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{{Short description|Aromanian revolutionary in Ottoman Macedonia}}
'''Pitu Guli''' (], ] and ]: ''Питу Гули''), also called '''Dimitrios Gouli''' and '''Peto the Vlach''' (], ] (present day ])—], Krushevo) was an ethnic ] revolutionary in ottoman ], a local leader of the '']'' (known as ''Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees'' before 1902).
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| caption = Pitu Guli in guerilla attire
| nickname = Pitu the Vlach
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'''Pitu Guli'''{{efn|Alternative spellings of his name are Pito (Пито) and Gule (Гуле) or Gulev (Гулев).}} ({{Cyrl|Питу Гули}};{{efn|His name is alternatively spelled in the ] as ''Пито Гулевъ.''}} 1865&ndash;1903) was an ] revolutionary in ] ], a local leader of what is commonly referred to as the ] (IMRO).<ref name="KBrown">Brown, K. (2003) ''The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties of Nation'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press); pp. 196–198, {{ISBN|0-691-09995-2}}</ref>
Born to an ] family, he demonstrated independent and rebellious nature early in life. Guli's family was poor and he left ] at the age of 17 to seek wealth in ], the ]n capital. In ] Pitu Guli returned to Macedonia, formed a rebel squad and joined other elements of the revolutionary movement against the ] rulers of the region.


==Life==
Upon his return from Bulgaria, Pitu was sentenced to eight years imprisonment, seven years of which were spent in the prison of ]. In ] he again returned to Krushevo, and became a member of ''Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committee''. From this time on, he was fully committed to the cause of Bulgarian revolutionary activities. In ] Pitu travelled to Bulgaria again where he met with ]. On Guli's return to Macedonia, he was injured at the border and was forced to turn back.
He was born to a poor family in ] ({{langx|rup|Crushuva}}) in the ] (now ]). Guli demonstrated an independent and rebellious nature early in life. He left his home in ] at the age of 17 in search of wealth in the ] capital, ]. In 1885, he returned to Macedonia, as part of a rebel squad of the revolutionary movement against the ], led by ]. He was captured and exiled to eastern ] for a period of eight years, seven years of which were spent in the prison in ]. In 1895, he again returned to Kruševo and became a member of IMARO. From this time on, he was fully committed to the ] from Turkish rule. Between 1897 and 1902 he was again in Sofia, where he also held an eating house.


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Fully committed to the Macedonian Revolutionary movement in March ], commanding a revolutionary squad, he crossed the Bulgarian-Macedonian border heading for ]. From April to August 1903, he trained and prepared his troops for the upcoming ]. In March 1903, he began commanding a revolutionary squad, crossing the Bulgarian-Ottoman border heading for ]. From April to August 1903, he trained and prepared his irregulars for the upcoming ]. He died in Kruševo, defending the ].


==Family==
Guli is remembered in Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia as having fought heroically at ] (''Bear's Rock'') near Krushevo during the Ilinden Uprising. He is also celebrated in songs and poetry throughout ]. Pitu Guli is mentioned in the ] of the ].
Except for ] Aromanians,<ref>''Aromanian consciousness was not developed until the late 19th century, and was influenced by the rise of Romanian national movement. As result, wealthy, urbanized Ottoman Vlachs were culturally hellenised during 17-19th century and some of them bulgarized during the late 19th and early 20th. century.'' Raymond Detrez, 2014, Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria, Rowman & Littlefield, {{ISBN|1442241802}}, p. 520.</ref> as Guli's family, who were ],<ref>Коста Църнушанов, Македонизмът и съпротивата на Македония срещу него, Университетско изд. "Св. Климент Охридски", София, 1992, стр. 132.</ref><ref>Тодор Балкански, Даниела Андрей, Големите власи сред българите, Знак 94, {{ISBN|9548709082}}, 1996, стр. 60-70.</ref><ref>], Istoria aromânilor, Biblioteca de istorie, Colecția Sens; Tritonic, 2006, {{ISBN|9737330412}}, p. 123.</ref> most members of other ethnicities dismissed the IMRO as pro-Bulgarian.<ref>Andrew Rossos, Macedonia and the Macedonians: A History, Hoover Press, 2013, {{ISBN|081794883X}}, p. 105.</ref><ref>Philip Jowett, Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13: The priming charge for the Great War, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012, {{ISBN|184908419X}}, p. 21.</ref> His sons were:
{{bulleted list|Tashko Gulev (Shula Guli), a soldier of the ] who died in 1913 in the ] against the ], during the ].<ref>Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 190.</ref> | Nikola Gulev (Lakia Guli), IMRO revolutionary and one of the people closest to ]. He was arrested by the police of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and died in custody after being tortured in 1924.<ref>Македонска енциклопедија, МАНУ, Скопје, 2009, стр. 415-416.</ref> | Steryo Gulev (Sterya Guli), who ] formed by former ] activists in ] during the ], to fight the communist ]. He reportedly shot himself after Bulgaria switched sides and withdrew from Yugoslavia in 1944, upon the arrival of ]'s partisans in Kruševo, in despair over what he saw as a second period of Serbian dominance in Macedonia.<ref>Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia, Dimitar Bechev, Scarecrow Press, 2009, {{ISBN|0810862956}}, </ref>}}


==References== ==Legacy==
Pitu Guli is a national hero in ] and ], and remembered as having fought heroically at ] (''Bear's Rock'') near Kruševo, where he was killed during the Ilinden Uprising in defense of the ] ].<ref name="KBrown" /> A ] Brigade was named after him.<ref name="KBrown" /> The Macedonian partisan ] took the alias "Pitu" after him.<ref>Roumen Dontchev Daskalov; Diana Mishkova, Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume Two: Transfers of Political Ideologies and Institutions (2013), Balkan Studies Library, BRILL, {{ISBN|9004261915}}, p. 536.</ref> He is also celebrated in folk songs and poetry throughout the region of ], being mentioned in the ] of North Macedonia ("]", "Today over Macedonia").<ref>Pål Kolstø, Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe, Routledge, 2016, {{ISBN|1317049365}}, p. 188.</ref> An ]-language song about him, ''Cãnticlu al Pitu Guli'' ("The Song of Pitu Guli"), has also been composed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ziarulnatiunea.ro/2018/03/06/imnul-de-stat-al-macedoniei-canta-vitejia-unui-erou-roman-pitu-guli-zis-si-pitu-vlahul/|title=Imnul de stat al Macedoniei cântă vitejia unui erou român: Pitu Guli, zis și Pitu Vlahul|first=George V.|last=Grigore|newspaper=Ziarul Națiunea|date=6 March 2018|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.banatulazi.ro/pero-tsatsa-si-armanamea-la-seara-makiduneasca-din-dudestii-noi/|title=Pero Tsatsa și Armânamea la Seara makiduneascâ din Dudeștii Noi|first=Octavian|last=Stăncioiu|newspaper=Banatul Azi|date=11 September 2017|language=ro}}</ref>


==Notes==
* Brown, K. (2003) ''The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties of Nation'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press) ISBN 0691099952
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Latest revision as of 10:27, 28 December 2024

Aromanian revolutionary in Ottoman Macedonia

Voivode
Pitu Guli
Pitu Guli in guerilla attire
Nickname(s)Pitu the Vlach
Bornc. 1865
Kruševo, Ottoman Empire
Died12 August 1903(1903-08-12) (aged 37–38)
Kruševo Republic
Allegiance IMRO
Kruševo Republic
Years of service1885–1903
Battles / wars

Pitu Guli (Cyrillic: Питу Гули; 1865–1903) was an Aromanian revolutionary in Ottoman Macedonia, a local leader of what is commonly referred to as the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO).

Life

He was born to a poor family in Kruševo (Aromanian: Crushuva) in the Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia). Guli demonstrated an independent and rebellious nature early in life. He left his home in Macedonia at the age of 17 in search of wealth in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. In 1885, he returned to Macedonia, as part of a rebel squad of the revolutionary movement against the Ottoman Empire, led by Adam Kalmikov. He was captured and exiled to eastern Anatolia for a period of eight years, seven years of which were spent in the prison in Trabzon. In 1895, he again returned to Kruševo and became a member of IMARO. From this time on, he was fully committed to the autonomy of Macedonia from Turkish rule. Between 1897 and 1902 he was again in Sofia, where he also held an eating house.

Pitu Guli and his squad in 1903. Source: Bulgarian Archives State Agency

In March 1903, he began commanding a revolutionary squad, crossing the Bulgarian-Ottoman border heading for Kruševo. From April to August 1903, he trained and prepared his irregulars for the upcoming Ilinden Uprising. He died in Kruševo, defending the Kruševo Republic.

Family

Except for Bulgarian Exarchist Aromanians, as Guli's family, who were Bulgarophiles, most members of other ethnicities dismissed the IMRO as pro-Bulgarian. His sons were:

Legacy

Pitu Guli is a national hero in North Macedonia and Bulgaria, and remembered as having fought heroically at Mečkin Kamen (Bear's Rock) near Kruševo, where he was killed during the Ilinden Uprising in defense of the Macedonian Kruševo Republic. A Macedonian Partisan Brigade was named after him. The Macedonian partisan Kuzman Josifovski took the alias "Pitu" after him. He is also celebrated in folk songs and poetry throughout the region of Macedonia, being mentioned in the national anthem of North Macedonia ("Denes nad Makedonija", "Today over Macedonia"). An Aromanian-language song about him, Cãnticlu al Pitu Guli ("The Song of Pitu Guli"), has also been composed.

Notes

  1. Alternative spellings of his name are Pito (Пито) and Gule (Гуле) or Gulev (Гулев).
  2. His name is alternatively spelled in the older Bulgarian orthography as Пито Гулевъ.

References

  1. ^ Brown, K. (2003) The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties of Nation (Princeton: Princeton University Press); pp. 196–198, ISBN 0-691-09995-2
  2. Aromanian consciousness was not developed until the late 19th century, and was influenced by the rise of Romanian national movement. As result, wealthy, urbanized Ottoman Vlachs were culturally hellenised during 17-19th century and some of them bulgarized during the late 19th and early 20th. century. Raymond Detrez, 2014, Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria, Rowman & Littlefield, ISBN 1442241802, p. 520.
  3. Коста Църнушанов, Македонизмът и съпротивата на Македония срещу него, Университетско изд. "Св. Климент Охридски", София, 1992, стр. 132.
  4. Тодор Балкански, Даниела Андрей, Големите власи сред българите, Знак 94, ISBN 9548709082, 1996, стр. 60-70.
  5. Thede Kahl, Istoria aromânilor, Biblioteca de istorie, Colecția Sens; Tritonic, 2006, ISBN 9737330412, p. 123.
  6. Andrew Rossos, Macedonia and the Macedonians: A History, Hoover Press, 2013, ISBN 081794883X, p. 105.
  7. Philip Jowett, Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13: The priming charge for the Great War, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012, ISBN 184908419X, p. 21.
  8. Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 190.
  9. Македонска енциклопедија, МАНУ, Скопје, 2009, стр. 415-416.
  10. Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia, Dimitar Bechev, Scarecrow Press, 2009, ISBN 0810862956, p. 91.
  11. Roumen Dontchev Daskalov; Diana Mishkova, Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume Two: Transfers of Political Ideologies and Institutions (2013), Balkan Studies Library, BRILL, ISBN 9004261915, p. 536.
  12. Pål Kolstø, Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe, Routledge, 2016, ISBN 1317049365, p. 188.
  13. Grigore, George V. (6 March 2018). "Imnul de stat al Macedoniei cântă vitejia unui erou român: Pitu Guli, zis și Pitu Vlahul". Ziarul Națiunea (in Romanian).
  14. Stăncioiu, Octavian (11 September 2017). "Pero Tsatsa și Armânamea la Seara makiduneascâ din Dudeștii Noi". Banatul Azi (in Romanian).
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