THE REMINISCENCES OF AĆIM JELIĆ OF THE EVENTS IN KOČANI IN 1912 Cover Image

СЕЋАЊА АЋИМА ЈЕЛИЋА НА ДОГАЂАЈЕ У КОЧАНИМА У ЛЕТО 1912. ГОДИНЕ
THE REMINISCENCES OF AĆIM JELIĆ OF THE EVENTS IN KOČANI IN 1912

Author(s): Biljana Vučetić
Subject(s): The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Istorijski institut, Beograd
Keywords: Aćim Jelić; First Balkan War; Kočani; Macedonian Question; IMRO; Ottoman Empire; Serbia

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents Aćim Jelić’s recollections of events which occurred in Kočani in August 1912, just before the outbreak of the First Balkan War. Jelić was a teacher, school administrator, and one of the important actors of the Serbian national movement in the Ottoman Empire. In this text the author comments on the events and people in Kočani, before and after the explosion of two bombs in the Kočani markets. Jelić’s memories represent a valuable historical source, which refers to an event that resonated with the European public. This historical source is in the legacy of Aćim Jelić’s grandson, Mr. Miroljub Todorović, a writer from Belgrade.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 211-231
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English, Serbian