DAME GRUEV

Dame Gruev was born in the village of Smilevo near Demir Hisar in 1871. He was educated in Bitola, Solun, Belgrade and Sophia. When he returned to Macedonia, he dedicated himself to the revolutionary work, and together with Goce Delcev, they were both teacher's in Stip. In this town they both worked actively, and organised courier services and secret channels for supplying of materials and ammunition for the Uprising, which they prepared.
From 1900 to 1903, he was imprisoned and after his return from prison, he was chosen as a member of the main Uprising headquarters for the Bitola region.
He was killed in battle with the Turkish pursuers in the village of Rusinovo, near Malesevo in 1905.

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