Gotse Delchev
Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary (1872-1903) · Turkey · On the map · Activists · Died at 31
Georgi Nikolov Delchev, known as Gotse Delchev or Goce Delčev, was a prominent Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary (komitadji) and one of the most important leaders of what is commonly known as the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO).
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Delchev (right) and his former classmate from Kilkis, Imov as officer cadets in Sofia.![The diploma of Delchev from his graduation from the Military school in Sofia.[note 2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Diplom_Gotse.jpg/1280px-Diplom_Gotse.jpg)
The diploma of Delchev from his graduation from the Military school in Sofia.[note 2]
Diploma from the Bulgarian Exarchate's school in Štip, signed by Delchev as a teacher.
Letter from Delchev to the Bulgarian Exarch Yosif, where he resigned as head teacher in Bansko.![Letter from Delchev to Nikola Maleshevski dated 5 January 1899, written on the occasion of certain disagreements among members of the Organization, where he called for unity among Bulgarians.[49][50][37]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Gotsedelchev-letter.jpg/500px-Gotsedelchev-letter.jpg)
Letter from Delchev to Nikola Maleshevski dated 5 January 1899, written on the occasion of certain disagreements among members of the Organization, where he called for unity among Bulgarians.[49][50][37]About this person
He was active in the Ottoman-ruled Macedonia and Adrianople regions, as well as in Bulgaria, at the turn of the 20th century. Delchev was IMRO's foreign representative in Sofia, the capital of the Principality of Bulgaria. As such, he was also a member of the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee (SMAC) for a period, participating in the work of its governing body. Although he considered the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising premature, Delchev participated in its preparation. He was killed in a skirmish with an Ottoman unit on the eve of the uprising.
