Jovan Veselinov Žarko (20 January 1906 – 8 February 1982) was a Serbian communist politician. He served as President of Serbia, Prime Minister of Serbia and as a Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. He was a Partisan fighter in World War II, and was proclaimed People's Hero of Yugoslavia.[1][2]
Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов | |
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| 3rd President of Serbia As President of the People's Assembly of PR Serbia | |
| In office April 1957 – 26 June 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Miloš Minić Slobodan Penezić Krcun |
| Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
| Succeeded by | Dušan Petrović |
| 49th Prime Minister of Serbia As President of the Executive Council of PR Serbia | |
| In office December 1953 – April 1957 | |
| President | Petar Stambolić |
| Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
| Succeeded by | Miloš Minić |
| 3rd Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia | |
| In office April 1957 – 6 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
| Succeeded by | Dobrivoje Radosavljević |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1906 Kumane, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 8 February 1982 (aged 76) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Yugoslavia (Yugoslav) |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
| Nickname | Žarko |
Controversy
editFamed economist and politician Edvard Kardelj was shot and wounded on a hunting trip in 1959 by Veselinov. Although the official police investigation concluded that Veselinov had been shooting at a wild boar and a ricochet from a rock struck Kardelj, it was suggested at the time that the assassination attempt was orchestrated by his political rival Aleksandar Ranković or Ranković's ally Slobodan Penezić.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Details from life of Jovan Veselinov
- ^ "Веселинов Јован" [Veselinov, Jovan] (in Serbian). Serbian National Theatre. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "She Came in through the Bathroom Window" Tribuna (14 August 1989), pp. 3–7. Ljubljana: UK ZSMS, page 3. (in Slovene)
- ^ Ramet, Sabrina P. "Yugoslavia." In Eastern Europe: Politics, Culture, and Society Since 1939, pp. 159–189. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, p. 166.
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