Revolutionary Stoyan Todorov

Stoyan Todorov Gechev was a Bulgarian national revolutionary known for his participation in the Serbo-Turkish War of 1876 and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.

He was born in Glozhene village in the Teteven region in 1854 to Saba and Todor Gechev. In 1876, he volunteered for Filip Totyu's Balkan Lion detachment and fought in numerous battles, including Korito, Novi Han, Babina Glava, Bela Palanka and others.

Then, in April 1877, he transferred to the second battalion of the Russo-Bulgarian unit and participated in battles during the Russo-Turkish War, including the defence of Shipka, the winter crossing of the Balkan Mountains and the fighting at Sadovo.

He received a silver medal in August 1879 for his participation in the wars. In 1923, he was made an honorary citizen of Gabrovo, together with the other surviving members of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps from that period.

Stoyan Todorov Gechev married Dona Vuteva Bratanchovska and had five children. He died in his native Glozhene on 5 May 1934.