Strahil Gigov
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| birth_name = Strahil Gigov-Andro
| birth_name = Strahil Gigov-Andro
| birth_date = 1909
| birth_date = 16 September 1909
| birth_place = [[Veles]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
| birth_place = [[Veles]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
| death_date = 19 May 1999 (aged 89)
| death_date = 19 May 1999 (aged 89)
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'''Strahil Gigov-Andro''' ''({{langx|mk| Страхил Гигов - Андро}})'' ({{circa}}1909 – 19 of May 1999)<ref>„Македонска енциклопедија“, МАНУ, Скопје, 2009, 355 стр.</ref> was a [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian]] communist, participant in the National Liberation War, and a high-ranking official from the communist era. He was a recipient of the [[Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941|Partisan Memorial 1941]] and other high Yugoslav decorations, and on November 29, 1953, he was proclaimed a [[National Hero of Yugoslavia]]<ref>„Народни херои од Македонија“, Наша книга, Скопје, 1973, стр. 107</ref>
'''Strahil Gigov-Andro''' ''({{langx|mk| Страхил Гигов - Андро}})'' ({{circa}}1909 – 19 of May 1999)<ref>„Македонска енциклопедија“, МАНУ, Скопје, 2009, 355 стр.</ref> was a [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian]] communist, participant in the National Liberation War, and a high-ranking official from the communist era. He was a recipient of the [[Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941|Partisan Memorial 1941]] and other high Yugoslav decorations, and on November 29, 1953, he was proclaimed a [[National Hero of Yugoslavia]]<ref>„Народни херои од Македонија“, Наша книга, Скопје, 1973, стр. 107</ref>
==Life== ===Early life=== Strahil Gigov was born on September 16, 1909, in [[Veles]], then part of the [[Kosovo vilayet|Skopje Vilayet]] of the Ottoman Empire, into a poor craftsman family. After finishing primary school, he enrolled in the [[gymnasium]] in Veles, which he had to leave in his third year because he did not have the financial means to continue his education. He then began learning a trade. He worked at the state railway in Veles, training as a [[metal turner]]. During this time, he became acquainted with older comrades who were members of the progressive workers’ movement, which he himself soon joined, and quickly became one of its most prominent activists.<ref>{{наведена книга |title=HEROJI JUGOSLAVENSKE NARODNOOSLOBODILAČKE BORBE 1941. – 1945. |last= |first= |authorlink= |author= |year= |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page=160 |pages=550 |url= |accessdate=27 март 2026}}</ref>
==Life== ===Early life=== Strahil Gigov was born on September 16, 1909, in [[Veles]], then part of the [[Kosovo vilayet|Skopje Vilayet]] of the Ottoman Empire, into a poor craftsman family. After finishing primary school, he enrolled in the [[gymnasium]] in Veles, which he had to leave in his third year because he did not have the financial means to continue his education. He then began learning a trade. He worked at the state railway in Veles, training as a [[metal turner]]. During this time, he became acquainted with older comrades who were members of the progressive workers’ movement, which he himself soon joined, and quickly became one of its most prominent activists.<ref>{{наведена книга |title=HEROJI JUGOSLAVENSKE NARODNOOSLOBODILAČKE BORBE 1941. – 1945. |last= |first= |authorlink= |author= |year= |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page=160 |pages=550 |url= |accessdate=27 март 2026}}</ref>