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Little has been written about the liberation of the Black Sea city of Kavala from Turkish rule, but much has been told. After the signing of the San Stefano Treaty (March 3, 187😎, the subsequent Berlin Treaty (July 13, 187😎, and the Tophanen Act (March 24, 1886), one of Bulgaria's children remains separated - Macedonia. During the Balkan War of 1912, many areas of Macedonia were liberated from Turkish rule thanks to the troops of IMORO (Internal Macedonian-Adrian Revolutionary Organization). With weapons at hand, Bulgarians unreservedly and unconditionally conquer villages and towns in southern and eastern Macedonia.
The liberation of one city, however, stands out from the liberation of other Macedonian settlements. The city is Kavala and is the harbor of Macedonia. The 50,000-seat Belomorian town was liberated through diplomatic and cunning actions by four Bulgarian leaders - Peyo Yavorov, Yonko Vaptsarov (Nikola Vaptsarov's father), Hristo Chernopeev and Mikhail Chakov. Without bursting a single shotgun without hurting a single human, our brave compatriots manage to defy the Turkish authorities.
Physically prepared from previous struggles, the four carry their personal drama on their most expensive common occasion - Bulgaria. On October 25, 1912, near the town of Drama, the voivode demanded a meeting with Gen. Stilian Kovachev, commander of the Rhodope squad. With great excitement and hope, the brave members of the IMORO offered the commander with some of his troops to move south to the White Sea and to conquer the 50,000th White Sea town. For unknown reasons, gen. Kovachev refuses, but this does not hide the fight of the four diplomats. The independent plan of the two leaders, supported by Chernopeev and Chakov, is to present themselves as front troops (parliamentarians) of the Bulgarian army coming to Kavala. After two days of detailed deciphering of the common ideas on October 27, 1912, the voivods, dressed in Bulgarian military uniforms, set off for the White Sea town to carry out the brilliant plan of mastering Kavala without firing a single rifle.
"On October 27, we ascended the height of the beautiful city of Kavala, which pierced the shore of the Black Sea coast, in the clutches. It was pouring rain. It was getting dark. The intense thud of our lush horses disturbed the sleep of the sleeping guards. They jumped and ran out with lanterns in their hands, but stopped at the door as frozen. In front of them stood four Bulgarian cavalrymen, vigorously riding strong horses, aimed at the door with short Manliher rifles. These cavalrymen were Peyo Yavorov, dressed in officers' garb with captain's shoulder straps, Hristo Chernopeev, Yonko Vaptsarov, and Mikhail Chakov, all three with NCOs. A little later, the whole city knew that parliaments of the Bulgarian army, stationed at fighting positions around the city, had arrived. Despite the torrential rain and terrible lightning, the streets were quickly filled with people. "
From the memories of Mikhail Chakov
Asking the Greek ruler to tell the Turkish authorities that Bulgarian parliamentarians have arrived in Konak, the four voivods are patiently awaiting a happy outcome and the voluntary appearance of the authorities.
After a diplomatic but difficult conversation between the four voivods and the same, the Turkish authorities are forced to make a decision to withdraw from the city within 12 hours, because at the request of Gen. Kovachev, the city is besieged by a well-armed Bulgarian army.With this noble lie, the four risk being killed on the spot should anyone discover the fraud. With their enviable cunning, agility and intelligence, Yavorov, Vaptsarov, Chakov and Chernopeev manage to mislead the Turkish authorities and the Greek ruler in their artificial lie. Shortly afterwards, the Kaymakamin personally took down his revolver and his sword to give it to Peyo Yavorov. Overwhelmed by fear and terror but retaining their composure, the four voivods send horsemen to the village of Drama with the following message to the gen. Kovachev:
"That evening, four Macedonian voivods - Yavorov, Chernopeev, Vaptsarov and Chakov - took Kavalla, fifty thousandth, miraculously, without a rifle to crack. The troops and the police surrendered voluntarily. We are expecting you!"

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