Hajduk Iliya Nastev

Iliya Nastev was a hajduk, revolutionary and active IMARO member.

Born in 1863 in Veparchani, then in the Ottoman Empire, he began armed activity around Prilep and Florina and later joined Stoyan Mohadzhira's band. He frequently fought Ottoman troops and took part in abducting Shtelko, an engineer on the Mitrovica–Thessaloniki railway, for whom the band received 5,000 Ottoman liras in ransom. Kosta Popeto was a close comrade. After joining IMARO, Nastev became one of its commanders.

He participated actively in the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising in July 1903 and operated alongside Kosta Popeto in the Gevgelija region in 1911. He was known for his dedication to the struggle to liberate Macedonian Bulgarians from Ottoman rule.