Raka Levajac
Raka Levajac | |
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Tombstone of Raka Levajac | |
| Native name | Рако Левајац |
| Born | 1777 Leva, Ottoman Empire (present-day Serbia) |
| Died | 1833 Mojsinje, Ottoman Empire (present-day Serbia) |
| Allegiance | Revolutionary Serbia |
| Years of service | 1803–1813 |
| Rank | Vojvoda |
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Raka Levajac (1777–1833 Serbian Cyrillic: Рако Левајац) was a Serbian Vojvoda, a military commander of Serbian Revolutionary forces during both First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising, the armed insurrections of the Serbian population against the Ottoman Empire. Raka Levajac was remarkably close to both uprising leaders, Obrenović and Karadjordje, before falling out of grace with each of them. A celebrated leader at a time he died in poverty after losing status and fortune.