Gotse Delchev – about the revolution, violence and an internal moral dilemma

Based on a specific case, Gotse Delchev’s desire to expand, even at the cost of certain compromises, the organizational base and influence of IMARO is shown. 

Although the head of the Detachment Institute (the paramilitary structure of the Internal Organization), in his personal practice Delchev considered violence as a last resort and usually refrained from it. This significantly distinguishes him from the other combat leaders of IMARO. 

Keywords: Gotse Delchev, Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization, IMARO, Hristo Nastev