) ▁was ▁a ▁re bel ▁leader ▁active ▁in ▁K riv a ▁Pal anka . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁by ▁profession . ▁After ▁the ▁Ser bian – O tt oman ▁War ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 7 8 ), ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁military ▁government ▁sent ▁arm ament ▁and ▁aid ▁to ▁reb els ▁in ▁Kos ovo ▁and ▁Mac ed onia . ▁Christian ▁re bel ▁bands ▁were ▁formed ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁region . ▁Many ▁of ▁those ▁bands , ▁priv ately ▁organized ▁and ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁crossed ▁into ▁Ott oman ▁territory . ▁As ▁more ▁of ▁these ▁re bel ▁bands ▁from ▁Ser bia ▁appeared , ▁in ▁that ▁way ▁also ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government , ▁and ▁priv ately ▁organized ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Alban ians , ▁became ▁more ▁active , ▁with ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁Christians ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁V ard ar . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁pressure , ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁some ▁ 6 5 ▁re bel ▁leaders ▁( g lav ari ), ▁from ▁almost ▁all ▁provinces ▁in ▁southern ▁Old ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mac ed onia , ▁sent ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁M . ▁S . ▁Mil o je vić , ▁the ▁former ▁commander ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁in ▁the ▁Ser bian - O tt oman ▁War ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 7 8 ), ▁asking ▁him ▁to , ▁with ▁request ing ▁from ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁government , ▁prepare ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁rif les ▁and ▁am