Transcript Vasil Levski (Vasil Ivanov Kunchev) Vasi Levski is the most honored Bulgarian revolutionary and a national hero. Birth Place Levski`s real name was Vasil Ivanov.

Vasil Levski
(Vasil Ivanov Kunchev)
Vasi Levski is the most honored Bulgarian
revolutionary and a national hero.
Birth Place
Levski`s real name was Vasil Ivanov Kunchev.
He was born on 18 July [6 July] 1837 in the town
of Karlovo.
Take a look in his birth house!
Family
Levski's
parents
were Ivan Kunchev
and Gina Kuncheva.
He also had two
younger brothers,
Hristo and Petar,
and an older sister,
Yana.
Gina
Kuncheva
(mother)
Yana
Kuncheva
(sister)
Hristo Kunchev (brother)
(in the center)
Early life
Levski began his
education at a school
in Karlovo. In 1855,
his uncle Vasil –
archimandrite
and
envoy of the Hilandar
monastery – took him
as an apprentice .
the Sopot monastery
First steps in the revolutionary work
It wasn’t too long,
until Levski realized
that the monk`s life
wasn’t for him. So in
the spring of 1862 he
left for the Serbian
capit Belgrade.
There he joined the First Bulgarian Legion.
Levski and his comrades in the Legion
Work in Romania
Levski
finished
his
education in the Legion
and left for Romania,
where he developed his
revolutionary
plans.
There he worked with
other
fighters
for
freedom like Hristo
Botev
and
Luben
Karavelov.
Bulgarian tours
Revolver and a knife, crossed over The Bible.
Internal Revolutionary Organisation
Vasil Levski spent more
than
three
years
establishing a wide network
of secret committees in
Bulgarian
cities
and
villages called Internal
Revolutionary
Organisation.
КАРТА пътуване
Capture
Levski was finally captured on the morning of
27.12.1872. nearby the village inn in Kakrina
The last days
Levski was sent to Sofia on 4 January,
where he was taken to trial.
The Execution
The sentence was carried out
on 18 February 1873 in Sofia.
Personal items
Although the location
of Levski`s grave has
not been determined,
some of his hair is on
exhibit at the National
Museum of Military
History.
Vevski`s silver cross
and copper water vessel
His revolver and sword
Interesting facts
His personality was met under different false
names - Djingibi (The Daemon), The Deacon
and the most famous - The Apostle of
Freedom.
Commemoration
If I win - I win for all our people,
If I lose - I lose only myself.
We are to have one flag, and on it the words:
Holy and Pure Republic
It's deeds we need, not words.