Revolutionary Nedyalka Shileva

Nedyalka Stoyanova Shileva-Chardafonova was a Bulgarian teacher and activist known for her contribution to the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia.

She was born in 1867 in Golyamo Konare village, now part of the town of Saedinenie. She received her elementary education in her native village and completed secondary school in Plovdiv, where she was a pupil of Ekaterina Karavelova.

In 1885, Shileva actively participated in the events surrounding the Unification of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia. At the request of Prodan Tishkov, known as Chardafon, she sewed the revolutionary flag used when the Unification was proclaimed. She then joined the Golyamo Konare detachment's march to Plovdiv as standard-bearer. After these events, she married Prodan Tishkov, with whom she had two children, Svoboda and Lyuben.

During her life, Shileva worked as a teacher in various places, including Golyamo Konare, Plovdiv, Yambol and Sofia. She died in the capital in 1959, leaving her mark through active participation in the country's historical events.