Boatmen of Thessaloniki
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The Boatmen of Thessaloniki (Bulgarian: Гемиджиите, romanized: Gemidzhiite; Macedonian: Гемиџиите, romanized: Gemidžiite) was a Bulgarian anarchist group, active in the Ottoman Empire in the years between 1898 and 1903.[3] The members of the group were predominantly from Veles and most of them − young graduates from the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki.[4] The group was radicalized by the Bulgarian anarchist Slavi Merdzhanov, whose initial target was the capital Istanbul, and subsequently Adrianople,[5][6] but after his execution by the Ottomans in 1901, the group's attention shifted to Thessaloniki.[7] From April 28 until May 1, 1903, the group led a campaign of terror bombing in Thessaloniki.[8] Their aim was to attract the attention of the Great Powers to Ottoman oppression in Macedonia and Thrace.[9] The group's roots can be traced to 1898 in Geneva, and nearly all of its founders were natives from Bulgaria.[10] It was associated with the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization,[11] but also had close ties with the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee.[12] The result of the bombings was disastrous for the Bulgarian community in Thessaloniki.[13]
Boatmen of Thessaloniki | |
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Гемиджиите | |
Leader | Slavi Merdzhanov Yordan Popyordanov[1][2] |
Dates of operation | 1898–1903 |
Motives | Autonomy for Macedonia and Adrianople regions |
Active regions | Istanbul, Adrianople, Thessaloniki |
Ideology | Propaganda of the deed |
Slogan | No gods, no masters |
Notable attacks | Thessaloniki |
Status | Defunct |
Means of revenue | Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee |