Kachak

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Kosovo Albanian rebels (Kachaks) in the 1920s controlling a road in Kosovo
Revolver of Isa Boletini

A Kachak is an originally Turkish term for rebel or bandit.They are widely depicted in the Albanian folklore.[1][2][3]
Later in Albania the term is used to define guerrilla units established by Albanian revolutionaries who fought in Albanian inhabited areas against foreign rule during the period of the Albanian National Awakening and the early 20th century in Kosovo.[4]

Early 20th century

The Committee for the National Defense of Kosovo (Albanian: Komiteti për Mbrojten Kombëtare së Kosovës) was created in Shkodër, under Hasan Prishtina. The Committee sponsored insurgents and organized active resistance in North Albania as well as Albanian populated areas of Yugoslavia.

The Kachaks were popular among Albanians, and local support to them increased in the 1920s when Hasan Prishtina became a member of Albania’s parliament, Hoxhe Kadriu became Minister of justice, and Bajram Curri became Minister of war. All three were Kosovar Albanians. During this time, Albanians in Kosovo under Azem Galica began an armed struggle, known as the Kachak movement.

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  1. ↑ Dhimiter Shuteriqi (1971). Historia e letërsisë shqipe 1–2 (2 ed.). Enti i teksteve dhe i mjeteve mësimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës. p. 101. OCLC 8692190. 
  2. ↑ Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe i Letërsisë (Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë), Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës. Instituti i Historisë dhe Gjuhësisë (1970). Studime Filologjike. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH, Instituti i Gjuhesise dhe i Letersise. pp. 71–75. ISSN 0563-5780. OCLC 29286220. 
  3. ↑ Spiro Shetuni (April 21, 2011). Albanian Traditional Music: An Introduction, with Sheet Music and Lyrics for 48 Songs. Mcfarland. p. 78. ISBN 978-0786464494. 
  4. ↑ Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical dictionary of Kosova. p. 88. ISBN 0-8108-5309-4. Retrieved 2010-05-31. 
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