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Revision as of 00:28, 4 July 2006 by 62.162.195.25 (talk) (rv)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Pitu Guli (Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian: Питу Гули), also called Dimitrios Gouli and Peto the Vlach (1865, Krushevo (present day Republic of Macedonia)—1903, Krushevo) was an ethnic Aromanian (Vlach) revolutionary in ottoman Macedonia, a local leader of the Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (known as Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees before 1902).
Born to an Aromanian family, he demonstrated independent and rebellious nature early in life. Guli's family was poor and he left Macedonia at the age of 17 to seek wealth in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. In 1885 Pitu Guli returned to Macedonia, formed a rebel squad and joined other elements of the revolutionary movement against the Ottoman rulers of the region.
Upon his return from Bulgaria, Pitu was sentenced to eight years imprisonment, seven years of which were spent in the prison of Trabzon. In 1895 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 1902 Pitu travelled to Bulgaria again where he met with Toma Davidov. On Guli's return to Macedonia, he was injured at the border and was forced to turn back.
Fully committed to the Macedonian Revolutionary movement in March 1903, commanding a revolutionary squad, he crossed the Bulgarian-Macedonian border heading for Krushevo. From April to August 1903, he trained and prepared his troops for the upcoming Ilinden Uprising.
Guli is remembered in Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia as having fought heroically at Mechkin Kamen (Bear's Rock) near Krushevo during the Ilinden Uprising. He is also celebrated in songs and poetry throughout Macedonia. Pitu Guli is mentioned in the National Anthem of the Republic of Macedonia.
References
- Brown, K. (2003) The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties of Nation (Princeton: Princeton University Press) ISBN 0691099952
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