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Scutari, broke into Kuči and "destroyed" it; the Rovčani housed and protected some of the refugee families. On the request of Russian Empress Catherine, the Montenegrins and Herzegovinians took arms against the Ottomans in 1788. The call was gladly accepted by the Rovčani and Moračani who equipped
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of Katuni (especially in the tribes of
Cetinje, Čevo, Bjelice, and Cuce), elsewhere in Old Montenegro, and even in the Brda (Moračani, Rovci, Piperi) and Montenegrin Hercegovina (Nikšići, Rudinjani), the decision was understood as Serbia's annexion of Montenegro. But where the Green half of
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The Rovčani tribe had historically viewed themselves as Serbs, and in light of
Montenegrin independence (2006), Rovca clan chief Nikola Minić said that "If Milo Djukanovic tried to divide Montenegro... we wouldn't live in his country... but remain united in a brotherhood with Serbia."
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to the west, the
Bjelopavlići to the southwest, the Piperi to the south, and the Bratonožići to the southeast. Rovca consists of the following villages: Višnje, Velje Duboko, Liješnje, Cerovica, Međuriječje, Mrtvo Duboko, Sreteška Gora, Gornja Rovca, Vlahovići and Trmanje.
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gunpowder and weapons for the upcoming events. However, the
Ottomans heard of the intentions, and preemptively struck Morača, the centre of preparation. In 1794, the Kuči and Rovčani were devastated by the Ottomans. In 1796, the Montenegrin army under Metropolitan
605:(subdistrict), and then after another blood feud there he settled in what would become Rovca, in the village of Brezno (which today is known as Liješnje). This happened in the first half of the 15th century, before the Ottoman conquest.
488:. The Montenegrin victory resulted in territorial expansion, with the tribes of Bjelopavlići and Piperi being joined into the Montenegrin state. The Rovčani, as other highlander tribes, subsequently turned more and more towards
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Montenegro nursed revenge against a burning shame, the Whites in the Brda (notably
Bjelopavlići) and beyond (Vasojevići), and in Hercegovina (Drobnjaci, a part of Nikšići, and Grahovljani) celebrated effective Pan-Serbianism.".
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871:На позив руске царице Катарине, Црногор- ци и Херцеговци устали су на оружје против Турака године 1788« Овај позив радо су прихватили Ровчани и Морачани и опремили су барут и оружје за насту- пајуће догађаје.
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Belgrade (Serbia). Vojni muzej Jugoslovenske narodne armije (1968).
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The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics
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503:. In 1820, after the defeat of the Ottoman army at the
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Rovca: bratstvo Bulatovići : životni put roda mog
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nationalist politician, writer and lawyer; by ancestry
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Glasnik Srpskog istorijsko-kulturnog društva "Njegoš"
1120:. Titograd: Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti.
743:, retired Montenegrin basketball player; by ancestry
571:. Ilijan had a son, Nikša, who was in conflict with
355:. The historical region that they inhabit is called
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665:, former Yugoslav Minister of Interior; by ancestry
416:The region of Rovca is first mentioned in the 1477
804:. Neven Publishing Corporation. 1982. p. 26.
510:Rovčani was one of the tribes that supported the
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689:, Montenegrin handball player; by ancestry
683:, Montenegrin handball player; by ancestry
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986:(in Croatian), Zagreb: Slon, p. 14,
1075:. Srpska književna zadruga. p. 174.
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695:, Montenegrin alpine skier; by ancestry
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833:. The Military Museum. p. xxviii.
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1510:Budva riviera (Pobori, Brajići, Maine
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608:All of the Rovca tribe celebrate the
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707:, Montenegrin communist politician
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1333:Župa, Trebješani, Golija, Rudine
771:, Serbian linguist and professor
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937:. Zavičajni muzej. p. 304.
869:. Narodna Knjiga. p. 226.
530:(the other political faction).
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1117:Rovca (etnološka monografija)
1114:Barjaktarović, Mirko (1984).
1142:Montenegro: A Modern History
934:Trebinje: Istorijski pregled
456:, which expanded further in
888:. Njegoš. 1994. p. 32.
563:(r. 1202–04) and sister of
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1069:Mirko Milojković (1985).
863:Marko A. Vujačić (1952).
565:Stefan Vukanović Nemanjić
1072:Legende iz naših krajeva
899:Ferdo Čulinović (1954).
434:Orthodox Christian Serbs
1145:. London: I.B. Tauris.
931:Vojislav Korać (1971).
482:Petar I Petrović-Njegoš
657:First Serbian Uprising
653:Hajduk Veljko Petrović
497:First Serbian Uprising
422:(tax registry) of the
331:region, alongside the
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755:, Montenegrin Muslim
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551:(duke) Ilijan, from
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27:Tribes of Montenegro
1454:, Komani, Zagarač,
1263:(Upper and Lower),
1166:. M. V. Bulatović.
466:Karposh's Rebellion
325:tribe of Montenegro
323:) are a historical
22:Part of a series on
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851:Barjaktarović 1984
681:Katarina Bulatović
561:Grand Prince Vukan
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524:Christmas Uprising
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1173:978-86-905639-0-6
1152:978-1-4416-2897-8
1106:978-0-8014-9493-2
905:. Školska knjiga.
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