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On February 24, 1874, the "Serbian Liberation Committee for the Sanjak of Niš", known simply as the ''Niš Committee'', was founded and organized by [[Kole Rašić]], [[Todor Milovanović]], [[Dimitrije Đorđević]], [[Milan Novičić]], Tasko [[Tasa Uzunović]], [[Đorđe Pop-Manić]], [[Mihajlo Božidarac]], and [[Todor Stanković]].<ref name=Milic-298>{{harvnb|Milić|1983|p=298}}</ref> They gathered at Božidarac's house, and Orthodox priest [[Petar Ikonomović]] swore [[Oath]] on the [[Christian cross]] and [[Gospel]], reminiscent of the [[Orašac Assembly]] (1804).<ref name=Milic-298/> Rašić was declared ''vojvoda''. |
On February 24, 1874, the "Serbian Liberation Committee for the Sanjak of Niš", known simply as the ''Niš Committee'', was founded and organized by [[Kole Rašić]], [[Todor Milovanović]], [[Dimitrije Đorđević]], [[Milan Novičić]], Tasko [[Tasa Uzunović]], [[Đorđe Pop-Manić]], [[Mihajlo Božidarac]], and [[Todor Stanković]].<ref name=Milic-298>{{harvnb|Milić|1983|p=298}}</ref> They gathered at Božidarac's house, and Orthodox priest [[Petar Ikonomović]] swore [[Oath]] on the [[Christian cross]] and [[Gospel]], reminiscent of the [[Orašac Assembly]] (1804).<ref name=Milic-298/> Rašić was declared ''vojvoda''. |
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*[[List of Serbian revolutionary organizations]], |
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*[[Association for Serb Liberation and Unification]], established in 1871 in Cetinje |
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*[[Board for Serb Liberation]] (одбор за Српско ослобођење), established in 1872 in Pirot |
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*[[Association of Serbo-Macedonians]], established in 1886 in Istanbul |
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| Formation | 24 September 1874 |
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| Typ | secret revolutionary organisation |
| Purpose | Liberation of Niš and its surroundings and merging with Principality of Serbia |
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The Serbian Liberation Committee of the Sanjak of Niš,[1] known as the Niš Committee (Serbian: Нишки комитет/Niški komitet) was a Serb revolutionary organisation (national liberation movement) based in Niš, established in 1874, with the aim of not only liberating Niš and its immediate surroundings, but also the whole of the Sanjak of Niš, including Leskovac, Pirot, Vranje, Breznica, and Tran, from the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
Background
- Serbian Revolution
- 1832/1833 uprisings in Serbia, whose nahija were merged into the Principality of Serbia
- 1841 Niš Uprising
History
On February 24, 1874, the "Serbian Liberation Committee for the Sanjak of Niš", known simply as the Niš Committee, was founded and organized by Kole Rašić, Todor Milovanović, Dimitrije Đorđević, Milan Novičić, Tasko Tasa Uzunović, Đorđe Pop-Manić, Mihajlo Božidarac, and Todor Stanković.[2] They gathered at Božidarac's house, and Orthodox priest Petar Ikonomović swore Oath on the Christian cross and Gospel, reminiscent of the Orašac Assembly (1804).[2] Rašić was declared vojvoda.
Aftermath
See also
References
- ^ Dragoljub Simonović (1982). Zaplanje--priroda, istorija, etnografija, društveno-ekonomski razvoj, porodica, narodne pesme. Gradina. p. 127.
- ^ a b Milić 1983, p. 298
Sources
- Lovrić, Bruno (1928). Istorija Niša (in Serbo-Croatian) (Digitalized ed.). Niš.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Milićević, Milan Đ. (1884). Kraljevina Srbija. Beograd.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Nacionalno politička akcija Nišlija za oslobođenje 1860-1877 U:Istorija Niša I, strana 297-304, Gradina i Prosveta Niš, 1983.
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