▁met ▁this ▁dis band ment ▁with ▁satisfaction ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁relief ▁from ▁an ▁un law ful ▁and ▁quite ▁often ▁brut al ▁parallel ▁authority . ▁Mih ail ov ▁had ▁nine ▁life - sent ences ▁and ▁three ▁death - sent ences ▁in ▁Bulg aria . ▁Although ▁IM RO ' s ▁main ▁goal ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁Mac ed onian ▁state , ▁some ▁previous ▁Bulgar ian ▁govern ments ▁toler ated ▁it ▁as ▁its ▁goal ▁was ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁from ▁Greek ▁and ▁Y ug oslav ▁occupation ▁which ▁they ▁considered ▁Bulgar ian ▁land . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁IM RO ▁had ▁built ▁an ▁extensive ▁network ▁in ▁Pir in ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Bulgar ian ▁territory , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁provide ▁finan cing ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁an ▁oper ational ▁base ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁off ens ives ▁into ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁Greece ▁were ▁conducted . ▁While ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁IM RO ▁was ▁kept ▁alive ▁by ▁members ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁world wide , ▁but ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁active ▁force ▁in ▁Mac ed onia ▁except ▁for ▁brief ▁moments ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁After ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Mih ail ov ▁lived ▁in ▁Turkey , ▁Poland ▁and ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁finally ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁capital ▁Zag reb , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁State ▁of ▁Cro atia