Apostol Petkov
Voivode Apostol Petkov | |
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Apostol Petkov during the Macedonian Struggle | |
| Native name | Апостол Петков |
| Birth name | Apostol Petkov Terziev (Апостол Петков Терзиев) |
| Nickname | Sun of Enidzhe-Vardar |
| Born | May 6, 1869 Boymitsa, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | August 2, 1911 (aged 42) Krushari, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | IMRO |
| Service years | 1897-1911 |
| Conflicts | |
| Relations | Gonos Yiotas |
Apostol Petkov Terziev (Bulgarian/Macedonian: Апостол Петков Терзиев; May 6, 1869 – August 2, 1911) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary and one of the leaders of the national liberation movement in Ottoman Macedonia. He was a leading komitadji in the armed units of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization and later participated in the Bulgarian People's Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. He took part in the battles against the Ottoman authorities in the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising and Macedonian Struggle. Petkov was often referred to by his admirers as the Sun of Enidzhe-Vardar.