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| Born | June 2, 1923 Dupnitsa, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| Died | June 18, 1944 (aged 21) Radomir, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Violeta Yakova or Violeta Jakova (Bulgarian: Виолета Якова; June 2, 1923 in Dupnitsa – June 18, 1944 in Radomir) was a partisan and member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Yakova, whose nom de guerre was "Ivanka",[1] participated in the killings of several German and Bulgarian military officers operational, including the murder of the chief of the Bulgarian Police, Atanas Pantev and Lieutenant general Hristo Lukov.[2] She was arrested by the police of the Bulgarian government, and in June 1944, after being injured during clashes with police in the city of Radomir, she was put to death for treason by the Bulgarian government.
- ^ Violeta Yosifova Yakova – Resistance Fighter. J-Grit.
- ^ Hitler's Shadow War: The Holocaust and World War II. Donald M. McKale. Taylor Trade Publishing.