Revolutionary Todor Iskrov Nalbantina

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Revolutionary Todor Iskrov Nalbantina

Todor Iskrov Nalbantina

Active from: 1876
Active until: 1926
Period: Ottoman rule

Todor Iskrov Todorov-Nalbantina was a Bulgarian liberation fighter and participant in the April Uprising of 1876. He was born in Koprivshtitsa village in 1843 to Iskryo T. Todorov and his wife Neda.

After the uprising's defeat in May 1876, the Turkish authorities imprisoned Todor Nalbantina and transferred him to Sofia Prison on 5 May 1876. At the request of the court in Filibe, he was moved to its prison, where he spent fourteen months before being transferred to Edirne Prison and then Constantinople Prison. He was released after the Russo-Turkish War on 2 February 1878 under the provisions of the Treaty of San Stefano.

After his release, Nalbantina moved to Karlovo, where he died on 16 January 1926. He was a prominent participant in the Bulgarian people's struggle for freedom and remains in history as a symbol of Bulgarian patriots' commitment and courage during the Liberation period.