The Bizarre Assassination Of An Outspoken Writer - March 1 2023

March 1st: Georgi Markov Born (1929)
When someone speaks out against a dangerous group they put their life on the line. On March 1st 1929 a man who spoke freely about the Communist regime in Bulgaria was met with a mysterious end. And, though there is a good idea about who exactly wanted him dead, no one has been charged and his case remains a cold one. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Markov, https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2020/sep/09/georgi-markov-killed-poisoned-umbrella-london-1978, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-04/gerogi-markov-bulgarian-dissident-umbrella-assassination/100084600, https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/blogs/article/who-killed-georgi-markov/, https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/markov-georgi-murder-investigation, https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=221821881, https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/georgi-markov-murdered-by-a-bulgarian-secret-service-assassin

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March 1st: Georgi Markov Born (1929)

When someone speaks out against a dangerous group they put their life on the line. On March 1st 1929 a man who spoke freely about the Communist regime in Bulgaria was met with a mysterious end. And, though there is a good idea about who exactly wanted him dead, no one has been charged and his case remains a cold one. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Markov, https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2020/sep/09/georgi-markov-killed-poisoned-umbrella-london-1978, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-04/gerogi-markov-bulgarian-dissident-umbrella-assassination/100084600, https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/blogs/article/who-killed-georgi-markov/, https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/markov-georgi-murder-investigation, https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=221821881, https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/georgi-markov-murdered-by-a-bulgarian-secret-service-assassin

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