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Gligor Zisov
Gligor Zisov (Bulgarian: Глигор Зисов) was a Bulgarian teacher in Kostursko, Macedonia, who was killed by newly established Greek authorities in 1913.

Early Life
Zisov was born in the village of Aposkep (present-day Greece), which was then under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

Having graduated from the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki, he became the head schoolmaster for the village of Chereshnitsa in 1912. A student of his recalled:

''He was medium-height, neither particularly tall nor short. Wherever he went, the ground grew more beautiful; he was just like a teacher...''

Execution
In May 1912, on the eve of the Second Balkan War, the residents of Cherenitsa were subjected to mass beatings, carried out under orders by the Greek Army. Refusing to take the opportunity to hide, Zisov interfered to protect the villagers, saying that Bulgaria and Greece are allies. The soldiers, however, tried to convince him to become a teacher of the Greek language. After refusing to become a Greek teacher, on the grounds of his Bulgarian consciousness, he was severely beaten in front of his students. One of them recalled:

''...they began to beat him. They would leave him alone for a little bit so that he could stand up, only to resume the beating. One of the soldiers, grabbing him by the hair, held him slanted; another whipped him with a rope. They then threw him to the ground and dragged him by his feet, until Gligor was left with little spirit. I watched all this, wondering if a mother could have possibly birthed such animals.''

Consequently, Zisov's father took him back to his home village; however, Zisov was soon after arrested by Greeks, bound, and led back to Chereshnitsa, to serve as an example. He was then taken to Zagornichani, where he was killed alongside Bulgarian teachers and Bulgarian Orthodox priests, at the hands of Greek soldiers.