Kruševo Manifesto
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The Krusevo Manifesto is a manifesto
published by the Revolutionary Committee of Kruševo Republic
during the 1903 Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
in the wider region of Macedonia
. It was written by Nikola Karev
and Nikola Kirov, and it outlined the aims of the Uprising, calling upon the Muslim
population to join forces with the government in the struggle against tyranny and enslavement to attain freedom and independence. It was published for the first time in 1923 by Nikola Kirov as pamphlet and there is no original preserved. Its authenticity is disputed.
Manifesto
A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related.-Etymology:...
published by the Revolutionary Committee of Kruševo Republic
Kruševo Republic
During the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising in 1903 the rebels from the Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization in Kruševo proclaimed a short lived Kruševo Republic....
during the 1903 Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising or simply the Ilinden Uprising of August 1903 |Macedonia]] affected most of the central and southwestern parts of the Monastir Vilayet receiving the support mainly of the local Bulgarian peasants and to some extent of the Aromanian population of the region...
in the wider region of Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
. It was written by Nikola Karev
Nikola Karev
Nikola Janakiev Karev was a revolutionary in Ottoman-ruled Macedonia. He was born 23 November 1877 in Kruševo and died 27 April 1905 in the village of Rajčani, both today in the Republic of Macedonia. Karev was a local leader of what later became known as the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary...
and Nikola Kirov, and it outlined the aims of the Uprising, calling upon the Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
population to join forces with the government in the struggle against tyranny and enslavement to attain freedom and independence. It was published for the first time in 1923 by Nikola Kirov as pamphlet and there is no original preserved. Its authenticity is disputed.