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Lazar Poptraykov
1878-04-10 – 1903-10-11
Life & Legacy
Lazar Poptraykov (Bulgarian: Лазар Поптрайков; Macedonian: Лазар Поп-Трајков; 10 April 1878 – 11/12 October 1903) was a Bulgarian revolutionary (komitadji). He was also a Bulgarian Exarchate teacher and poet from Ottoman Macedonia. He was a leader (voivode) of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) in the region of Kastoria (Kostur) and participated in the Ilinden Uprising, where he was killed.
Occupation & Career
poet, revolutionary, writer, teacher
Education
Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki; Bitolya Bulgarian High School
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Bitolya Bulgarian High School · Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q3397074 — wikidata View source
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