Cene Marković
| Vojvoda Cene Marković | |
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 Cene Marković in Chetnik gear. | |
| Birth name | Aleksandar Marković |
| Nickname(s) | Cene |
| Born |
1864 Jelošnik, Ottoman Empire (now R. Macedonia) |
| Allegiance |
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| Years of service | 1905–18 |
| Rank | vojvoda |
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Aleksandar Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Марковић, 1864–1918+), known by his nickname Cene (Цене Марковић), was a Serbian Chetnik in Macedonia, in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
Life
Marković was born in the village of Jelošnik near Tetovo (now R. Macedonia).[1] He lived in his village for his first 15 years, then went on work abroad (pečalba) in the Principality of Bulgaria, then in the Russian Empire.[2] He finished NCO school and served as a soldier, then returned to Bulgaria,[2] as a cavalry officer of the Bulgarian Army.[1]
He joined the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) and quickly became a voivoda (commander). After the massacre of Serbs in Kokošinje and Rudar by IMRO in 1905 he left IMRO and joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization. Identifying as a Serb, he could not forgive the cruelty, and fled at once in night-time and joined the Serbian bands.[3] He operated on the left side of the Vardar. [2]
With the outbreak of the First Balkan War (1912), he joined the Chetnik detachment of Vojislav Tankosić and participated in fighting in Merdare, destroying the Turkish border stations.[2] In World War I he fought against the Austrians in Belgrade, then was sent to his home region to monitor the IMRO.[2] In 1915, with the fall of Serbia, the Bulgarians attacked him in Tetovo, killing his horse, but he survived and went into Albania.[2] He participated in the Thessaloniki Front.[2] During this time he had married in Bitola, then returned to fighting in the north.[2] When the war ended, he returned to his village, which was devastated, the houses being burnt down by the Bulgarians.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jovanović 1937, p. 303.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Simo Živković (December 1998). "Sakupi se jedna četa mala". Srpsko-nasledje.rs. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ Đurić & Mijović 1993, p. 84.
Sources
- Jovanović, Aleksa (1937). Spomenica dvadesetogodišnjice oslobodjenja Južne Srbije, 1912-1937 (in Serbian). Južna Srbija.
- Đurić, Veljko Đ.; Mijović, Miličko (1993). Ilustrovana istorija četničkog pokreta (in Serbian).
- Trbić, Vasilije (1996). Memoari: 1898-1912 (in Serbian). Kultura.
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