Jovan Mitrović-Demir

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Jovan Mitrović-Demir (1762–1852) was a Serbian revolutionary commander known as Demir, meaning "Iron." He fought in the First Serbian Uprising mainly around Užice and later took part in the Second Serbian Uprising.

Early life
- Born Jovan Mitrović in 1762 in the Sanjak of Herzegovina to the Piva tribe.
- Moved to the Dražinovići area near Užice.

First Serbian Uprising
- Joined the uprising and led troops around Ponikve, near Užice.
- Gained fame after a raid at Novakova pećina near Pale, where he destroyed Ottoman forces and captured some enemies.
- Promoted to kapetan (captain) in 1811.

After the uprising
- When Ottoman rule returned in 1813, he lived as a hajduk (rebellious fighter in the woods).
- In the Second Serbian Uprising (1815), he gathered a band that garrisoned on Tatinac above Užice, protecting local Serb villages from Ottoman forces.
- After peace, he became a local politician. He reportedly had a feud with serdar Jovan Mićić from Rujan, which Prince Miloš Obrenović is said to have stopped.

Later life and death
- On February 23, 1836, he received a pension of 100 thalers and retired to his home in Dražinovići.
- He died in 1852, in Dražinovići, at about 89 or 90 years old.