Ilyo Voyvoda
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Ilyo Voyvoda
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| Nickname(s) | Ilyo Voyvoda |
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May 28, 1805 Berovo, Ottoman Empire (present-day Republic of Macedonia) |
| Died | April 17, 1898 (aged 92) Kyustendil, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
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| Years of service | 1862–1885 |
| Rank | Voivode (Voyvoda) |
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Iliya Markov (Bulgarian: Илия Марков, Macedonian: Илија Марков; May 28, 1805 – April 17, 1898), known as Ilyo Voyvoda or Dedo Iljo Maleshevski, was a Bulgarian revolutionary from the region of Macedonia, who is considered a national hero in both Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. He was the father-in-law of revolutionary Dimitar Popgeorgiev (1840-1907).
Iliya was born in the village of Berovo, at the time part of the Rumelia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire (in modern eastern Republic of Macedonia), into a poor farmer family. The birthdate is given as 28 May, while the birthyear is unclear; early literature place it at 1805, while Vasil D. Stojanov said that Ilyo was 45 years of age in 1867 (thus born in 1822). Historian Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević (1866–1946) said that Ilyo was at most 50 years of age in 1865 (thus born in 1815). His father was named Marko Popgeorgiev (Марко Попгеоргиев/Поп-Георгиев, hence Markov). Ilyo was a prominent Hajduk voyvoda (commander) of cheta's (armed bands) in Maleshevo, Rila and Pirin. Later he worked as a keeper in the Rila monastery. In 1859 he moved to Belgrade. In 1861 he joined the Bulgarian Legion, headquartered in Belgrade, and took part in the Serbian-Ottoman War (1876–77) and Russo-Turkish War (1877–78).
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