Većeslav Holjevac
Većeslav Holjevac | |
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| 36th Mayor of Zagreb | |
| In office 1952–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Mirko Pavleković |
| Succeeded by | Pero Pirker |
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| Born | 22 August 1917 SFR Yugoslavia |
Većeslav Holjevac (22 August 1917 – 11 July 1970) was a Croatian and Yugoslav soldier and communist politician.
Holjevac was born in
Partisan units in Kordun and Banovina regions of Croatia. He served as political commissar of Partisan units in that region, including the 4th Croatian Corps
, until the end of war.
The most famous action which Holjevac commanded in 1941, happened on November 17 in
Homeguard uniforms, so they entered Karlovac without problems. Unfortunately, Čavić was taken from hospital before their arrival, so the assignment was not completely executed. However, this action made a high impression within the population of Karlovac and neighbouring places.[1]
After the war Holjevac served in many important posts in Tito's Yugoslavia.
For his war service he received the title of
People's Hero of Yugoslavia on Jul 23, 1951. The following year he was named mayor of Zagreb, a post he held until 1963. As such, he is credited with many important construction projects that modernised the city, most notably the creation of Novi Zagreb. He also successfully lobbied for establishment of Zagreb trade fair
.
Holjevac died in 1970 in Zagreb.
His daughter Tatjana Holjevac used his legacy to launch her own political career during the 2005 local elections in Zagreb.
A major thoroughfare of Zagreb, Većeslav Holjevac Avenue is named after Većeslav Holjevac.
References
- ^ a b "Narodni heroji Jugoslavije" (PDF). 1975. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011.
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