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Božidar Maksimović
Božidar Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Максимовић; 1 March 1886 – 18 July 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav lawyer and politician[1] who performed various ministerial roles in the Government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, such as minister of the interior, minister without portfolio, minister of justice and minister of education.[2]
Božidar Maksimović | |
|---|---|
| Божидар Максимовић | |
Portrait of Božidar Maksimović by Uroš Predić, 1941 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 26 August 1939 – 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Dragiša Cvetković |
| Preceded by | Stevan Ćirić |
| Succeeded by | Anton Korošec |
| In office 6 January 1929 – 5 January 1932 | |
| Prime Minister | Petar Živković |
| Preceded by | Milan Grol |
| Succeeded by | Dragutin S. Kojić |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 5 November 1932 – 11 November 1934 | |
| Prime Minister | Milan Srškić Nikola Uzunović |
| Preceded by | Ilija Šumenković |
| Succeeded by | Dragutin S. Kojić |
| In office 5 January 1932 – 2 July 1932 | |
| Prime Minister | Petar Živković Vojislav Marinković |
| Preceded by | Dragutin S. Kojić |
| Succeeded by | Ilija Šumenković |
| Minister without portfolio | |
| In office 2 July 1932 – 5 November 1932 | |
| Prime Minister | Milan Srškić |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 6 November 1924 – 17 April 1927 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikola Pašić Nikola Uzunović |
| Preceded by | Nastas Petrović |
| Succeeded by | Velimir Vukićević |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1886 Knić, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | 18 July 1969 (aged 83) Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian, Yugoslav |
| Political party | People's Radical Party Yugoslav National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Initially, he was a member of the People's Radical Party[2] and later he joined the Yugoslav National Party.[3]
Due to his "strong hand" policy, he was nicknamed "Boža Stock". He forcibly suppressed workers' strikes and student demonstrations. He was considered a court radical and brutally dealt with opponents of the monarchy and the centralist system of the state.[4]
References edit
- ^ Srpski biografski rečnik: Kv-Mao. Budućnost. 2004.
- ^ a b "Bozidar Maksimovic | Форум београдских гимназија" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ Todor Stojkov (1985). Vlada Milana Stojadinovića (1935-1937). Institut za savremenu istoriju. pp. 10–11.
- ^ Perišić, Miroslav (2002). Ministarstvo i Ministri Policije u Srbiji 1811-2001. Belgrade. pp. 308–309.
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