About Sirma Vojvoda
Lived 1776 – 1864 (aged 87–88). Sirma Vojvoda was a Turkish revolutionary.
Sirma Voyvoda (1776–1864) was a Bulgarian haidutka (female irregular fighter). Disguised as a man, she participated in the guerilla movement in Ottoman Vardar Macedonia between 1791 and 1813. In 1856/1857, as an 80-year-old woman, the Bulgarian educator Dimitar Miladinov met her in Prilep. In their collection Bulgarian Folk Songs the Miladinov brothers recorded a song about Sirma Voyvoda. Per the note that Dimitar Miladinov left under this song No. 212, which refers to Sirma Vojvoda, she married a Bulgarian Mijak from Krushevo. She was killed by Turks in 1864. Sirma Voyvoda is recognized as a patriotic heroine also in what is today North Macedonia.
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Who was Sirma Vojvoda?
Bulgarian rebel soldier
When was Sirma Vojvoda born?
Sirma Vojvoda was born in 1776 in Tresonče.
When did Sirma Vojvoda die?
Sirma Vojvoda died in 1864 in Prilep.
What was Sirma Vojvoda's occupation?
Sirma Vojvoda was a revolutionary.
What nationality was Sirma Vojvoda?
Sirma Vojvoda was Turkish.
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