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Kovačević participated in World War I as well, alongside six of his brothers and cousins. He independently led his band through
Albania in 1915–16, and participated in the breakthrough of the
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in his birth village until 1900, when he murdered an
Ottoman soldier who beat up his younger brother Spiro. He fled to the
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In 1924 he led a band that pursued the band of Vancho
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during the
Macedonian Struggle (1903–08), then participated in the
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309:(1903) he was part of the band of IMRO commander of Skopje,
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222:(1914–18). In Bulgaria he is considered a Bulgarian
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55:Krsta Trgoviški, Krsta Preševski (Крста Прешевски)
277:where he worked as a labourer on the railways in
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289:Kovačević was soon noticed by the pro-Bulgarian
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119:Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
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345:In 1904, Kovačević was awarded the title of
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1559:Serbian military personnel of World War I
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198:; 1877—January 30, 1948), known as
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454:. He died in 1948, in Preševo.
450:(1941–44) he lived secretly in
257:(administrative region) of the
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1011:Jovan Pešić-Strelac-Topličanin
721:Aleksandar Blagojević-Kočanski
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415:in the Chetnik detachment of
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1021:Josif Jovanović-Belocrkvanac
597:Jovan Stanojković-Dovezenski
572:Gligor Sokolović-Nebregovski
516:Serbian Chetnik Organization
335:Serbian Chetnik Organization
132:Serbian Chetnik Organization
7:
1569:Royal Serbian Army soldiers
1564:20th-century Serbian people
1509:Chetniks in the Balkan Wars
896:Dragoljub Urošević-Podrinac
866:Dimitrije Dimitrijević-Mita
448:German occupation of Serbia
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1544:People from Kosovo vilayet
1161:Pandilo Ćoreski-Drimkolski
946:Đorđe Cvetković-Drimkolski
567:Đorđe Cvetković-Drimkolski
537:Aksentije Bacetović-Baceta
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92:January 30, 1948 (aged 69)
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1346:Vlada T. Milanović-Voskar
1086:Mihailo Jovanović-Brodski
791:Branivoje Jovanović-Brana
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607:Krsta Kovačević-Trgoviški
602:Kosta Milovanović-Pećanac
577:Ilija Trifunović-Birčanin
552:Doksim Mihailović-Debarac
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204:Serbian Chetnik commander
202:(Крста Трговишки), was a
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34:Krsta Kovačević–Trgoviški
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1371:Živojin Milovanović-Žika
1341:Veljko Petrović-Kičevski
1246:Spasa Tanović-Metohijski
1171:Pavle Blažarić-Bistrički
1146:Nikola Janković-Kosovski
1096:Mihailo Ristić-Džervinac
1006:Jovan Naumović-Osogovski
956:Đorđe Sokolović-Kratovac
921:Dragutin Antić-Alavantić
665:Sreten Rajković-Rudnički
592:Jovan Stojković-Babunski
582:Ilija Jovanović-Pčinjski
275:Principality of Bulgaria
27:Serbian Chetnik commande
1201:Rista Cvetković-Porečki
916:Dragutin Jovanović-Lune
871:Dimitrije Aleksić-Ditko
562:Đorđe Ristić-Skopljanče
557:Dušan Dimitrijević-Dule
547:Boško Mitrović-Virjanac
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1463:Battle of Šuplji Kamen
1301:Trajko Brodski-Porečki
1286:Temeljko Barjaktarević
1276:Svetozar Ranković-Toza
1211:Rista Petrović-Porečki
961:Đorđe Vuković-Užičanin
891:Dragoljub Džilić-Stric
826:Danilo Stojanović-Dane
690:Vojislav Tankosić-Voja
670:Todor Krstić-Algunjski
650:Rade Radivojević-Dušan
617:Ljuba Jezdić-Razvigora
612:Lazar Kujundžić-Klempa
587:Jovan Cvetković-Dolgač
473:(in Serbian). Kultura.
1539:People from Trgovište
1492:Young Turk Revolution
1481:Battle of Velika Hoča
1447:Society of Saint Sava
1216:Rista Popović-Beranac
1151:Nikola Lukić-Skadarac
926:Dušan Hadži-Jovanović
771:Bogdan Kostić-Čačanin
630:Pavle Mladenović-Čiča
411:he participated as a
359:Young Turk Revolution
154:Years of service
1231:Sava Petrović-Grmija
1186:Petar Todorović-Pera
1126:Miša Aleksić-Marinko
1121:Milivoje Čolak-Antić
1056:Ljuba Jovanović-Čupa
986:Jaćim Pavlović-Jaćko
886:Dragiša Stojadinović
841:Dejan Jekić-Dragomir
766:Bogdan Jugović Hajnc
756:Atanasije Sredojević
660:Spasa Pavlović-Garda
645:Petko Ilić-Nagorički
622:Micko Krstić-Porečki
530:Commanders (1903–12)
341:Serbian Organization
1469:Battle of Tabanovce
1437:Ljubomir Stojanović
1407:Jovan Ćirković-Čifa
1306:Trajko–Koporan Čauš
1196:Raško Anastasijević
1141:Nikola Jablaničanin
1001:Jovan Grković-Gapon
911:Dragomir Vasiljević
206:that was active in
173:Macedonian Struggle
1432:Ljubomir Davidović
1427:Ljubomir Jovanović
1422:Ljubomir Kovačević
1356:Žika Milosavljević
976:Emilio Milutinović
655:Savatije Milošević
470:Memoari: 1898-1912
331:Živojin Rafajlović
297:(band) of general
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1515:
1475:Battle of Čelopek
1402:Jovan Atanacković
1366:Živojin Balugdžić
1326:Velibor Trebinjac
1256:Stevan Nedić-Ćela
1251:Stamenko Stanišić
1241:Serafim Smiljanac
1081:Mihailo Josifović
1071:Mateja Šumenković
901:Dragoljub Nikolić
881:Dragiša Kovačević
836:Danilo Smiljković
786:Bogosav Srećković
781:Bogdan Radenković
776:Bogdan Maksimović
685:Vojin Popović-Vuk
420:Vojin Popović-Vuk
355:Vojin Popović-Vuk
351:Vojislav Tankosić
327:Kingdom of Serbia
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16:(Redirected from
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1505:First Balkan War
1311:Trajko Prizrenac
1116:Milan Štipljanče
1091:Mihailo Petrović
1076:Mihailo Bošković
1061:Manasija Nikolić
1051:Ljubomir Vulović
1031:Josif Mihailović
981:Jaćim Mladenović
951:Đorđe Đerđiković
876:Dončo Crnorijski
831:Danilo Krapjanin
806:Božin Teofilović
746:Aranđel Bojković
726:Aleksandar Simić
716:Aleksandar Arsić
675:Trenko Rujanović
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1387:Milorad Gođevac
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1321:Vasilije Kostić
1291:Todor Stojković
1266:Stevan Pavlović
1236:Sekula Vlahović
1206:Rista Kovačević
1191:Projče Virjanac
996:Jovan Božinović
971:Đura Ivanišević
966:Đoša Beljanovče
906:Dragomir Protić
856:Denko Kumanovče
846:Denko Božinović
751:Arsa Gavrilović
736:Anđelko Aleksić
711:Aleksa Komnenić
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635:Petar Kacarević
626:Nikola Skadarac
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