Karposh - Karposh 1. Karposh (given name unknown) - Macedonian rebel leader, killed by Ottomans in 1689 after leading an uprising. A man of huge stature--the nickname cames from the Macedonian word "karpa," meaning boulder--Karposh was probably a miner from the region around Kriva Palanka, and then "ajdut" - a bandit. Liberated territory under his control streched through most of northern Macedonia, and he alegedly got the title "King of Kumanovo" by his allies, the Austrians. 2. Hristijan Todorovski - Karposh - Macedonian partisan (communist guerilla fighter during World War II) from Kumanovo. Operated in the part of Macedonia "given" to Bulgarians by their German Nazi allies. Karposh lead Kumanovo Partisan Detachment, which later grew into the batallion "Jordan Nikolov." Won several battles against much more numerous Bulgarian.
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