Žika Rafajlović
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Živojin Rafajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Живојин Рафајловић, 1871 – 1953), known as Žika (Жика), was a Serbian 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 bands 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.[3] 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.[4] According to Serbian state documents, the death toll was 24 Chetniks, a zaptı (Ottoman gendarmerie), and three Ottoman soldiers.[5] 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".[5]
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.
- ^ Milja Milosavljević; Rebeka Levi (2006). Kod dva bela goluba. IP Signature. p. 102. ISBN 9788683745616.
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.
- ^ a b Krakov, p. 150
- ^ Krakov, pp. 161–164
- ^ a b Viktor Novak (2008). Revue historique. Vol. 57. p. 359.
Жика Рафаиловић
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".