Georgi Benkovski
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Georgi Benkovski was the pseudonym of Gavril Gruev Hlatev, a Bulgarian revolutionary and leading figure in the organization and direction of the Bulgarian anti-Ottoman April Uprising of 1876 and apost
Georgi Benkovski (1843–1876)
Benkovski's native house in Koprivshtitsa
Benkovski's bust at his native house in Koprivshtitsa
Monument to Benkovski at the place of his death in Ribaritsa
April Uprising of 1876
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The April Uprising was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April to May 1876. The rebellion was suppressed by irregular Ottoman bashi-bazouk units that engaged in in
Georgi Benkovski
…Gavril Gruev Hlatev (Гаврил Груев Хлътев), a Bulgarian revolutionary and leading figure in the organization and direction of the Bulgarian anti-Ottoman April Uprising of 1876 and apostle of its 4th Revolutionary District. Born around 1843 to the family of the small-time merchant and craftsman Gruyo Hlatev, Benkovski…
Bulgarian Rebels 1876Antonoff
Rebel flag from Gorna Oryahovitsa. The text reads 'Свобода или смърть' (Freedom or Death).
Burning and sack of Batak in 1876
The Batak massacre (1889), painted by Antoni Piotrowski.