Petar Ivanov Kunchev (Bulgarian: Петър Иванов Кунчев; 1844–1881, also called Peter-Levski), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and brother of
Vasil Levski. He was the youngest son in the family of Ivan and Gina Kunchevi. Kunchev was acting participant in the Bulgarian National Liberation Movement.
Petar leaves
Karlovo
Karlovo ( bg, Карлово ) is a historically important town in central Bulgaria located in a fertile valley along the river Stryama at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains. It is administratively part of Plovdiv Province and has a p ...
, with the help of the Russian Vice-Consul
Naiden Gerov goes to
Constantinople. From there, he was transferred to
Wallachia with a Russian passport.
The revolutionary participates in the struggles of the Bulgarians for liberation, being one of the first volunteers in
Hristo Botev's libration's army. After breaking down the army, together with his comrade Kostadin Dimitrov from
Sliven, he escapes and hides in Sofia. He was persecuted by Turkish authorities. From
1877
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
* January 8 – Great Sio ...
he participates in
Bulgarian Volunteer Corps. Kunchev participated in the battles at
Kazanlak,
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province.
Name
The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieva ...
and
Nova Zagora. For his services to the Fatherland, Peter Kunchev was appointed senior guard in Karlovo. In this position, in 1881, he died of tuberculosis.
References
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1844 births
1881 deaths
People from Karlovo
Bulgarian revolutionaries
Bulgarian nationalists