Priest Jovica's Rebellion

Priest Jovica's Rebellion (Serbian Cyrillic: поп-Јовичина буна) was a Christian peasant rebellion that broke out in the Derventa and Gradačac nahiye, in Bosnian Posavina, in 10–13 March 1834, organized by Orthodox priest Jovica Ilić from Banja Luka, stationed in Derventa at the time. The rebels were predominantly Orthodox (Serbs), but some Catholics (Croats) also joined. In Majevac, near Doboj, a Serbian Orthodox convocation was held which marked 170 years since the rebellion.

Priest Jovica's Rebellion

Priest Jovica's Rebellion (Serbian Cyrillic: поп-Јовичина буна) was a Christian peasant rebellion that broke out in the Derventa and Gradačac nahiye, in Bosnian Posavina, in 10–13 March 1834, organized by Orthodox priest Jovica Ilić from Banja Luka, stationed in Derventa at the time. The rebels were predominantly Orthodox (Serbs), but some Catholics (Croats) also joined. In Majevac, near Doboj, a Serbian Orthodox convocation was held which marked 170 years since the rebellion.