Žika Rafajlović

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Živojin Rafajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Живојин Рафајловић, 1871 – 1953), known as Žika (Жика), was a Serbian politician, state deputy, a member of the Democrats. He was the Ban of Vardar during 1940 and 1941.

Early life[]

He was born in Mionica, Principality of Serbia. He finished the Military Academy as an infantry captain, 2nd class.^[1] He worked as a frontier guard in Vranje, which became his hometown.

Serbian Chetnik Organization[]

The Central Committee (of Belgrade) was established in 1902 by Milorad Gođevac, Luka Ćelović, Vasa Jovanović, Žika Rafajlović, Nikola Spasić and Ljuba Kovačević.^[2]

On 25 April 1904, two bands of some 20 fighters under vojvoda Anđelko Aleksić and vojvoda Đorđe Cvetković swore oath in a ceremony before Milorad Gođevac, Vasa Jovanović, Žika Rafajlović, Luka Ćelović and General Jovan Atanacković, with prota Nikola Stefanović holding the prayers.^[3] The Committee had prepared the formation of the first bands for a number of months.^[3] The bands crossed into Ottoman territory on 8 May, but were subsequently exposed in the Albanian and Turkish villages. The Ottoman army killed all of the Chetniks at the Fight on Šuplji Kamen hill on May 27.^[4] According to Serbian state documents, the death toll was 24 Chetniks, a zaptı (Ottoman gendarmerie), and three Ottoman soldiers.^[5] Serbian deputy Ristić, according to the document, named Žika Rafajlović as the organizer of the band, and that "such adventures and thoughtless treacherous actions should be stopped".^[5]

Family[]

He had five sons.

Annotations[]

• His surname is infrequently spelled as Rafailović (Рафаиловић).

See also[]

• List of Chetnik voivodes

References[]

Sources[]

• Radoš Ljušić (2005). Vlade Srbije: 1805-2005. Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva.
• "www.glas-javnosti.co.yu".
• "Vesti online / Vesti / Srbija / Najveće predratne afere (11): Oglodao kosti Nemanjića".