Violeta Yakova
Violeta Jakova | |
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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 – June 18, 1944) was a partisan and member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Yakova, whose nom de guerre was "Ivanka", 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. She was arrested by the police of the Bulgarian government, and was killed in a shootout with the police in June 1944.