Kosta Shahov
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Kosta S. Shahov was a Bulgarian public figure, journalist, activist of the Young Macedonian Literary Society
and the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee.
Shahov was born on April 14, 1862 in Ohrid
, Ottoman Macedonia. He graduated law at Sofia University
in 1894 and worked in Ruse in the municipality government, and later in the Court of Appeal. Shahov was among the founders of the Young Macedonian Literary Society, the author of its Statute and Rules and an active contributor to the magazine Loza. He published the newspaper "Macedonia" (1888 - 1912 with some interruptions), "Strannik", "Glas Makedonski" (1893 - 1898), "Borba za svobodata na Makedonia i Odrinsko", "Borba" (1905) and others. In 1892 Shahov met with Ivan Hadzhinikolov
and Gotse Delchev
and facilitates the establishment of the future Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). Shahov was among the founders of the Macedonian Supreme Committee in 1894. Shahov died on August 15, 1917 in Sofia
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Young Macedonian Literary Society
The Young Macedonian Literary Society was founded in 1891 in Sofia together with its magazine Loza. The purpose of the society was twofold: the official one was primarily scholarly and literary. One of the purposes of the magazine of Young Macedonian Literary Society was to defend the idea the...
and the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee.
Shahov was born on April 14, 1862 in Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
, Ottoman Macedonia. He graduated law at Sofia University
Sofia University
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
in 1894 and worked in Ruse in the municipality government, and later in the Court of Appeal. Shahov was among the founders of the Young Macedonian Literary Society, the author of its Statute and Rules and an active contributor to the magazine Loza. He published the newspaper "Macedonia" (1888 - 1912 with some interruptions), "Strannik", "Glas Makedonski" (1893 - 1898), "Borba za svobodata na Makedonia i Odrinsko", "Borba" (1905) and others. In 1892 Shahov met with Ivan Hadzhinikolov
Ivan Hadzhinikolov
Ivan Hadzhinikolov was a Bulgarian revolutionary from Macedonia, leader of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia, Eastern and Western Thrace...
and Gotse Delchev
Gotse Delchev
Georgi Nikolov Delchev was an important revolutionary figure in Ottoman-ruled Macedonia and Thrace at the turn of the 20th century...
and facilitates the establishment of the future Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). Shahov was among the founders of the Macedonian Supreme Committee in 1894. Shahov died on August 15, 1917 in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
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