Kašiković was born on 9 August 1932, in Hadžići near Sarajevo in an upper-middle class Bosnian Serb family originally from Trebinje, East Herzegovina. His father's name was Branko and his mother's Nevenka (née Rakić). Dragiša's grandfather was Nikola Kašiković, the editor of Bosanska vila which was one of the most well-known Serbian newspapers of that time.
After graduating high school, Kašiković enrolled in the University of Belgrade'sFaculty of Law but was expelled due to his anti-communist and anti-regime beliefs. He managed to continue his studies in Ljubljana afterwards. In the meantime he wrote books for children and published his first two books.
As a law school student in 1952, the District Court of Dubrovnik sentenced Kašiković to eight months of strict jail for attempting to illegally leave the country.
Kašiković managed to cross the Yugoslav border in 1955 and move to Austria where he lived for two years. After struggling to survive, he moved to the United States with seven dollars in his pocket where he would continue his pro-monarchist activism.
Upon arriving in Chicago, he became the editor-in-chief of the emigrant newspaper Sloboda which was the official newspaper of the Serbian National Defense Council. Upon becoming editor, the newspaper was about to go defunct but Kašiković managed to renew interest in it. In 1963, Kašiković initiated the literary newspaper Danas and the satirical newspaper Čičak and began leading the Serbian National Defense Council's radio program. He also began translating works from the English language for the Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States. Kašiković graduated from university in the United States and was fluent in English, German and French along with his native Serbian.
Death
In the early morning hours of 19 June 1977, Kašiković and his nine-year-old stepdaughter Ivanka Milosevich were brutally murdered in the headquarters of the Sloboda newspaper by agents of the UDBA. Kašiković, sitting at his typewriter, was stabbed with a sharp knife 64 times. Hearing the commotion, his stepdaughter ran out and was stabbed 54 times. The murder case remains unsolved.[3]
dragiša, kašiković, serbian, cyrillic, Драгиша, Кашиковић, august, 1932, june, 1977, bosnian, writer, came, international, renown, after, nine, year, stepdaughter, were, murdered, state, security, administration, udba, socialist, federal, republic, yugoslavia,. Dragisa Kasikovic Serbian Cyrillic Dragisha Kashikoviћ 9 August 1932 19 June 1977 1 was a Bosnian writer who came to international renown after he and his nine year old stepdaughter were murdered by the State Security Administration UDBA of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2 Dragisa KasikovicBorn 1932 08 09 9 August 1932Hadzici Kingdom of YugoslaviaDied19 June 1977 1977 06 19 aged 44 Chicago United StatesOccupationWriterChildrenIvanka Milosevich stepdaughter Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 See also 4 Notable books 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditKasikovic was born on 9 August 1932 in Hadzici near Sarajevo in an upper middle class Bosnian Serb family originally from Trebinje East Herzegovina His father s name was Branko and his mother s Nevenka nee Rakic Dragisa s grandfather was Nikola Kasikovic the editor of Bosanska vila which was one of the most well known Serbian newspapers of that time After graduating high school Kasikovic enrolled in the University of Belgrade s Faculty of Law but was expelled due to his anti communist and anti regime beliefs He managed to continue his studies in Ljubljana afterwards In the meantime he wrote books for children and published his first two books As a law school student in 1952 the District Court of Dubrovnik sentenced Kasikovic to eight months of strict jail for attempting to illegally leave the country Kasikovic managed to cross the Yugoslav border in 1955 and move to Austria where he lived for two years After struggling to survive he moved to the United States with seven dollars in his pocket where he would continue his pro monarchist activism Upon arriving in Chicago he became the editor in chief of the emigrant newspaper Sloboda which was the official newspaper of the Serbian National Defense Council Upon becoming editor the newspaper was about to go defunct but Kasikovic managed to renew interest in it In 1963 Kasikovic initiated the literary newspaper Danas and the satirical newspaper Cicak and began leading the Serbian National Defense Council s radio program He also began translating works from the English language for the Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States Kasikovic graduated from university in the United States and was fluent in English German and French along with his native Serbian Death EditIn the early morning hours of 19 June 1977 Kasikovic and his nine year old stepdaughter Ivanka Milosevich were brutally murdered in the headquarters of the Sloboda newspaper by agents of the UDBA Kasikovic sitting at his typewriter was stabbed with a sharp knife 64 times Hearing the commotion his stepdaughter ran out and was stabbed 54 times The murder case remains unsolved 3 He is interred in the cemetery of the Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Libertyville Illinois See also EditList of unsolved murdersNotable books EditGenocid u Hrvatskoj 1941 1945 Spomenica Drazi Porucnik Kavaja Dupljaci Partija te tuzi Partija ti sudiReferences Edit West Nigel 2017 08 07 Encyclopedia of Political Assassinations Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 1 5381 0239 8 Dragisa Kasikovic Mucenik borbe za istinu Who killed little Ivanka External links EditDragisa Kasikovic at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragisa Kasikovic amp oldid 1122721328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
