Jovan Dovezenski

(1873-1935)

Serbian Chetnik commander

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Jovan Stanojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Станојковић, 8 April 1873 – 2 May 1935), known by his nom de guerre, the demonym Dovezenski (Довезенски), was a Serbian Chetnik commander (vojvoda), and participant in the Balkan Wars, in the Battle of Kumanovo, and World War I. He was originally a teacher who turned into a guerilla fighter following Bulgarian oppression on Serb people in Macedonia. He rose in ranks and became one of the supreme commanders in Macedonia.

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Born	8 April 1873 Dovezence, Ottoman Empire (now Kumanovo Municipality, R. Macedonia)
Died	2 May 1935 (aged 62) Kumanovo, Macedonia
Zodiac	Aries
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