Kachak
A Kachak is an originally Turkish term for rebel or bandit. 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.[1]
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[edit] Background
The Committee for the National Defense of Kosova or (Albanian: Komiteti i Mbrojtes Kombëtare të Kosovës) was created in Shkodër, under Hasan Prishtina. Albanians in Kosovo under Azem Galica began an armed struggle, known as the Kachak movement. The Committee asked the Kachaks not to mistreat or rob Serbs or destroy their property, while at the same time, some Serbs continued to mistreat Albanians[citation needed].
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.
[edit] See also
- Isa Boletini
- Sali Butka
- Bajram Curri
- Azem Galica
- Mihal Grameno
- Çelo Mezani
- Bajo Topulli
- Çerçiz Topulli
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[edit] References
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical dictionary of Kosova. p. 88. ISBN 0810853094. http://books.google.com/books?id=Fnbw1wsacSAC&pg=PA88&dq=Kacak+elsie&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
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