Todor Panitsa
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Todor Panitsa was a Bulgarian
revolutionary figure active in the region of Macedonia
. He was one of the leaders of the left wing of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. He took part in the struggles of the Bulgarians
in the beginning of the 20th Century. He was one of the members of one of the one left political parties in Ottoman Macedonia in 1909–1910 - People's Federative Party (Bulgarian Section) which had its headquarters in Solun. Panitsa would like creat a Balkan Socialist Federation, and Macedonian State as a part of that Federation.
In 1907 Panitsa organized and threshed the assassinations of Boris Sarafov
and Ivan Garvanov
, a right wing's IMRO leaders. During the Young Turks
Revolution together with Yane Sandanski
he cooperated with the Ottoman
authorities. During the First World War he was a mayor of Drama
and after that he was sentenced as growed by unconscionable bargains. After the jail Panitsa got into contact with the Comintern
and Bulgarian Communist Party
. He was killed by Mencha Karnicheva
in Vienna
.
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
revolutionary figure active in the 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...
. He was one of the leaders of the left wing of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. He took part in the struggles of the Bulgarians
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
in the beginning of the 20th Century. He was one of the members of one of the one left political parties in Ottoman Macedonia in 1909–1910 - People's Federative Party (Bulgarian Section) which had its headquarters in Solun. Panitsa would like creat a Balkan Socialist Federation, and Macedonian State as a part of that Federation.
In 1907 Panitsa organized and threshed the assassinations of Boris Sarafov
Boris Sarafov
Boris Petrov Sarafov was a revolutionary from the region of Macedonia, one of the leaders of Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee and Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization...
and Ivan Garvanov
Ivan Garvanov
Ivan Garvanov was a Bulgarian revolutionary and leader of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia and Eastern Thrace. He was among the leaders of the Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Brotherhood and later of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees...
, a right wing's IMRO leaders. During the Young Turks
Young Turks
The Young Turks , from French: Les Jeunes Turcs) were a coalition of various groups favouring reformation of the administration of the Ottoman Empire. The movement was against the absolute monarchy of the Ottoman Sultan and favoured a re-installation of the short-lived Kanûn-ı Esâsî constitution...
Revolution together with Yane Sandanski
Yane Sandanski
Yane Ivanov Sandanski or Jane Ivanov Sandanski, was a revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization in the Serres region and head of the extreme leftist wing of the organization...
he cooperated with the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
authorities. During the First World War he was a mayor of Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and after that he was sentenced as growed by unconscionable bargains. After the jail Panitsa got into contact with the Comintern
Comintern
The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern, also known as the Third International, was an international communist organization initiated in Moscow during March 1919...
and Bulgarian Communist Party
Bulgarian Communist Party
The Bulgarian Communist Party was the communist and Marxist-Leninist ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when the country ceased to be a communist state...
. He was killed by Mencha Karnicheva
Mencha Karnicheva
Melpomena Dimitrova Karnicheva , popularly known as Mencha was a female revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.