Cvetko Popović-Vranovački
Cvetko Popović-Vranovački | |
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| Born | 1775 Donje Vranovce, Lebane |
| Died | May 20, 1809 (aged 33–34) Kopaj Košare |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Citizenship | Serbia |
| Occupation | Merchant and Chetnik commander voivode in the army of Karađorđe |
Cvetko Popović-Vranovački (around 1775 - Kopaj Košare near Niš, 20 May 1809) was a merchant and a Chetnik commander voivode in the army of Karađorđe.
Biography
He was born in Donje Vranovce near Lebane not far from Leskovac around 1775. He was a respectable merchant and a mechanic in his area.[1] He was the leader of the Jablanica insurgents in the First Serbian Uprising and Karađorđe's highest-ranking Bimbaša, together with Ilija Strelja and Sava Dedobarac. During the First Serbian Uprising, he had about seven hundred men from this area underarms.[2]He was a fearless opponent of the Turks and Arnauts and initiated the restoration of the church in his area, by gathering around him a large number of devout Christians skilled in masonry, who renovated the church and gathered a large number of young people with weapons who defended the work on the church from the enemy day and night.[3]
He died near Kopaj Košare near Niš, on 20 May 1809.
References
- ↑ http://www.maticasrpska.org.rs/stariSajt/biografije/tom02.pdf
- ↑ name="automatski generisano1">[http://www.bosnjace.com/skola-petrovic.htm Bosnjace
- ↑ name="automatski generisano1"
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