Momčilo Đujić (1907–1999) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and warlord
who led a force of Chetniks within the Independent State of Croatia, a
fascist and Axis puppet state in Yugoslavia during World War II.
Đujić was ordained as a priest in 1933 and was active in promoting
workers' rights. After Axis forces invaded Yugoslavia in April 1941, he
led a group of Chetniks in defending local Serbs from the ruling
Ustaše. He then collaborated with the Italians, subverting Communist-
led Partisan units, and attacking them alongside the Italians. He formed
the Chetnik Dinara Division in early 1942. On 1 October 1942, Chetniks
under Đujić's command massacred nearly 100 Croats in the village of
Gata. After the war Đujić was tried and convicted in absentia of
multiple war crimes by the new Yugoslav communist government, and was
accused of being responsible for 1,500 deaths. He emigrated to the
United States, where he died aged 92.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mom%C4%8Dilo_%C4%90uji%C4%87>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1832:
The first political gathering of colonists (president pictured)
in Mexican Texas convened to seek reforms from the Mexican government.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_1832>
1994:
A tribunal was established to consider matters relating to the
constitution of Singapore upon referral by the president.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore_Tri…>
2018:
The International Court of Justice ruled that Chile was under
no obligation to restore Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean, which it
had lost in the 19th century.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligation_to_Negotiate_Access_to_the_Pacific…>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
come the old soldier:
(intransitive, idiomatic, informal) Often followed by with: to deceive,
impose upon, or take advantage of someone, as if exploiting one's
superior age or experience.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/come_the_old_soldier>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ukraine will continue to defend itself and will win in this war
waged against us. Because we are on our land. The truth is on our side.
And the whole civilized world is with us. We are fighting for what is
true for any people on the planet — for life and freedom, for the
right to happiness for all our families, for all our children. Russia
was left alone. It is already isolated and will be condemned for this
war.
--Volodymyr Zelenskyy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy>