Avdo Humo
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Avdo Humo Авдо Хумо | |
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2nd President of the Executive Council of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office December 1953 – 1956 | |
Preceded by | Đuro Pucar |
Succeeded by | Osman Karabegović |
Personal details | |
Born | Yugoslav | 1 February 1914
Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
Spouse | Olga Humo |
Relations | Hamza Humo (uncle) Momčilo Ninčić (father-in-law) |
Profession | Politician, writer |
Awards | Commemorative Medal |
Nickname | Kulturni |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Branch/service | Yugoslav Partisans |
Years of service | 1941–45 |
Avdo Humo (
Humo held highest positions in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1972, Humo and Osman Karabegović came into conflict with the leadership of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accusing it for the establishment of "undemocratic relations" and the introduction of a "strong-arm led regime". This led to Humo and Karabegović being stripped of their posts.[1]
Biography
Humo was born in
Humo was one of the most prominent party members before
Humo was a founding member of the famous Bosnian newspaper
Avdo Humo died on 24 January 1983 in
Personal life
Humo married Olga Ninčić,[5] daughter of Momčilo Ninčić,[5] a prominent politician of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and former President of the Assembly of the League of Nations. His wife was a secretary of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito through the war.[5] Bosnian writer Hamza Humo was his uncle.
References
Notes
- ^ Bilandžić, Dušan (1985). Historija Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije: glavni procesi 1918-1985. p. 435.
- ISBN 0-472-11557-X.
- ISBN 0-8047-0857-6.
- ISBN 1-58544-226-7.
- ^ ISBN 0-253-34656-8.
Books
- Banac, Ivo (1992). Protiv straha: članci, izjave i javni nastupi [Against fear: articles, statements and public appearances] (in Croatian). Zagreb: Slon.
- Isaković, Alija (1994). Antologija zla (in Bosnian). Ljiljan.
- Pinson, Mark (1996). The Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina: Their Historic Development from the Middle Ages to the Dissolution of Yugoslavia. Cambridge, MA: Harvard CMES. ISBN 9780932885128.
- Velikonja, Mitja (2003). Religious Separation and Political Intolerance in Bosnia-Herzegovina. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781603447249.