{{Short description|Bulgarian revolutionary}} thumb|Chardafon '''Chardafon''' ({{langx|bg|Чардафон}}), born '''Prodan Tishkov''' (Продан Тишков; 1860 in Gabrovo{{snd}}22 November 1906), was a Bulgarian revolutionary. Chardafon took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 as a volunteer. After the liberation, he became sergeant-major of East Rumelia's militia in Golyamo Konare, now known as Saedinenie.
Until 1884, his nickname was ''Charda'', which stands for "flock of cattle". Since a mockery in his militia work,{{clarify|reason=unclear what this means; alternate phrasing would be helpful|date=August 2016}} general Von Drigalsky added "''fon''" (a German preposition denoting aristocratic origin) so his famous nickname appeared — Chardafon. He took part in the preparation and proclamation of the Unification of Bulgaria. He was a member of the Bulgarian Secret Central Revolutionary Committee in Golyamo Konare and led a detachment, which entered Plovdiv on 6 November 1885 and took part in the city governor's arrest.
After the Unification of Bulgaria, he became a major at the cavalry. Zahari Stoyanov wrote a humorous outline for him, entitled ''Chardafon the Great''.
== See also == * Unification of Bulgaria * FC Chardafon Gabrovo * City of Gabrovo
== External links == * [http://www.pbase.com/ngruev/image/28822963 Chardafon's monument in Gabrovo]
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