1867 Macedonian rebellion
Greek uprising in Western Macedonia, peaking with Mariovo's capture.
The 1867 Macedonian Rebellion was a Greek uprising in Western Macedonia that sought to resist the arbitrariness of local Ottoman dynasts and assert the rights of Macedonian Greeks, while also indirectly supporting the ongoing Cretan Revolt. Its peak was the capture of Mariovo, which was proclaimed as 'Free Greece'.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Ottoman Macedonia
- Sanjak of Salonica
- Sanjak of Monastir
- Sanjak of Serfiğe
- Date
- 1866–1867
- Result
- Ottoman victory
Facts from the source article.
Background
The Great Cretan Revolution of 1866 spurred revolutionary activity across Greek-inhabited Ottoman territories, including Thessaly and Epirus. In April 1866, Leonidas Voulgaris landed at Ormylia in Chalkidiki with an armed force, joining local fighters under captain Georgios from the Mademochoria, but Ottoman forces quickly suppressed them after the Greek government notified the authorities to avoid a diplomatic incident. In Western Macedonia, the nationalist association 'Kazino' had operated in Monastir since 1852.
Revolutionary stirrings intensified in 1866 due to the Cretan Revolt, and armed groups under Greek Macedonian leaders entered Macedonia from Greece. In 1867, the 'New Filiki Etaireia' was founded in Monastir by figures such as educator Anastasios Pichion, gymnasium headmaster Nikolaos Filippidis, and doctor Ioannis Argyropoulos, joined by others including Michael and Anastasios Tsirlis and Ioannis Boutaris, aiming to elevate Macedonian Hellenism and conduct revolutionary operations.
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