Liljana Dimitrova

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Monument to Liljana Dimitrova in Shumen

Liljana Nikolaewa Dimitrova ( Bulgarian Лиляна Николова Димитрова ; born July 17, 1918 in Istanbul , † June 27, 1944 in Plovdiv ) was a Bulgarian activist. She also operated under the pseudonym Blaga .

Life

Dimitrova studied law at Sofia University and became a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1939 . She became politically active at the university and went illegally in 1941. She was arrested in 1942, but managed to escape from custody. From 1942 to 1944 she was a member of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Workers' Youth Association . In 1944 she led the association's actions in southern Bulgaria. She died in an armed conflict with the police.

Honors

On March 25, 1951, a 1 lev - "anti-fascist" - postage stamp with a circulation of 150,000 was issued in Bulgaria  , on which it is shown together with Jordanka Tschankowa , Alexander Dimitrov and Adalbert Antonow , who also belong to the youth association . A monument was erected for them in the Bulgarian city of Shumen .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1951 (25 март ) . In: Народна република България (1946-1960 г.) ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. [Narodna republika Balgarija (1946-1960 g.)] , Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communication, Bulgaria. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mtitc.government.bg
  2. ↑ 1951, March 25. Anti-fascists. RaTdr. (1010); signed L 11½. Michel catalog : Bulgaria 1951, No. 776
personal data
SURNAME Dimitrova, Liljana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dimitrova, Liljana Nikolaewa (full name); Blaga; Димитрова, Лиляна Николова (Bulgarian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian activist
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1944
Place of death Plovdiv