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Tsanko Dyustabanov
Tsanko Hristov Dyustabanov (May 13 1844, Gabrovo - June 15 1876, Veliko Tarnovo) was a Bulgarian revolutionary and participant in the April Uprising of 1876.
Dyustabanov was born in Gabrovo in today's Bulgaria, in a patriotic family. He attended Gabrovo's class school . Later he studied at Robert College in Istanbul in 1872-1873.
Though not a supporter of the revolutionary campaign in the struggle for national liberation, Dyustabanov gradually became active in the social and political life of Gabrovo. In 1875 he was elected trustee of the school and member of the District court.
Dyustabanov joined the local revolutionary commitee and actively assisted the preparation for the April Uprising of 1876. He led a cheta when the uprising broke out and fought with Ottoman posses in the region of Batoshevo , Kravenik and Novo selo . He was seriously wounded and arrested. Dyustabanov was sentenced to death and hanged in Tarnovo .
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