Jovan Dovezenski
Vojvoda Jovan Dovezenski | |
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Dovezenski in Chetnik gear | |
| Birth name | Jovan Stanojković |
| Nickname(s) | Dovezenski |
| Born | April 8, 1873 Dovezence, Ottoman Empire (now Kumanovo Municipality, R. Macedonia) |
| Died | May 2, 1935 (aged 62) Kumanovo |
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| Years of service | 1904–1918 |
| Rank | vojvoda |
| Military history | Chetnik Action, Balkan Wars, World War I |
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.