Mihailo Ristić-Džervinac ( sr-cyr, Михаило Ристић-Џервинац; 1854–1916) was a Serbian officer, co-conspirator of the
May Coup, and chief of the Upper Staff of East
Povardarie Povardarie ( mk, Повардарие) is a geographic region in the central part of North Macedonia, and includes all of the canyons, mountains and valleys through which the river Vardar flows.
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during the
Serbian Chetnik operations in
Old Serbia
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and
Macedonia in the beginning of the 20th century.
Life
He hailed from a village near
Svrljig
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. He died in 1916 in
Ferryville near
Bizerte
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.
May Coup
He was the one who shot
King Alexander and
Queen Draga
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.
References
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Serbian military personnel
Royal Serbian Army soldiers
Chetniks of the Macedonian Struggle
1854 births
1915 deaths
People from the Kingdom of Serbia
People from Svrljig
Regicides