Stefan Tsonev Girginov "The Storm" ( Bulgarian. Stefan Tsonev Girginov "The Storm" ; December 13, 1917 , Lesicharka - November 5, 1943 , near Malkochevo ) is a Bulgarian worker in a textile factory, an activist of the Bulgarian Resistance Movement.
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| Birth name | Stefan Tsonev Girginova |
| Date of Birth | December 13, 1917 |
| Place of Birth |  Lesicharka , Gabrovo community , Gabrovo region , Third Bulgarian kingdom |
| Date of death | November 5, 1943 (25 years old) |
| Place of death | Malkovevo , Sevlievo community , Gabrovo region , Third Bulgarian Kingdom |
| Citizenship | Bulgaria |
| Occupation | textile worker, partisan |
| Father | Tsonya Petkov Girginov |
Biography
Born December 13, 1917 in the village of Lesicharka. Father, Tsonya Petkov Girginov, a native of the village of Kalchevo , a builder nicknamed "Tsonya the master." Mother, a housewife, died early, leaving Stefan with two little sisters (the eldest daughter died at a young age).
Stefana graduated from school in her native village, and later graduated from the agricultural school in Gabrovo. After college, she went to work at the Brothers Georgiev's knitwear factory in the city (now the Storm Factory). There, Stefan met progressively minded workers, began to participate in their demonstrations and strikes.
During the Second World War, Stephen joined the Resistance Movement. On February 25, 1943, the police arrested the girl, but she escaped from custody, and then joined the Gabrovo - Sevlievsky partisan detachment. Thanks to her extraordinary courage, will and intransigence, Stephen received the nickname "The Storm."
On November 5, 1943, she died in a shootout with the police , near the village of Malkochevo. She was buried near the village. On September 9, 1944, the village was renamed Storm in honor of the nickname of the partisan, and a monument was later unveiled there. Also, a plant in Gabrovo and a library in Lesicharka were named after Stefana.
Links
- Totyu Minchev - “History at the Lesicharka Village” - 2001
- Evdokia Stoyanova - “Give birth to research”
- Maria Stefanova Ivanova - “Thesis for the village of Lesicharka” - 1968