Dervish Cara
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Dervish Cara was an Albanian
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 leader known for his role in the Albanian Revolt of 1844, a revolt also known by his name as "The Revolt of Dervish Cara". He was born in the village of Palčište, near Tetovo
Tetovo
Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.The city covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 86,580 citizens in the municipality. Tetovo is home to the State University of Tetovo and South East...

. He was captured by Ottoman forces and sentenced to death, but the sentence was later reduced to a lifetime sentence. He died in the Ottoman prisons.
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