Petar Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Поповић; 1826 – 29 August 1875), known as Pecija (Пеција), was a Serb hajduk (brigand) and rebel leader in two uprisings against the Ottoman Empire in the Bosanska Krajina region, one in 1858, and one in 1875.
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1826 Krupa na Uni, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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29 August 1875 (aged 49)
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