Benutzer:Xarioti/Katschaken

Kosovo Albanian rebels (Kachaks) in the 1920s controlling a road in Kosovo

Revolver of Isa Boletini

Der Begriff Katschake oder Katschak leitet sich vom Türkischen für Rebell bzw. Bandit ab. In Albanien bezeichnet man damit jene Guerilla-Gruppen established by Albanian revolutionaries who fought in Albanian inhabited areas against foreign rule during the period of the Albanian National Awakening and the early 20th century in Kosovo.

Background

The Committee for the National Defense of Kosova or (albanisch Komiteti i Mbrojtes Kombëtare të Kosovës) was created in Shkodër, under Hasan Prishtina. Albanians in Kosovo under Azem Galica began an armed struggle, known as the Kachak movement. The Committee asked the Kachaks not to mistreat or rob Serbs or destroy their property, while at the same time, some Serbs continued to mistreat AlbaniansVorlage:Citation needed.

The Kachaks were popular among Albanians, and local support to them increased in the 1920s when Hasan Prishtina became a member of Albania’s parliament, Hoxhe Kadriu became Minister of justice, and Bajram Curri became Minister of war. All three were Kosovar Albanians.

See also

• Isa Boletini
• Sali Butka
• Bajram Curri
• Azem Galica
• Mihal Grameno
• Çelo Mezani
• Bajo Topulli
• Çerçiz Topulli

External links

• An article on ethnic conflict between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo.