Chardafon ( bg, Чардафон), born Prodan Tishkov (Продан Тишков; 1860 in

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– 22 November 1906), was a Bulgarian revolutionary. Chardafon took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 as a volunteer. After the liberation, he became sergeant-major at East Rumelia's militia in Golyamo Konare, nowadays Saedinenie. Until 1884, his nickname was ''Charda'', which stands for "flock of cattle". Since a mockery in his militia work, general Von Drigalsky added "'' fon''" (a

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preposition denoting aristocratic origin) so his famous nickname appeared — Chardafon. He took part in the preparation and proclamation of the

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. He was a member of the Bulgarian Secret Central Revolutionary Committee in Golyamo Konare and led a detachment, which entered

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on 6 November 1885 and took part in the city governor's arrest. After the

, he became a major at the cavalry.

Zahari Stoyanov Zahariy Stoyanov ( bg, Захарий Стоянов; archaic: ) (1850 – 2 September 1889), born Dzhendo Stoyanov Dzhedev ( bg, Джендо Стоянов Джедев), was a Bulgarian revolutionary, writer, and historian. A participant ...

wrote a humorous outline for him, entitled ''Chardafon the Great''.

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Chardafon's monument in Gabrovo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chardafon 1860 births 1906 deaths People from Gabrovo Bulgarian revolutionaries Bulgarian people of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) 19th-century Bulgarian people

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