Žika Rafajlović
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Živojin Rafajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Живојин Рафајловић, 1871 – 1953), known as Žika (Жика) was co-founder of the Serbian Chetnik Organization, politician, state deputy, a member of the Democrats. He was the Ban of Vardar during 1940 and 1941.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Mionica, Principality of Serbia. He finished the Military Academy as an infantry captain, 2nd class.[1] He worked as a frontier guard in Vranje, which became his hometown.
Serbian Chetnik Organization
[edit]The Central Committee (of Belgrade) was established in 1902 by Milorad Gođevac, Luka Ćelović, Vasa Jovanović, Žika Rafajlović, Nikola Spasić and Ljuba Kovačević.[2]
On 25 April 1904, two armed cheta groups of some 20 fighters under vojvoda Anđelko Aleksić and vojvoda Đorđe Cvetković swore oath in a ceremony before Milorad Gođevac, Vasa Jovanović, Žika Rafajlović, Luka Ćelović and General Jovan Atanacković, with prota Nikola Stefanović holding the prayers.[3] The Committee had prepared the formation of the first bands for a number of months.[4] The bands crossed into Ottoman territory on 8 May, but were subsequently exposed in the Albanian and Turkish villages. The Ottoman army killed all of the Chetniks at the Fight on Šuplji Kamen hill on May 27.[5] According to Serbian state documents, the death toll was 24 Chetniks, a zaptı (Ottoman gendarmerie), and three Ottoman soldiers.[6] Serbian deputy Ristić, according to the document, named Žika Rafajlović as the organizer of the band, and that "such adventures and thoughtless treacherous actions should be stopped".[7]
Family
[edit]He had five sons.
Annotations
[edit]- His surname is infrequently spelled as Rafailović (Рафаиловић).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Spomenica pedesetogodišnjice Vojne akademije: 1850-1900. Vojna štamp. 1900.
Пеш. капетан II класе Живојин Рафаиловић.
- ^ name="MilosavljevićLevi2006">cite book|author1=Milja Milosavljević|author2=Rebeka Levi|title=Kod dva bela goluba|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxgWAQAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=IP Signature|page=102|isbn=9788683745616 |quote=Године 1902. основан је Главни одбор четничке орга- низације у који су ушли доктор Милорад Гођевац, Лука Ћ.е- ловић, Васа Јовановић, Жика Рафаиловић, Никола Спасић и Љуба Ковачевић.
- ^ name=Krakov150>Krakov, p. 150
- ^ name=Krakov150
- ^ Krakov, pp. 161–164
- ^ Viktor Novak (2008). Revue historique. Vol. 57. p. 359.
Жика Рафаиловић
- ^ name="Novak2008"
Sources
[edit]- Radoš Ljušić (2005). Vlade Srbije: 1805-2005. Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva. ISBN 9788617131119.
- "www.glas-javnosti.co.yu".
- "Vesti online / Vesti / Srbija / Najveće predratne afere (11): Oglodao kosti Nemanjića".