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Wikipedia: Vasil Levski was the nickname of Vasil Ivanov Kunchev (Васил Иванов Кунчев; 18 July 1837–18 February 1873), a Bulgarian revolutionary renowned as the national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Founding the Internal Revolutionary Organisation, Levski sought to foment a nationwide uprising through a network of secret regional committees.
![[The Kakrina inn where Levski was captured by the Ottoman authorities in late December 1872]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_D0_9A_D1_8A_D0_BA_D1_80_D0_B8_D0_BD_D0_B0_976377040_6a02e0ee54_o_1_s.jpg "The Kakrina inn where Levski was captured by the Ottoman authorities in late December 1872")
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![[Monument to Levski in his native Karlovo]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bulgaria_Vasil_Levski_01_1_s.jpg "Monument to Levski in his native Karlovo")
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![[Vasil Levski at the time of the creation of his internal revolutionary network]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Levski3_1_s.jpg "Vasil Levski at the time of the creation of his internal revolutionary network")
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![[Levski as the standard-bearer of Panayot Hitov's armed detachment]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vasil_Levski_1867_1_s.jpg "Levski as the standard-bearer of Panayot Hitov's armed detachment")
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![[Levski in a First Bulgarian Legion uniform]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Levski2_1_s.jpg "Levski in a First Bulgarian Legion uniform")
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![[Photograph portrait of Vasil Levski (1837–73)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vasil_Levski_1_s.jpg "Photograph portrait of Vasil Levski (1837–73)")
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