Vulgaris, Leonidas (1833 -?) – The son of Anastas Vulgaris, who originated from Pijanec and was a participant in the Greek uprising. He was advocated for cooperation between the Balkan peoples in the fight against Ottoman rule. He was educated at a male school in Piraeus. In the time of the Crimean war, he fought on the side of the Russians in the voluntary unit Greek Legija. In Greece he was imprisoned and accused of Velendende (1862). He tried to raise the uprising of Halkidik (1866), he was arrested, then released after Russian intervention. He was the initiator for the establishment of a committee for the release of the peoples of East (1870), active during the great Eastern crisis (1875-1881). He collaborated with Cubasuros, held ties with Serbs for joint action against the Ottoman state. He actively worked on forming a company for sending in Macedonia. With Constantine Buffski, he organized the holding of the Assembly of Gramos Tekesh and the establishment of the interim government of Macedonia (1880), and participated in the compilation of the declaration of the Silogos “Macedonia to the Macedonians” to the Macedonian peoples. He was one of the more prominent members of the Eastern Confederation Organization in Athens. It was advocated (letter to Zechariah Stoyanov) for creating a free and indivisible Macedonian state in the Balkan Federation (1888). Lit.: Ellie Scaratea, Greek and Saradzi of Balkan (1875-1878): Case Leonide Vulgaria, “Historical Classified”, Kne. Ⅹⅴⅰⅰⅰ, Belgrade, 1981; Slavenko Tersion, Serbia and Greek, Beograd 1992; Verban Todorov, TePhe Society “Oriental Confedeion” and TX ITS ACTIVITIES JNNN 80-Tis and 90-Tez of 19 Charge, Balkan studies, 25/2, theralonics, 1984. D. Job.
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Кириличен напис ВУЛГАРИС, Леонидас