Yona Markova (c. 1855–1923), was a

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

soldier and war heroine.Йордан Венедиков, „История на доброволците от Сръбско-българската война – 1885 г.“, Изд. Доброволческа организация „Сливница“, С. 1935 г., стр.29 She became famous as a war heroine as she served as a Bulgarian soldier during the

Serbo-Bulgarian War The Serbo-Bulgarian War or the Serbian–Bulgarian War ( bg, Сръбско-българска война, ''Srăbsko-bălgarska voyna'', sr, Српско-бугарски рат, ''Srpsko-bugarski rat'') was a war between the Kingdom of Serb ...

posing as a man. She was decorated with two military medals for bravery in combat.

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