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← Previous revision Revision as of 05:29, 24 April 2026 Line 6: Line 6: He later emigrated to [[Sofia]].<ref name="mke" /> Along with [[Temko Popov|Temko Popov(ić)]], [[Kosta Grupčević|Kosta Grupče(vić)]] and Vasil(ije) Karajovov(ić), he established the anti-Bulgarian [[Secret Macedonian Committee]] (SMC) in Sofia.<ref name="kv">{{cite journal |title=Between the Ottoman and Serbian States: Carigradski Glasnik, an Istanbul-based Paper of Ottoman Serbs, 1895–1909 |journal=Hungarian Historical Review |date=2014 |author=Klara Volarić |issue=3 |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=212028 |page=579}}</ref><ref name="en">{{cite book |editor1=Roumen Daskalov |editor2=Tchavdar Marinov |title=Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies |publisher=Brill |date=2013 |isbn=9789004250765 |pages=317–318}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Dragan Taškovski |title=Rađanje makedonske nacije|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nn24AAAAIAAJ |date=1969 |publisher=Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika Socijalističke Republike Srbije |page=175 |language=sr}}</ref> The establishment of SMC marked the beginning of the pro-Serbian activities by its activists.<ref name="kv" /> He was among the first Macedonists.<ref name="en" /> Evro served as the secretary of SMC. He advocated for the restoration of the [[Archbishopric of Ohrid]], the rejection of the [[Bulgarian Exarchate]] and the introduction of the [[Macedonian language]] in education and administration.<ref name="mke" /> In August 1886, along with the other leaders of SMC, he attended negotiations with the [[Government of Serbia|Serbian government]] in [[Belgrade]] on collecting funds for the restoration of the Archbishopric of Ohrid and opening church-school communities, publishing a newspaper ''Macedonian Voice'' in Macedonian in [[Constantinople]] (which would be against Bulgarian influence and [[Ottomanism|pro-Ottoman]]),<ref name="en" /> opening schools throughout Ottoman Macedonia and hiring teachers that would teach Macedonian, printing books in Macedonian, etc.<ref name="matica">{{cite book |title=The Matica and Beyond: Cultural Associations and Nationalism in Europe |date=2020 |isbn=9789004425385 |editor1=Andreas Stynen |editor2=Krisztina Lajosi |publisher=Brill |pages=142–143, 146}}</ref> He later emigrated to [[Sofia]].<ref name="mke" /> Along with [[Temko Popov|Temko Popov(ić)]], [[Kosta Grupčević|Kosta Grupče(vić)]] and Vasil(ije) Karajovov(ić), he established the anti-Bulgarian [[Secret Macedonian Committee]] (SMC) in Sofia.<ref name="kv">{{cite journal |title=Between the Ottoman and Serbian States: Carigradski Glasnik, an Istanbul-based Paper of Ottoman Serbs, 1895–1909 |journal=Hungarian Historical Review |date=2014 |author=Klara Volarić |issue=3 |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=212028 |page=579}}</ref><ref name="en">{{cite book |editor1=Roumen Daskalov |editor2=Tchavdar Marinov |title=Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies |publisher=Brill |date=2013 |isbn=9789004250765 |pages=317–318}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Dragan Taškovski |title=Rađanje makedonske nacije|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nn24AAAAIAAJ |date=1969 |publisher=Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika Socijalističke Republike Srbije |page=175 |language=sr}}</ref> The establishment of SMC marked the beginning of the pro-Serbian activities by its activists.<ref name="kv" /> He was among the first Macedonists.<ref name="en" /> Evro served as the secretary of SMC. He advocated for the restoration of the [[Archbishopric of Ohrid]], the rejection of the [[Bulgarian Exarchate]] and the introduction of the [[Macedonian language]] in education and administration.<ref name="mke" /> In August 1886, along with the other leaders of SMC, he attended negotiations with the [[Government of Serbia|Serbian government]] in [[Belgrade]] on collecting funds for the restoration of the Archbishopric of Ohrid and opening church-school communities, publishing a newspaper ''Macedonian Voice'' in Macedonian in [[Constantinople]] (which would be against Bulgarian influence and [[Ottomanism|pro-Ottoman]]),<ref name="en" /> opening schools throughout Ottoman Macedonia and hiring teachers that would teach Macedonian, printing books in Macedonian, etc.<ref name="matica">{{cite book |title=The Matica and Beyond: Cultural Associations and Nationalism in Europe |date=2020 |isbn=9789004425385 |editor1=Andreas Stynen |editor2=Krisztina Lajosi |publisher=Brill |pages=142–143, 146}}</ref>

In 1886, he became part of the [[Association of Serbo-Macedonians]], headquartered in Constantinople, founded and led by Serbian politician [[Stojan Novaković]], for the realization of the Serbian cause.<ref name="dl">{{cite book |author=Denis Š. Ljuljanović |title=Imagining Macedonia in the Age of Empire: State Policies, Networks and Violence (1878-1912) |date=2023 |publisher=Lit Verlag |isbn=9783643914460 |page=190}}</ref> Novaković was his sponsor.<ref>{{cite book |author=Dimitar Bechev |title=Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia |publisher=Scarecrow Press |date=2009 |isbn=0-8108-6295-6 |page=162}}</ref> Along with Grupčević, he assisted Novaković, being partially successful in imposing strong Serbian linguistic influence on Macedonian.<ref name="dl" /> Together with Grupčević, he tried to publish the newspaper ''Macedonian Leaf'' in 1887.<ref name="mke" /> In 1888, together with Grupčević, he prepared the ''Macedonian Primer'', in Macedonian, under the influence of the [[Serbian language]].<ref name="mke" /><ref>{{cite book |author=Биљана Вучетић |title=Наша ствар у Османском царству |publisher=Историјски институт |date=2012 |isbn=9788677430955 |page=166}}</ref> It was sent to Belgrade for evaluation in June 1888. However, the primer was not accepted due to relying predominantly on Macedonian, thus the primer by Milojko Veselinović was accepted and published instead. Per Macedonian linguist Trajko Stamatoski, their primer was declined because it did not comply with Novaković's instructions.<ref name="matica" /> In 1888, [[Marin Drinov]] wrote to [[Kuzman Shapkarev]] that Evro "sold himself to the Serbs."<ref name="kt" /> Bulgarian Exarchate's secretary Atanas Shopov wrote that Evro made a request to the Exarchate to be a teacher in Macedonia. Per Shopov, he returned to Struga ill.<ref>{{cite book |author=Atanas Shopov |title=Изь новата история на Бьлгаритеь вь Турция |location=Plovdiv |publisher=Тьрговска печатница |date=1895 |language=bg |page=79}}</ref> In 1886, he became part of the [[Association of Serbo-Macedonians]], headquartered in Constantinople, founded and led by Serbian politician [[Stojan Novaković]], for the realization of the Serbian cause.<ref name="dl">{{cite book |author=Denis Š. Ljuljanović |title=Imagining Macedonia in the Age of Empire: State Policies, Networks and Violence (1878-1912) |date=2023 |publisher=Lit Verlag |isbn=9783643914460 |page=190}}</ref> Novaković was his sponsor.<ref>{{cite book |author=Dimitar Bechev |title=Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia |publisher=Scarecrow Press |date=2009 |isbn=0-8108-6295-6 |page=162}}</ref> Along with Grupčević, he assisted Novaković, being partially successful in imposing strong Serbian linguistic influence on Macedonian.<ref name="dl" /> Together with Grupčević, he tried to publish the newspaper ''Macedonian Leaf'' in 1887.<ref name="mke" /> In 1888, together with Grupčević, he prepared the ''Macedonian Primer'', in Macedonian, under the influence of the [[Serbian language]].<ref name="mke" /><ref>{{cite book |author=Биљана Вучетић |title=Наша ствар у Османском царству |publisher=Историјски институт |date=2012 |isbn=9788677430955 |page=166}}</ref> It was sent to Belgrade for evaluation in June 1888. However, the primer was not accepted due to relying predominantly on Macedonian, thus the primer by Milojko Veselinović was accepted and published instead. Per Macedonian linguist Trajko Stamatoski, their primer was declined because it did not comply with Novaković's instructions.<ref name="matica" /> In 1888, [[Marin Drinov]] wrote to [[Kuzman Shapkarev]] that Evro "sold himself to the Serbs."<ref name="kt" /> Bulgarian Exarchate's secretary Atanas Shopov wrote that Evro made a request to be a Bulgarian teacher in Macedonia. Per Shopov, he returned to Struga ill.<ref>{{cite book |author=Atanas Shopov |title=Изь новата история на Бьлгаритеь вь Турция |location=Plovdiv |publisher=Тьрговска печатница |date=1895 |language=bg |page=79}}</ref>

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