Todor Aleksandrov
Voivode Todor Aleksandrov | |
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A portrait of Aleksandrov with an autograph and dedication to Peyo Yavorov (Sofia, 1912). | |
| Native name | Тодор Александров Попорушов |
| Birth name | Todor Aleksandrov Poporushov |
| Born | 4 March 1881 Novo Selo, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 31 August 1924 (aged 43) Sugarevo, Tsardom of Bulgaria |
| Allegiance | IMRO Tsardom of Bulgaria |
| Service | Bulgarian Army |
| Unit | Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps |
| Battles / wars | |
| Alma mater | Bulgarian Pedagogical School of Skopje |
| Children | 2 |
Todor Aleksandrov Poporushov (Bulgarian/Macedonian: Тодор Александров Попорушов; 4 March 1881 – 31 August 1924), anglicised as Todor Alexandrov, was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, Bulgarian army officer, politician and teacher. He initially favoured the annexation of Macedonia to Bulgaria, but later switched to the idea of an Independent Macedonia as a second Bulgarian state on the Balkans. Aleksandrov was a member of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organisation (IMARO) and later part of the Central Committee of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation (IMRO), as well as its leader.
In North Macedonia, his persona is controversial, but there have been efforts to rehabilitate him. Though, this has caused political and public controversies.