Ivan Knežević (revolutionary)
Ivan Knežević ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Кнежевић) ( Popovi, Bijeljina, 1760 - Šabac, 29 June 1840) better known to the people as Knez Ivo of Semberija was a Serb voivode and duke over all the villages of the then Bijeljina Nahia, who most notably participated in the First Serbian Uprising. Knyaz Ivo was born in Popovi near Bijeljina. Besides Filip Višnjić, he is one of the most important Serbian historical figures born in Semberija and as such his likeness appears on the coat of arms of the municipality of Bijeljina. Life in Semberija Knez Ivo, a voivode over all 12 villages of the Bijeljina '' nahia'', in 1806, during the First Serbian Uprising helped in freeing Serbs from the Ottoman rule. In 1809, he led the insurgents in Semberija in the "offensive plan" in which Karađorđe attempted to liberate the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina and all Serbian lands in the Balkans. However, due to the unexpected incursion of the Turks into Pomoravlje, the insurgent armies withdr ...
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Popovi
Popovi (Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...: Попови) is a village in the Municipalities of Republika Srpska, municipality of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. References

Villages in Republika Srpska Populated places in Bijeljina {{Bijeljina-geo-stub ...
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