Ljubomir "Ljuba" Jezdić ( sr-cyr, Љубомир "Љуба" Јездић; 1 October 1884 — 15 September 1927), known by his ''

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'' Razvigora (Развигора) was a Serbian Chetnik ''

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'' (military commander) in the

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, and a lawyer.Народна енциклопедија српско-хрватско-словеначка, Београд 1929, књига 2, 159.

Life

Early life

Jezdić was born in

Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia, on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2022 the city had a total population of 19,515, while the administrative area had a ...

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(Western

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) on 1 October 1884. The Loznica Jezdići live in Donja Badanja and Brnjac. He finished six grades in the

Šabac Šabac ( sr-Cyrl, Шабац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river ...

gymnasium, then entered the Serbian Military Academy, but he was forced to cancel his studies before the end of the third year. He then entered the Law School in Belgrade, a period when he became one of the notable nationalistic youth leaders. He was a fellow student with Dušan Dimitrijević, a future brother-in-arms.

Chetnik action (1903–08)

He had joined the

Serbian Chetnik Organization The Serbian Revolutionary Organization () or Serbian Chetnik Organization (Српска четничка организација / Srpska četnička organizacija) was a paramilitary revolutionary organization with the aim of liberation of Old Se ...

and later crossed the Serbian-Ottoman border and entered Old Serbia on 1 February 1905, joining the band ('' cheta'') of ''vojvoda'' Đorđe Ristić. He then made transfer to the band of Rista Starački. When Starački's was wounded in the hand fighting in Drenak and went and vacated in Serbia, Jezdić became the ''vojvoda'' of this unit. He adopted the war name ''Razvigora'', due to the first warm springtime wind, which made the leaves sprout (from ''razvitak'', "sprout" and ''gora'', "forest").Krakov 2009, p. 176 He participated in the great battle with the Ottoman army at Čelopek (16 April 1905). On 28 April 1905, the larger Kragujevac- and Belgrade bands arrived at the

Dubočica Leskovac ( sr-Cyrl, Лесковац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in Southern Serbia (Geographical Region), southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a p ...

village, led by Borko Paštrović and Aksentije Bacetović respectively.Glas Javnosti, Srpski četnici na početku dvadesetog veka (7)
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Lazar Kujundžić Lazar Kujundžić-Klempa ( sr-cyr, Лазар Кујунџић: 1880 – May 25, 1905) was a Serbian Chetnik Organization, Serbian Chetnik commander (vojvoda) who was active in Old Serbia and Macedonia. Biography He was born in Orahovac, Koso ...

Pavle Mladenović Pavle Mladenović-Jačinski ( sr-cyr, Павле Младеновић; d. June 16, 1905), known as Čiča Pavle (Чича Павле; "Uncle Pavle") and Pavle Jačinski, was a Serbian Chetnik Organization, Serbian Chetnik commander active in Mace ...

and Ljuba Jezdić awaited them with their bands.

Balkan Wars and First World War (1912–18)

He was a sergeant during the

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, and in the

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he was a band commander, and commander of machine gunners in the Yugoslav volunteer regiment. After he fell sick, he was appointed a military delegate in

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. He lived in

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since 1918, working as a

lawyer A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...

, and died there on 15 September 1927.

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