Metodi Aleksiev
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Metodi Aleksiev Yanushev was a Bulgaria
n revolutionary, a worker of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) and the Bulgarian Communist Party
.
, in the Ottoman Empire
, which is today in the Republic of Macedonia
. He studied in the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
and became a member of the IMARO. He was wanted by the authorities and in 1906 he moved to Ser
to study in the Bulgarian Pedagogical School. He became an illegal freedom fighter and entered the revolutionary band of Gorna Dzhumaya
, and later he was in the headquarters of Yane Sandanski's
revolutionary band.
In 1908, after the Young Turk Revolution
, he was no longer a freedom fighter and became a teacher. In 1912, after the beginning of the Balkan War, he was a leader of a revolutionary band that helped the actions of the Bulgarian army in the regions of Razlog
and Drama
.
In 1913 he entered the Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party. During the First World War he served in the 29th Infantry Regiment and participated in the Vladaya Uprising in 1918. From 1920 to 1923 he had been a member of the Regional committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party
in Gorna Dzhumaya
. He commanded a rebel band during the September Uprising
. He was taken hostage by the band of Aleko Vasilev and later released. He continued with communist activity and was killed in September 1924 in the vicinity of the village of Pokrovnik
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n revolutionary, a worker of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) and the Bulgarian Communist Party
Bulgarian Communist Party
The Bulgarian Communist Party was the communist and Marxist-Leninist ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when the country ceased to be a communist state...
.
Biography
Metodi Aleksiev Yanushev was born in 1887 in VelesVeles (city)
Veles is a city in the center of the Republic of Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality.-Name:The city's name was Vylosa in Ancient Greek and before the Balkan Wars, it was a township with the name Köprülü in the Üsküp sandjak, Ottoman empire for 600...
, in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, which is today in the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. He studied in the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
The Sts. Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki was the first Bulgarian high school in Macedonia. One of the most influential Bulgarian educational centres in Macedonia and Southern Thrace, it was founded in autumn 1880 in Ottoman Thessaloniki and existed until...
and became a member of the IMARO. He was wanted by the authorities and in 1906 he moved to Ser
Ser
Ser is a gender-neutral form of Sir that has been used in the Dragon Age video game series by BioWare, in Greg Bear's The Way novels, and in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin...
to study in the Bulgarian Pedagogical School. He became an illegal freedom fighter and entered the revolutionary band of Gorna Dzhumaya
Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad is а city in southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Province, with a population of about 74,302 . It lies on the banks of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa River....
, and later he was in the headquarters of Yane Sandanski's
Yane Sandanski
Yane Ivanov Sandanski or Jane Ivanov Sandanski, was a revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization in the Serres region and head of the extreme leftist wing of the organization...
revolutionary band.
In 1908, after the Young Turk Revolution
Young Turk Revolution
The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 reversed the suspension of the Ottoman parliament by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, marking the onset of the Second Constitutional Era...
, he was no longer a freedom fighter and became a teacher. In 1912, after the beginning of the Balkan War, he was a leader of a revolutionary band that helped the actions of the Bulgarian army in the regions of Razlog
Razlog
Razlog is a town and ski resort in Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in the Razlog Valley and was first mentioned during the reign of Byzantine emperor Basil II....
and Drama
Drama, Greece
Drama , the ancient Drabescus , is a town and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the peripheral unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The town is the economic center of the municipality , which in turn comprises 53.5 percent of the...
.
In 1913 he entered the Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party. During the First World War he served in the 29th Infantry Regiment and participated in the Vladaya Uprising in 1918. From 1920 to 1923 he had been a member of the Regional committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party
Bulgarian Communist Party
The Bulgarian Communist Party was the communist and Marxist-Leninist ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when the country ceased to be a communist state...
in Gorna Dzhumaya
Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad is а city in southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Province, with a population of about 74,302 . It lies on the banks of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa River....
. He commanded a rebel band during the September Uprising
September Uprising
The September Uprising was an armed insurgency staged in September 1923 by the Bulgarian Communist Party under Comintern pressure, as an attempt to overthrow the Democratic Accord government of Bulgaria that had come to power with the coup d'état of June 9. Besides its communist base, the...
. He was taken hostage by the band of Aleko Vasilev and later released. He continued with communist activity and was killed in September 1924 in the vicinity of the village of Pokrovnik
Pokrovnik
Pokrovnik is a village in the municipality of Blagoevgrad, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated very close to Blagoevgrad on the right bank of Struma river....
.