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Anastasia Uzunova

1862 – 1948

Bulgarian revolutionary

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Lived 1862 – 1948 (aged 85–86). Anastasia Uzunova was a Bulgarian revolutionary.

Anastasia Uzunova (Bulgarian: Анастасия Узунова, , 1862–1948) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary in the Bulgarian national movement.

Family Uzunova was born in 1862 in Macedonian Bulgarian city of Struga in the Ottoman Empire (today part of the Republic of North Macedonia). Her father was Georgi Chakarov [ bg] of the old Struga revival family of Chakarov. Her siblings included Alexandar Chakarov [ bg], Stanislav Chakarov [ bg] and Slavka Pushkarova [ bg], and she was the first cousin of the revolutionaries Hristo Matov and Milan Matov [ bg]. Their three children, Hristo Uzunov, Andon Uzunov [ bg] and Angel Uzunov [ bg], became activists with the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO, Bulgarian: Вътрешна македонска революционна организация (ВМРО).

Revolutionary activity Uzunova was the first female member of the IMRO. She later organised women in the IMRO in the Ohrid region, forming women's societies that supported the work of male revolutionaries and armed their detachments.

Death Uzunova died in 1948 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and was buried in the Central Sofia Cemetery.

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Born
1862, Struga
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Died
1948, Sofia
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Who was Anastasia Uzunova?

Bulgarian revolutionary

When was Anastasia Uzunova born?

Anastasia Uzunova was born in 1862 in Struga.

When did Anastasia Uzunova die?

Anastasia Uzunova died in 1948 in Sofia.

What was Anastasia Uzunova's occupation?

Anastasia Uzunova was a revolutionary.

What nationality was Anastasia Uzunova?

Anastasia Uzunova was Bulgarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anastasia Uzunova

· Wikidata: Q63343779

· DBpedia: Anastasia Uzunova

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