Jovan Veselinov

Jovan Veselinov Žarko (20 January 1906 in Kumane – 8 February 1982 in Belgrade) was a Serbian communist politician. He served as President of the National Assembly of Serbia, Prime Minister of Serbia and as a Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. He was a Partisan fighter in World War II, and was proclaimed People's Hero of Yugoslavia.^[1][2]

Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов
President of the National Assembly of SR Serbia
In office April 1957 – 26 June 1963
Prime Minister	Miloš Minić Slobodan Penezić
Preceded by	Petar Stambolić
Succeeded by	Dušan Petrović
49th Prime Minister of Serbia As President of the Executive Council of PR Serbia
In office December 1953 – April 1957
President	Petar Stambolić
Preceded by	Petar Stambolić
Succeeded by	Miloš Minić
3rd Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia
In office April 1957 – 6 November 1966
Preceded by	Petar Stambolić
Succeeded by	Dobrivoje Radosavljević
Personal details
Born	(1906-01-20)20 January 1906 Kumane, Austria-Hungary
Died	8 February 1982(1982-02-08) (aged 76) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Yugoslavia (Yugoslav)
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Nickname	Žarko

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]