First World War Uprising Flashcards

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and events related to the Ilinden Uprising.

Smilevo Congress

A congress held in Smilevo from May 2-7, 1903, where delegates discussed and planned the uprising.

Nikola Petrov-Rusinski, Gjorgji Sugarev, Petar Acev, Nikola Karev

Revolutionaries who expressed opposition to the insufficiently prepared uprising at the Smilevo Congress.

Dame Gruev, Boris Sarafov, Anastas Lozanchev

The three members elected to the Main Staff at the Smilevo Congress to determine the date of the uprising.

August 2 - Ilinden

The date on which the uprising was decided to begin, July 26, 1903.

Declaration to the Great Powers

A declaration sent by the Foreign Representation of TMORO to the great powers stating the aims of the uprising.

Krushevo

The city that experienced an organized attack by approximately 30,000 insurgents at the start of the uprising.

Krushevo, Klisura, Neveska

The towns that were liberated during the uprising where people's rule was established.

200,000

The number of soldiers the Turkish authorities engaged to suppress the uprising.

Bakhtiyar-Pasha

The Pasha who led an army of 20,000 soldiers against Krushevo during the uprising.

Smilevo, Mechkin Kamen, Sliva, Karbunica, Armensko, Rashanec, Chanishta

Locations where the fiercest battles occurred during the suppression of the uprising.