Vanco Mihailov

[Liberator of Makedonija]

VMRO, how did you go with investigating the relationship between Mihailov and VMRO - Pravda?

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Hristo Trajkov accused Mihailov of 'co-operating with the palace'

https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2

[Liberator of Makedonija]

He and many others argued for an independent Macedonia in the early 20th century after recognizing that calling for annexation of Macedonia to Bulgaria outright would backfire. The goal was to first achieve an autonomous/independent Macedonia, which Western powers and Balkan states were more likely to agree with, and then hope (or encourage) an independent Macedonia to eventually turn toward Bulgaria. The thinking was, at worst, the Bulgarians would be where the Albanians are today with Albania and Kosovo.

What other Macedonian figures do you believe felt this way?

[vicsinad]

Going off that interview alone, seems clear he was a Vrhovist. His early memoirs speak of Macedonia independent of Bulgaria though.

He and many others argued for an independent Macedonia in the early 20th century after recognizing that calling for annexation of Macedonia to Bulgaria outright would backfire. The goal was to first achieve an autonomous/independent Macedonia, which Western powers and Balkan states were more likely to agree with, and then hope (or encourage) an independent Macedonia to eventually turn toward Bulgaria. The thinking was, at worst, the Bulgarians would be where the Albanians are today with Albania and Kosovo.

[Liberator of Makedonija]

The last part is "FOR ME IT IS ALL BULGARIA"

Going off that interview alone, seems clear he was a Vrhovist. His early memoirs speak of Macedonia independent of Bulgaria though.

[VMRO]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgKlBmF_e8

The last part is "FOR ME IT IS ALL BULGARIA"

[Carlin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgKlBmF_e8

[VMRO]

That is Vida Boeva on the left who was Mihajlov's secretary. Vida Boeva was is also the sister of the ex Minister for Sport Boris Boev in Ljubco Georgievski's 1998 government.

She has a dosier on her where she had dealings with the Yugoslav Secret service.

[vicsinad]

The leaders of the MPO in the 1940s portrayed him as a savior and many (if not, most) of the Macedonian diaspora in North America believed in Mihajlov, not that different from how the Macedonian diaspora supported Ljubco Georgievski in the early 90s.

Many, but not most. The 1930s and 1940s North American Macedonians were split between the MPL and the MPO.

[Niko777]

He was always in hiding whilst he was living in Rome and to meet with his his trusted circle would organised it.

The Mladenov family of Toronto would regularly meet with him in Rome.
This family was so pro-Bulgarian that they even separated from the MPO because to them it wasn't Bulgarian enough lol.


Ivan Mihajlov with George Mladenov:

1967


1968


1980s?


1990

[VMRO]

I don't know of any videos of him when he was younger. There aren't many from the IMRO back then.

There might be personal videos from the 1960's but these would be part of his personal archives.

He was always in hiding whilst he was living in Rome and to meet with him had to be done through his trusted circle.

I've come across private photo's of Mihajlov from what it appears the 70's or 80's over the past few years.

[Niko777]

Many despised him at the time and many of those that supported him did so out of fear. He butchered the Macedonian Cause.

The leaders of the MPO in the 1940s portrayed him as a savior and many (if not, most) of the Macedonian diaspora in North America believed in Mihajlov, not that different from how the Macedonian diaspora supported Ljubco Georgievski in the early 90s.

[Risto the Great]

Mihailov had nine life-sentences and three death-sentences in Bulgaria.

I just read this. Funny how becoming a good Bulgarian can make things go away.

[vicsinad]

He was clearly very old there, but certainly able to structure sentences that danced. I wonder if there were any videos from when he was younger. I can't see any on youtube. Always interesting to see people with the ability to influence (good or bad).

I don't know of any videos of him when he was younger. There aren't many from the IMRO back then.

[vicsinad]

Vojvodi such as Ivan Brlo, Pancho Mihajlov and others were assassinated just so Mihajlov could be supreme leader.

The downfall of VMRO must simply be attributed to Mihajlov, the organisation lost its way by conducting a civil war instead of focusing on the occupied territories of Macedonia.

Add to that list Dimo Hadzhi Dimov, Todor Panica, Aleko Vasilev, Chaulev, and Arsen Jovkov, among many, many, many others. Essentially, most of Sandanski's followers were gunned down at the orders of Mihailov (and some from Aleksandrov prior).