Jovan Veselinov
Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов | |
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Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia | |
| In office April 1957 – 6 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
| Succeeded by | Dobrivoje Radosavljević |
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| Born | 20 January 1906 SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Yugoslavia (Yugoslav) |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
| Nickname | Žarko |
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
Controversy
Famed 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
- ^ 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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