Revolutionary Todor Stankov

Todor Stankov, known by the pseudonym "A Guest", was a Bulgarian revolutionary and activist of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organisation.

He was born in 1874 or 1875 in Prilep, then part of the Ottoman Empire and now in North Macedonia. He graduated from the Bulgarian Boys' High School in Thessaloniki in 1894. While at school he was drawn into IMARO's activities by Dame Gruev. After completing his studies he taught in various places, joining revolutionary committees in Prilep, Štip and Radovish. In 1897 he became involved in the Dedino Affair and subsequently went underground, hiding in Sofia. In 1898 he returned to Macedonia, where he engaged in revolutionary work in Kyustendil and Adrianople Thrace.

During the Balkan War in 1912 he volunteered for the Macedonian-Adrianople Volunteer Corps. During the First World War he was mayor of Štip. After the war he held various government posts. He died in Sofia on 29 September 1938.

Todor Stankov is known for his revolutionary involvement and commitment to the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Macedonian people.