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Milorad Drašković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Драшковић; 10 April 1873 – 21 July 1921) was a Serbian politician who was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[1]
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Milorad Drašković | |
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Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
In office 1 January 1921 – 21 July 1921 | |
Preceded by | Ljubomir Davidović |
Succeeded by | Svetozar Pribićević |
Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[a] | |
In office 3 January 1921 – 31 March 1921 | |
Preceded by | Kosta Stojanović |
Succeeded by | Kosta Kumanudi |
Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[b] | |
In office 26 March 1921 – 24 May 1921 | |
Preceded by | Branko Jovanović |
Succeeded by | Stevan Hadžić |
Personal details | |
Born | Polom, Principality of Serbia (now Serbia) | 10 April 1873
Died | 21 July 1921 48) Delnice, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Croatia) | (aged
Manner of death | Assassination |
Resting place | Belgrade New Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Relations | Rasha Drachkovitch (grandson) |
Children | Radoje, Bojana, Slobodan and Milorad |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Law |
On 21 July 1921, Drašković was gunned down by Alija Alijagić, a member of the communist organization Crvena Pravda. Although Drašković was a staunch anti-communist and enacted several pieces of anti-communist legislation, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia condemned the act. Nevertheless, this inspired King Alexander to make a law concerning protection of the state that made the communist party illegal.[2]
He had four children: Radoje, Bojana, Slobodan, and Milorad.
His son Slobodan was sent to a Nazi concentration camp in the Second World War and later emigrated to the United States. There he became a member of the Serbian National Defense Council as well as the John Birch Society but later left due to being disillusioned with its pacifism.
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