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Macedonian People's League
The Macedonian People's League (MPL) was a leftist organization, founded in the USA. History The foundations of the MPL were set by Smile Vojdanov in Pontiac, Michigan in 1929. In 1930, the first conference of the League was held in Toledo, Ohio, with Smile Vojdanov being elected as a chairman of the Central Committee and Georgi Pirinski Sr. as a secretary. The first regular congress of MPL was held in Gary, Indiana in 1931, and since then the Macedonian People's League has been formed. Immediately after its formation, the MPL was associated with various left-wing organizations in the United States and Europe, as well as with the Comintern. It established relations with the Comintern's leader Georgi Dimitrov. Dimitrov praised the work of Georgi Pirinski publicized in Daily Worker in August 1935. Pirinski appealed to Bulgarian Americans to heed the call for action by their countryman Dimitrov.George J. Prpic, John Carroll University, South South immigration in America, Twayne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smile Vojdanov
Smile Vojdanov ( mk, Смиле Војданов, originally spelled in Reforms of Bulgarian orthography, older Bulgarian orthography: ''Смиле Войдановъ''; February 1, 1872 – March 4, 1958) was a Bulgarian and Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian revolutionary, member and voivode of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, and longtime activist in the Macedonian People's League in emigration. Biography Vojdanov was born in Laktinje, a village near the city of Kičevo. He studied in Ohrid, as well as at the Kičevo Monastery where he remained until 1890. In 1892, he worked as a teacher in his native village, and later from 1894 to 1897 as a pa-drone in Slivovo, Republic of Macedonia, Slivovo. The following year Hristo Uzunov and Metodi Patchev introduced Smile Vojdanov into the VMRO. In 1901, Vojdanov began forming committees of the organization. During the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising, Ilinden Uprising, Vojdanov and his group were active in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |