Dimitar Obshti
Dimitar Obshti Димитър Общи | |
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| Born | Dimitar Nikolić (Nikolov) circa 1835 |
| Died | 10 January 1873 (aged 37) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Revolutionary |
Dimitar Obshti (
Risorgimento of Italy
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Biography
Obshti was born around 1835 in
Sanjak of Peć, Ottoman Empire. He joined the first Bulgarian Legion organised in exile, in Serbia's capital Belgrade
, in 1862.
There he received military training and met
Cretan uprising.[2] In 1869 he became one of the founders of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee (BRCC) in Bucharest, Romania
.
In June 1871 Obshti was sent to Ottoman Bulgaria to serve as Levski's first deputy but compromised his superior's efforts by his adventurous endeavours. He led an
Great Powers' interest in liberating Bulgaria. He made some revealing statements in court which led to a great number of arrests and the effective ruin of the clandestine network. He was sentenced to death and hanged in Sofia
on January 10, 1873. A month later, the same fate fell on Levski.
References
- ^ Obshti identified himself in the memories of the Bulgarian revolutionary Tone Kraychov as follows: My name is Dimitar Obshti Makedonski, a Bulgarian from the village of Gjakova, Macedonia. For more see: Диарбекирски дневник и спомени на Тоне Крайчов. Съставители — Виктория Тилева и Здравка Нонева.(Издателство на Отечествения фронт, София, 1989) стр. 21.
- ISBN 0-88033-305-7.
- ^ "BNR Radio Bulgaria History and Religion". www.bnr.bg. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "VAGABOND — a magazine in English — Bulgarian National Revival by prof. Hristo Matanov". www.vagabond-bg.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
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