Revolutionary Ivanitsa Danchev

Ivanitsa Danchev Panchev was a Bulgarian national revolutionary born in 1850 in Svishtov. In 1869 he emigrated to Wallachia, where he joined revolutionary activities. In 1875, during preparations for the Stara Zagora Uprising, Ivanitsa Danchev, together with Stoyan Zaimov and Georgi Benkovski, was assigned the task of setting Constantinople on fire.

In the autumn of 1875 he participated in the work of the Giurgiu Revolutionary Committee. Ivanitsa Danchev joined Hristo Botev's detachment and was one of ten Svishtov residents who joined it. He played an important role in obtaining weapons, ammunition and clothing for its members. After the detachment's defeat, he and Kiril Botev headed towards Lom, where they were captured.

Ivanitsa Danchev was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He was exiled to the fortress of Saint-Jean d'Acre and released after the Treaty of San Stefano was signed.

After the Liberation, Ivanitsa Danchev served as an official in Tutrakan, Shumen and Varna, holding the post of judge. He published recollections of his participation in the national liberation movement under the title "An Intriguing View of Our National Movement: Events from 1874 to 1878", issued in Svishtov.

Ivanitsa Danchev Panchev died in Varna in 1912. His son Georgi Danchev died in the internal struggles for Macedonia's liberation.