Some Considerations on the Emergence of
the Serbian Chetnik Movement in Macedonia
during the Last Period of Ottoman Rule
Some Considerations on the Emergence of the Serbian Chetnik Movement in Macedonia during the Last Period of Ottoman Rule
Author(s): Biljana VučetićSubject(s): History, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Историјски институт Црне Горe
Keywords: Serbia; Bulgaria; Greece; Chetnik Movement; Serbian Defense; comitadji; Macedonia; Macedonian Question; Ottoman Empire
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to research when and how the first organized Serbian armed bands in the Ottoman Empire appeared. Various historical sources have provided contrasting information, but it was obvious that the Serbian national movement in Macedonia became an organized and efficient force in 1904. Also, that is testified in documents of foreign provenance, primarily Bulgarian and Greek. Serbian Defense Organization consisted of several various groups of national workers: the “Private Initiative”from Belgrade, Serbian inhabitants of Macedonia, and the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Journal: Историјски записи
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 111-128
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English