▁So ▁did ▁those ▁who ▁returned ▁from ▁Ts ar ig rad — Ge org i ▁Ben kov ski , ▁Ivan its a ▁Dan ch ov , ▁and ▁H rist o ▁Kar am ink ov . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October , ▁Stefan ▁St amb ol ov ▁and ▁Il ar ion ▁Drag ost in ov ▁came ▁from ▁Buch ar est . ▁ ▁April ▁u pr ising ▁▁ ▁In ▁mid - Nov ember ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁Gi urg iu ▁revolution ary ▁committee ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁started ▁function ing , ▁pres ided ▁by ▁Stefan ▁St amb ol ov . ▁Sto yan ▁Za im ov ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁secretary , ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁were ▁Pan ay ot ▁Vol ov , ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov , ▁Il ar ion ▁Drag ost in ov , ▁H rist o ▁Kar am ink ov , ▁Georg i ▁Apost ol ov , ▁Georg i ▁I k onom ov , ▁Georg i ▁O bre ten ov , ▁and ▁Georg i ▁Iz mir lie v . ▁ ▁The ▁sessions ▁continued ▁until ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁A ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁April ▁u pr ising , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁With ▁that ▁end ▁in ▁view , ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁regions ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov ): ▁ ▁T arn ovo ▁region ▁with ▁apost les ▁Stefan ▁St amb ol ov , ▁Georg