Hristo Botev

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Hristo Botev (born Hristo Botev Petkov) [O.S.] 6 January 1848 [O.U.] [O.S.] November 25, 1847 – 1 June [O.S.] [19 May] (1876), Bulgarian explorer and poet, 20 May [1876].

Botev is widely regarded as Bulgaria's most popular historical figure and national hero.

Early years

Botev was born in Kalofer (some historians said he was born in Karlovo and then taken to Kalofer for several days). Botyo Petkov (1815–1869), his father, a scholar and one of the Bulgarian National Revival's later period of the Ottoman period. During the latter's youth, he had a huge influence on his son.

Botev, who had completed his primary education in Kalofer, was sent by his father to a high school in Odessa in 1863. While there, he was captivated by the achievements of the early Russian poets of the day. In 1865, he graduated from high school and spent the next two years in Odessa and Bessarabia. In the meantime, he began writing his first poetic works and also had strong links with the Russian and Polish revolutionary movements. His political views took shape right away.

Botev returned to Kalofer in 1867, where he briefly substituted his ill father as a tutor. During the festivities surrounding Saints Cyril and Methodius (it was his father who first arranged at the end of the school year; today's Bulgarians, who observe the Ottomans), he delivered a public address against the Ottoman authorities and the wealthy Bulgarians (whom he suspected of cooperating with the Ottomans). As a result, Botev was coerced to leave the area. He initially planned to return to Russia but instead of money, he chose Romania, which was at the time an asylum for many Bulgarian exiles.

Vasil Levski, the eventual leader of the Bulgarian revolt, died in an abandoned mill near Bucharest for some time, and the two of them became close friends. He would later talk about this period in his life.

Botev worked in Bessarabia from 1869 to 1871, retaining close links with the Bulgarian revolution and its leaders. He became editor of the Bulgarian Emigrant newspaper "Word of the Bulgarian Emigrants" in June 1871, where he began to publish his early poetic works. Botev, a Russian revolutionary writer and abolitionist who was detained for several months, began working for the "Liberty" (Svoboda) newspaper, edited by prominent Bulgarian writer and activist Lyuben Karavelov. He also edited the satiric newspaper "Alarm clock" (Budilnik), where he published a number of feuilletons aimed at those wealthy Bulgarians who did not participate in the revolution.

With the capture of Vasil Levski by Ottoman officials at the end of 1872, the Bulgarian revolutionary movement was put in jeopardy. Levski, the indisputable leader of Bulgaria's revolt, was indisputable at the time. He had established a network of revolutionary committees, managed by the Bulgarian Central Revolutionary Committee (BCRC; In Bulgarian: ) The Bulgarian revolutionaries were tasked with preparing the Bulgarian revolutionaries for a general revolt against Ottoman rule. On February 19, 1873, Levski was brought to court and sentenced to death by hanging and execution. His death was a blow to the radical movement's morale.

The BCRC split into two factions following Levski's death: Botev and his allies, including Stefan Stambolov and Panayot Hitov, believed that imminent revolutions should begin immediately, but that moderate revolutionaries led by Lyuben Karavelov, thought that such steps were too early. Botev planned to begin a rebellion at the first possible moment (the growing tension between the Ottoman Empire on one side and Serbia and Russia on the other), but the revolutionary network, which Levski had constructed, was still robust and could play a leading role in the preparations. Botev and Stambolov grew to believe that a resistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1875 might have erupted in Bulgaria soon. They believed that the more turbulent the Balkans were, the more attention would be drawn by the Great Powers. In August 1875, Karavelov, who was already sick, resigned as the BCRC's president, and Botev was elected the next president. He was under the assumption that the Bulgarian people were ever ready for a revolt, but that no detailed preparations were needed. This culminated in the unsuccessful Stara Zagora Uprising of September 1875.

The Bulgarian revolutionary émigrés in Romania were convinced that a general strike of Bulgarians against Ottoman occupation was imminent at the start of 1876. The émigré community in Bechet, who longed to organise an armed group to cross the Danube and participate in the upcoming rebellion in April 1876. The organisers (known within the movement as "apostles") of the planned rebellion in Vratsa's 3rd Revolutionary District had crossed into Romania to seek additional assistance from the Bulgarian expat community. They met with Botev, who told him that the fledgling company would be best employed in their area. Although fighters were being trained and armed, the news broke that the rebellion had begun early.

The recruiters attempted to find a veteran Bulgarian guerrilla leader (known as voivoda) as a commander, but the two who were contacted were unable for political reasons. Botev. also had combat experience, took over the company's leadership. Nikola Voinovski (1849–1876), a graduate of the Emperor Nicholas Military Academy who had previously served as a lieutenant in the Russian army, was given military experience. Due to time constraints and the need for secrecy, the company did not have formal combat preparations as a unit and was forced to rely on the company's unique combat abilities and experience. The uprising news gave the preparations a new sense of urgency, and on May 1876 (according to the Julian calendar), the 205-strong company was finally ready and ready to deploy.

Botev developed an ingenious strategy for crossing into Ottoman territory without having to alert either the Romanian or Ottoman authorities right away. At several Romanian ports, the rebels, disguised as gardeners, boarded in groups. The Austro-Hungarian passenger steamship Radetzky was a ferry that sailed in groups. When the last group boarded at Bechet, the rebels found their concealed arms and took over the ship's command. (This event was later commemorated in a well-known poem and song.) Botev confronted captain Dagobert Engländer, who stated his intention to reach the Danube's Ottoman side of the Danube and discussed the political motivations behind his behavior. Engländer was so moved by Botev's ardent support and then refused to collaborate with the Ottoman authorities when they ordered the use of his ship to pursue the resistance organisation.

Botev disembarked near Kozloduy and ritually kissed the soil of the Homeland homeland together with every employee of the company. The 3rd Revolutionary District had not risen as the rebels pressed inland, and they gradually understood that despite previous ardent messages from the local "apostles," they gradually understood that the 3rd Revolutionary District had not increased. In addition, the whole Ottoman military machine, including regular army garrisons and irregular bazouks, was mobilized and thickly patrolling the area due to the brutal suppression of the uprisings taking place elsewhere in Bulgarian-populated areas. When trying to rouse the Bulgarian population on their way, Botev and his staff officers decided to stick to the comparative safety of the Vratsa Mountains. The population, who had been coerced by the overwhelming Ottoman military presence, refused to be provoked to any overt sign of rebellion.

The company was quickly bazouk attacks on a regular basis. Voinovski demonstrated some excellent defensive tactics, aided by the company's high morale and discipline. Botev had to go to the ground on the Milin Kamak Hill, some 50 kilometers from the Danube, on 18 May the massing bazouks caught up with the company in force, with Botev having to go to ground. The rebels managed to avoid the numerically superior Ottoman irregularities for the longest time until the arrival of two Ottoman companies of regular troops under Voinovski's slew of comrades. The regulars were able to inflict heavy casualties among the rebels from a safe distance, but their three attempts to respond with frontal charges were blocked due to disciplined rebel fire. About 30 people were killed or injured in the Ottoman company, and the rest of the population was injured. According to their tradition, the Ottomans stopped hostilities at nightfall, and the rebels split into two factions and marched forward into the mountains.

The next day went without seeing the enemy, but at this point, it was clear that no local reinforcements would have been sent. On the morning of 20 May Julian, sentries discovered advancing bashi-bazouks and 5 companies of regular Ottoman troops. The men were able to take good positions near Mount Okoltchitza right away. The defense was divided into two parts, one led by Voinovski and the other by Botev. Two battalions of Ottoman regulars, led by Hassan Hairy Bey, assaulted Voinovski's troops shortly, although the bashi-bazouks concentrated on Botev's position. Voinovski's men carried out significant losses on the advancing enemy and foiled their attempts at encirclement. Botev's men dispelled several bashi-bazouk attacks in their turn and pushed the enemy back with a counter attack. The fighting erupted at dusk as the Ottomans returned to the octagons for the night. About ten people were killed and many more were wounded in the day's combat. It was at this time, at dusk on the 20th of May 1876 (an equivalent to 1 June 1876 in the Gregorian calendar), but Botev was killed in the chest by a single bullet, most likely shot by a kosher, killing him immediately. Following the death of their founder and chief inspiration, the organization saw a drastic decline in morale and disperse, which was disappointing. Very few people were able to escape capture or death. In all, 130 company workers were killed, and the bulk of the others were arrested and detained or executed.

Botev survived by his wife, Veneta, daughter, Ivanka, and the stepson, Dimitar.

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