ELPIDA KARAMANDI

Elpida Karamandi was born on the 1 January in the year of 1920, in Lerin, Aegean Macedonia. A member of KPJ, and a participant in NOB since 1941. Elpida grew up and was educated in Bitola and later continued her studies in Belgrade, where she joined with the progressive and youth movement, became a member of SKOJ from 1939. When the war began, she was in Bitola. In those days with a few friends, Elpida lead against the resistance from the enemy in the city, spreading the idea for the national freedom movement between the women and youth. In June 1941, since Elpida was accepted in the party, her active work was noticed from the police and she was arrested. When she was released Elpida went in illegality and even more works in mobilising and resistance against the occupiers. As a member of the Province Komitet of SKOJ in Macedonia, in April 1942 she left Bitola and went to the First Bitola Partizan detachment. She did not stay long in the battle unit. On 3 May 1942, the detachment is surrounded by the occupied power. Heavily wounded, Elpida Karamandi is captured, and later dies heroically, with suffering the torture by the Bulgarian fascist.

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