski
Jane Iwanow Sandanski (also written Jane Ivanov Sandanski or Yane Ivanov Sandanski , Bulgarian Яне Сандански ; born May 18, 1872 in Wlachi , today in Bulgaria ; † April 22, 1915 in Melnik , Bulgaria) was a revolutionary and is considered a leading figure in the BMARK ( Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committee / Български Македоно-Одрински революционни комитети , a predecessor organization of the IMRO ). In his honor, the Bulgarian city Sweti Wratsch was renamed Sandanski .
He supported the Young Turks and after their revolution (1908) was a member of the Ottoman People's Federal Party (Bulgarian section) . Under his leadership, the city of Melnik was conquered in the First Balkan War on October 17, 1912 . This ended the centuries-old Ottoman rule over the city. His grave is now near the Roschen monastery near Melnik.
literature
- Mercia MacDermott: For Freedom and Perfection. The Life of Yane Sandansky. Journeyman, London 1988, ISBN 1-85172-014-6 . [1]
- Jane Sandanski's memoirs in Bulgarian and Macedonian
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sandanski, Jane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sandanski, Yane Ivanov; Sandanski, Jane Ivanov; Яне Иванов Сандански (Bulgarian); Груев, Даме (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian freedom fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wlachi |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1915 |
| Place of death | at Melnik |