10 Facts About Tane Nikolov

Tane Nikolov was a Bulgarian revolutionary and member of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia, Thrace and Pomoravlje.

Tane Nikolov was among the leading members of the Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization, Internal Western Outland Revolutionary Organisation and the leader of the Internal Thracian Revolutionary Organisation.

Tane Nikolov was born in Haskovo in the family of Nikola Zhekov and Rada Stoeva who both come from the village of Gorski izvor near Dimitrovgrad.

Tane Nikolov finished first grade in Haskovo in the already liberated Bulgaria.

Tane Nikolov was still young when he lost first his wife and soon after his daughter to an illness.

Tane Nikolov's division entered constant battles with the authorities during one of which in December 1904, Tane was wounded.

In 1906 Tane Nikolov moved from Thrace to Florina in the region of Macedonia.

In July 1907 Tane Nikolov headed the united divisions of the organization in what turned to be the biggest battle against the authorities after the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising.

In 1907 after Boris Sarafov and Ivan Garvanov were killed by the inner opposition in IMARO, Tane Nikolov found new friends in the faces of Hristo Matov, Vasil Chekalarov and Nikola Kostov.

Tane Nikolov is consequently appointed inspector of all revolutionary divisions in Western Macedonia.