Mihailo Apostolski
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Mihailo Apostolski (Macedonian: Михаило Апостолски; born Mihail Mitev Apostolov,[lower-alpha 1] Bulgarian: Михаил Митев Апостолов;[3] Serbian: Михаило Митић or Mihailo Mitić;[4] November 8, 1906 – August 7, 1987) was a Macedonian general, partisan, military theoretician, politician, academic and historian. He was the commander of the General Staff of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia,[1][5] colonel general of the Yugoslav People's Army, and was declared a People's Hero of Yugoslavia.
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Native name | Михаило Апостолски |
Born | November 8, 1906 Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia) |
Died | August 7, 1987(1987-08-07) (aged 80) Dojran, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) |
Allegiance | SFR Yugoslavia |
Rank | Colonel General |
Known for | Commander of the Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army and Partisan detachments in Macedonia during World War II.[1] |
Alma mater | Military Academy, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Spouse(s) | Cveta Apostolska |
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