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Gotse Delchev

1872 - 1903

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Georgi Nikolov Delchev (Bulgarian: Георги Николов Делчев; Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Николов Делчев; 4 February 1872 – 4 May 1903), known as Gotse Delchev or Goce Delčev (Гоце Делчев), 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), 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), participating in the work of its governing body. He was killed in a skirmish with an Ottoman unit on the eve of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gotse Delchev is the 3,668th most popular politician (down from 3,016th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Greece (down from 204th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Greek Politician.

Gotsse Delchev is most famous for his work as a Bulgarian revolutionary. He was a member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) and was a prominent figure in the organization's struggle for Macedonian independence.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gotse Delchev ranks 3,668 out of 19,576. Before him are Anne Marie d'Orléans, Nouri al-Maliki, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Mathieu Kérékou, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, and Bilgä Qaǧan. After him are John George III, Elector of Saxony, Kim Song-ae, Michael Kors, Brian Cowen, Charles, Duke of Berry, and Amenemhat IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Gotse Delchev ranks 31. Before him are Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Wilhelm Miklas, Helena Rubinstein, Georgy Chicherin, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, and Dionysios Kasdaglis. After him are Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, José Sanjurjo, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Habibullah Khan, Julius Fučík, and Princess Clémentine of Belgium. Among people deceased in 1903, Gotse Delchev ranks 15. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Alexander I of Serbia, Hugo Wolf, Otto Weininger, and Gemma Galgani. After him are George Gissing, Alexander Bain, Draga Mašin, Calamity Jane, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, and Vasily Dokuchaev.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Gotse Delchev ranks 231 out of 1,024. Before him are Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Philo of Larissa (-145), Georgios Papanikolaou (1883), Agis IV (-265), and Philostratus (170). After him are Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), Archelaus (-500), and Agnodice (-400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Gotse Delchev ranks 91. Before him are Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Ephialtes (-590), Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), and Agis IV (-265). After him are Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), and Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141).

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