Voivode Simeon Ninev

Simeon Savev Ninev, known as Dyado Simo, was a Bulgarian revolutionary, Garibaldian volunteer and commander in the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee.

He was born in 1841 in Yagol Dolentsi near Kichevo, Macedonia, to prosperous parents. He was educated at the Monastery of the Most Pure Mother of God. From 1861 to 1870, he led a hajduk band around Kichevo, Tetovo, Skopje and Veles.

In 1870, he volunteered in Giuseppe Garibaldi's forces during the Franco-Prussian War. Appointed sergeant and standard-bearer, he twice received French decorations for bravery.

After 1872, he settled in Călărași, Romania. In 1902, he joined Todor Saev with a thirty-five-man band during the Gorna Dzhumaya Uprising. In 1903, he again brought a band from Romania and joined Sofroniy Stoyanov and Aleksandar Protogerov's detachment. He was wounded at Gabrovo on 15 April but escaped.

After the uprising, he was expelled from Romania and settled in Silistra. He died in 1907 and was buried in Sofia.