Revolutionary Petar Dzhordzhev

Petar Dzhordzhev was a Bulgarian revolutionary who became a member of Botev's detachment. He was born around 1840 in the town of Bitola, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire (now in North Macedonia). He was related to another well-known revolutionary, Spiro Dzherov. Like Dzherov, Petar attended the Greek school in his native town.

During his time in Greece, Petar Dzhordzhev became involved in revolutionary events and participated in the Cretan Uprising of 1866–1869. He was mentioned by Petar Fitovski in the newspaper „Дунавска зора“ (Danubian Dawn) in 1868. After being captured by the Ottoman authorities and sentenced to death, he managed to save himself and escape to Belgrade, Serbia.

Petar Dzhordzhev corresponded with Petar Simeonov and went to join him in Bucharest, Romania. There he joined Botev's detachment and boarded the steamship "Radetzky" in the guise of a merchant. Although he was often called Petraki Zhorzhesko and considered a Vlach, he took an active part in the struggle. He was slightly wounded in the Battle of Milin Kamak and took part in the battle at Okolchitsa on 20 May.

After the defeat, Petar Dzhordzhev withdrew with Nikola Voynovski's group and later came under the command of Hadzhi Petar Iliev. He was captured together with Iliev and imprisoned in Berkovitsa prison.

In 1876, he participated in the Serbo-Turkish War. He also took part in armed detachment operations for the liberation of Macedonia.