Ioryi Mucitano
Aromanian revolutionary in Ottoman Macedonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ioryi Mucitano[lower-alpha 1] (also Mucitani or Mucitanu, 1882 – 2 August 1911), nicknamed Kasapcheto[lower-alpha 2] ("Butcher"), was an Ottoman Aromanian revolutionary during the Macedonian Struggle. He was the first leader of the first Aromanian band of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO).
Ioryi Mucitano | |
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Nickname(s) | Kasapcheto ("Butcher") |
Born | 1882 Kruševo, Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia) |
Died | 2 August 1911(1911-08-02) (aged 28–29) Krushari [el], Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
Allegiance | IMRO |
Battles/wars | Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising Macedonian Struggle † |
Mucitano fought in the 1903 Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising as part of the IMRO, after which he became leader of the first Aromanian band of the organization following the band's formation in 1906. Mucitano was involved in the death of the prominent Greek military officer Tellos Agras and his ally Antonis Mingas [bg; el]. After seeing himself forced to resign as leader of the band, Mucitano continued his activities in Macedonia, dying poisoned in 1911.