Hajduk Kosta Kuketo

Kosta Georgiev Kukyov, known as Kuketo or Kuko Voyvoda, was a Bulgarian hajduk and revolutionary, born in 1849 in the village of Lakos, then part of the Ottoman Empire. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), he operated with Stoyan Karastoilov's detachment in the Kresna Gorge and the Melnik and Serres districts.

After this period, Kuketo became voivode of an independent detachment in his native Serres district. His detachment included the future voivode Stoyo Kostov and other fighters from Gorno Brodi, such as Georgi Zimbilev, Krastyo Dabizhurov, Dimitar Radev, Atanas Pavlov, Petko Smilenov, Petar Peruhov and Gyurata.

On 5 October 1878 a force of 400 insurgents led by Stoyan Karastoilov attacked the Turkish garrison, captured the Kresna inns and began the Kresna-Razlog Uprising. Kuketo was appointed a member of the insurgent staff and second voivode.

After the Memorandum of the Bulgarians of Macedonia was submitted to the Great Powers on 19 December 1879, Kuketo continued operating between the Serres, Valovishta and Melnik districts, evading pursuit by the Ottoman authorities.

In February 1880 the detachment of Kuketo and Milyo from Karlakovo entered the town of Serres to capture Dimitrios Maroulis. After failing in this mission, the fighters demonstratively began dancing a horo in the Katakonos neighbourhood, took ten hostages and managed to escape without casualties. This incident caused great alarm in the town.

On 26 February 1880, together with other detachments, Kuketo attacked the small town of Zilyahovo, now Nea Zichni, defeated the garrison and freed the prisoners, burning the government building and causing chaos in the region.