Ivan Garvanov
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Ivan Garvanov was a Bulgarian
revolutionary and leader of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia
and Eastern Thrace. He was among the leaders of the Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood
and later of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees (BMARC). The BMARC was later known as the Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (SMARO) and then officially changed its name to the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) in 1905.
He learned mathematics in Sofia, and Vienna
. Garvanov later worked as a Bulgarian teacher in Thessaloniki
. In 1897 he founded Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood
and later entered the BMARC and in 1902 he was elected as a member of Central Committee. In 1903 Garvanov became a leader of BMARC.
Under the leadership of Garvanov, the IMARO (as the BMARC was then known) made a decision supporting military revolt. Garvanov, himself, did not participate in the uprising, because of his arrest and exile in Rhodos
. Garvanov, along with Boris Sarafov
was killed by Todor Panitsa
, the left wing leader of IMARO, in 1907.
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
revolutionary and leader of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
and Eastern Thrace. He was among the leaders of the Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood
Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood
The Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood was organized from a small group of conservatives, adherents of evolutionary methods of struggle, in Salonica....
and later of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees (BMARC). The BMARC was later known as the Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (SMARO) and then officially changed its name to the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) in 1905.
He learned mathematics in Sofia, and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Garvanov later worked as a Bulgarian teacher in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
. In 1897 he founded Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood
Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood
The Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood was organized from a small group of conservatives, adherents of evolutionary methods of struggle, in Salonica....
and later entered the BMARC and in 1902 he was elected as a member of Central Committee. In 1903 Garvanov became a leader of BMARC.
Under the leadership of Garvanov, the IMARO (as the BMARC was then known) made a decision supporting military revolt. Garvanov, himself, did not participate in the uprising, because of his arrest and exile in Rhodos
Rhodos
In Greek mythology, Rhodos or Rhodus also known as Rhode was the goddess of the island of Rhodes and wife of Helios, she was the daughter of Aphrodite and Poseidon. -References:* Grimal, Pierre, , Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, ISBN 9780631201021....
. Garvanov, along with Boris Sarafov
Boris Sarafov
Boris Petrov Sarafov was a revolutionary from the region of Macedonia, one of the leaders of Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee and Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization...
was killed by Todor Panitsa
Todor Panitsa
Todor Panitsa was a Bulgarian revolutionary figure active in the region of Macedonia. He was one of the leaders of the left wing of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. He took part in the struggles of the Bulgarians in the beginning of the 20th Century...
, the left wing leader of IMARO, in 1907.