Bogdan Zimonjić


Bogdan Zimonjić, was a Serbian Orthodox priest, and Voivode in two major uprisings against the Ottoman Empire in 19th-century Herzegovina: in 1852–62, and 1875–78.He is mentioned in archival sources along with other Serbian freedom-fighting priests, including Jovica Ilić and his associates Pavle Tvrtković, Mile Vitković, and Stevan Avramović, who rebelled against the occupiers, and another priest, Petko Jagodić of Šamac, who led the next revolt, while history records further armed clashes led by priests Mile Čulibrk, Marko Popović, Vaso Kovačević, and Gaćina.

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