Dame Gruev

Dame Gruev
Дамјан Груев
Born(1871-01-17)January 17, 1871
DiedDecember 23, 1906(1906-12-23) (aged 35)
Petlec Peak, near Rusinovo, Ottoman Empire
NationalityOttoman/Bulgarian
Occupation(s)Teacher, revolutionary
OrganizationInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization

Damyan Yovanov Gruev (Bulgarian: Дамян Йованов Груев, Macedonian: Дамјан Јованов Груев, Serbian: Дамјан Јованов Грујић; January 19, 1871 – December 23, 1906) was а Macedonian Bulgarian teacher, revolutionary and insurgent leader in the Ottoman regions of Macedonia and Thrace. He was one of the six founders of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. Gruev is seen as a national hero in Bulgaria and North Macedonia but his ethnicity is disputed between both countries.