Slobodan Penezić
Slobodan Penezić | |
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 Penezić in 1958 | |
| Prime Minister of Serbia As President of the Executive Council of SR Serbia | |
| In office 9 June 1962 – 6 November 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Miloš Minić |
| Succeeded by | Stevan Doronjski |
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| Born | 2 July 1918 Communist Party of Yugoslavia |
| Spouse | Grozdana Belić-Penezić |
| Children | Sons Srđan and Relja, daughter Vida |
Slobodan "Krcun" Penezić (
He was also notable for leading the arrest of Draža Mihailović and for being awarded the Order of the People's Hero (on 5 July 1952).
Career
Penezić was a member of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, a member of the League of Communists of Serbia Executive Committee and was also chairman of the Executive Council of the Serbian parliament.
Death
On 6 November 1964, Penezić and Svetolik Lazarević were killed in a car accident when their car skidded off a wet road into a tree.[1] Penezić's death cleared the way for plans by Josip Broz Tito to limit the power of secret police chief Aleksandar Ranković at a crucial party congress.[2]
His wife was among those who doubted the circumstances of his death, but his son considered finding out hard facts nearly impossible.[3]
References
- ^ The Milwaukee Journal (7 November 1964). "2 Yugoslav Officials Killed in Car Crash". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Institute for War and Peace Reporting (2005-11-10). "Accident Or Assassination Bid? – A Field Day For Conspiracy Theorists". Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ Večernje novosti (2014-04-19). "Penezić: Moj Krcun je i dalje neispričana priča" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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