Ivan Bušić Roša

Ivan Bušić-Roša (circa 18th century) was a Croatian hajduk from the Imotska krajina.

He was born in the village of Vinjana Donjih near Imotski to a devout Roman Catholic family in the 18th century; his exact birthdate is not certain. As a hajduk, he fought against the Ottoman Empire, traveling along Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina with other resistance fighters.

In 1977, Croatian dissident and Bušić clan member Bruno Bušić wrote a book Ivan Bušić-Roša, Hajdučki Harambaša, detailing the life and legend of Ivan Bušić-Roša.[1] Today, there are many traditional folk-songs and gusle poems dedicated to Roša.

He was killed in village of Ilijino polje (between Neum and Stolac).[2]

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