The famous Bulgarian revolutionary was born in Koprivshtitsa in November 1843 in the family of the craftsman and tradesman Gruyo Hlutev. He was named Gavril and his parents probably wanted him to take over the family trade business but his father's early death changed the life of the family.

Gavril is only 5 years old when his father pass away and his mother starts to maintain the family by her own, with a lot of efforts and privation. That's why as a teenager Gavril quits school and become an apprentice to learn craft - homespun tailoring. At the age of 23 he is a famous tailor, trading with all parts of the Ottoman Empire, reached Egypt, acquainted with Constantinople as his own town – facts that show us his spirit, curiosity and energy.
But in the meantime, one thought is on his mind and isn’t giving him a rest - the thought of his enslaved country and the liberation of his homeland. That's why in 1875 he leave for Bucharest - the center of Bulgarian liberation organization in Romania. At the same year in Bosnia and Herzegovina begin an uprising and the Bulgarian liberation organization decides to start an armed revolt in Bulgaria as well. Small group, headed by Stoian Zaimov is sent with ship through Black sea to Constantinople to kill Sultan Abdul Aziss and to set on fire the whole town. The purpose is to draw European countries ' attention into the problem of enslaved people in Balkan peninsula. Gavril left with the group of 30-40 people, but in the meantime the Stara Zagora uprising is repressed and the group receive orders to return back to Bucharest. To do that, Gavril is using the passport of Poland revolutionary Anton Benkovski. He is changing his first name to Georgi and with this name Georgi Benkovski he become immortal in Bulgarian history.

In the beginning of 1876 Benkovski is already an assistant of the main apostle of the fourth revolutionary county - Panaiot Volov. In January they traverse across Danube River and begin the organization of revolutionary doings in their county. Volov foresight the qualities of the young chieftain and gives the leadership in his hands. The hurry-up activities of Benkovski in the region of Perushtitsa, Klisura, Poibrene, Mechka, even in Bratsigovo, Peshtera and Samokov brings more and more rebels under the flags. Benkovski is man of action, determined, enemy of the talking and discussions... his credo is "nobody can help us, if we don't help ourselves" and he stands up for these visions.

After receiving the "blood letter", written by Kableshkov from revolted Koprivshtitsa he immediately announce the rebellion. His cavalry brings hope and joy to rebellions in the different counties and his quick moving from town to town helps to keep up the flame of the uprising. In village Petrich his men start a fight with the Ottoman troops, at the Eledjik he actively helps the rebel forces. Benkovski fearless enters the fights, as if he knew the historic importance of the time, as if he knew the importance of his role, as if he knew about his immortality. As he said, short before the defeat of the uprising and his own death "My goal is achieved! In the heart of the oppressor I opened a bloody wound, which will never be healed again!".
After the defeat of the revolt Benkovski with a small group of comrades is betrayed by old-man Vulyo to the ottomans. Passing the bridge over Kostina River in the Balkan near Teteven, Georgi Benkovski falls by the Turkish bullets.
In the hearts of his contemporaries, in the souls of his inheritors Georgi Benkovski stays as an idealistic image of the Freedom. The freedom of which he dreamed, the freedom for which he died...