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Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising

1903 · 20th century · Also known as Ilinden Uprising

The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising was a revolt against Ottoman rule organised by the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organisation in August 1903. It began on Saint Elijah's Day in Macedonia, where rebels held Kruševo for ten days, and spread to the Strandzha mountains on the Feast of the Transfiguration. Ottoman forces crushed it within weeks.

Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ilinden-preobrazhenie-uprising
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“Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ilinden-preobrazhenie-uprising. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ilinden-preobrazhenie-uprising.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ilinden-preobrazhenie-uprising (Accessed: ).

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