Andrij Savka

Andrij Savka
Born December 13, 1619(1619-12-13)
Stebník
Died 1661
Muszyna
Cause of death hanging (capital punishment)
Other names Robin Hood of the Lemkos
Ethnicity Rusyn
Occupation bandit
Years active 1638-1661
Criminal penalty hung

Andrij Savka is a Lemko bandit and folk hero from Dukla. He was born in 1619 in Stebník. In 1651, he led 500 men as part of a peasant revolt known as the Kostka-Napierski Uprising.[1] He was the son of a church cantor, and had some education.

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