Živojin Milovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Живојин Миловановић; January 23, 1884 — May 25, 1905), known by his nickname Žika, was a Serbian soldier, member of the
Serbian revolutionary Chetnik Organization that fought in
Old Serbia
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The term does ...
and
Macedonia
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* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
(see
Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of social, political, cultural and military conflicts that were mainly fought between Greek and Bulgarian subjects who lived in Ottoman Macedonia between 1893 and 1912. From 1904 to 1908 the conflict was p ...
).
Life
Milovanović was born on January 23, 1884, in
Kruševac
Kruševac ( sr-Cyrl, Крушевац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina (river), Rasina river. According to the 202 ...
, in the
Kingdom of Serbia
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(now
Serbia
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). He completed six grades of gymnasium in Kruševac, then finished the 33rd class of the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1903, with the rank of infantry lieutenant. He subsequently joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization, and in 1905, crossed the Serbian-Ottoman border into
Old Serbia
Old Serbia () is a Serbian historiographical term that is used to describe the territory that according to the dominant school of Serbian historiography in the late 19th century formed the core of the Serbian Empire in 1346–71.
The term does ...
with a company. He participated in the famous
battle at Čelopek (April 1905). Together with
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 ...
and
Savatije Milošević he turned and went for
Poreče
Poreče, Porečie or Porečje or Poreč (), is a region in North Macedonia which includes the Makedonski Brod Municipality, and the western part of the Prilep Municipality
Prilep ( ) is a municipality in the south of North Macedonia. ''Prilep ...
, through
Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
and Podgora, in order to bypass Ottoman harassing in the
Kumanovo
Kumanovo ( ; , sq-definite, Kumanova; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is the second-largest city in North Macedonia after the capital Skopje and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic ...
region. Milovanović, as a Serbian officer, was to establish the headquarters of Western
Povardarje Povardarie () is a geographic region in the central part of North Macedonia, and includes all of the canyons, mountains, and valleys through which the Vardar river flows.
The term is used in the names of Diocese of Povardarie of the Macedonian Or ...
. The company was betrayed in
Velika Hoča Velika (Cyrillic: Велика; "great" (fem.) in South Slavic) may refer to:
Places
* Velika (bishopric), a medieval bishopric associated with Clement of Ohrid
* Velika, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a village in Derventa
* Velika, Bulgaria, a village ...
on May 25, 1905, by local Albanians who had promised (see ''
besa'') their security, thus they were forced to battle the Ottoman Army and neighbouring Albanian
kachaks
Kachaks (, / ''kačaci'') is a term used for the Albanians, Albanian rebels active in the late 19th and early 20th century in northern Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia (region), Macedonia, and later as a term for the militias of Albania ...
. After a long fight, all of these Chetniks died.
[М. Ракић, ''Конзулска писма, 1905-1911'', Београд 1985, приредио А. Митровић, бр. 2, 3, 4, 6; П. Костић, 'Погибија наших четника у Великој Хочи', Јужни преглед 6-7, Београд 1930, 272-276; Г. Божовић, ''Саватије и Колашин'', Јужни преглед 6-7, Београд 1930, 278-283.]
See also
*
List of Chetnik voivodes
This is a list of Chetnik voivodes. is a Slavic as well as Romanian title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force. It derives from the word , which in early Slavic meant the , i.e. the military commander of an area, b ...
References
Sources
*M. Rakić, Konzulska pisma, 1905–1911, Beograd 1985, priredio A. Mitrović, br. 2, 3, 4, 6
*P. Kostić, 'Pogibija naših četnika u Velikoj Hoči', Južni pregled 6–7, Beograd 1930, 272-276
*G. Božović, Savatije i Kolašin, Južni pregled 6–7, Beograd 1930, 278–283.
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1884 births
1905 deaths
People from Kruševac
People from the Kingdom of Serbia
Serbian soldiers
Serbian military leaders
20th-century Serbian people