Marko Nikezić
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Marko Nikezić (Serbian: Марко Никезић; 13 June 1921 – 6 January 1991) was a Serbian politician. He was a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia and Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. He was dismissed in 1972 under the charge of being "anarcho-liberal".
Marko Nikezić | |
|---|---|
| Марко Никезић | |
| Federal Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 April 1965 – 25 December 1968 | |
| President | Josip Broz Tito |
| Preceded by | Koča Popović |
| Succeeded by | Mišo Pavićević (acting) |
| President of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Serbia | |
| In office 23 November 1968 – 25 October 1972 | |
| Secretary | Latinka Perović |
| Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
| Succeeded by | Tihomir Vlaškalić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marko Nikezić 13 June 1921 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 6 January 1991 (aged 69) Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
| Spouse(s) | Zora Bogićević Emilija Jakšić (19??-1949; her death) |
| Children | 2 |
Biography edit
Nikezić was born in Belgrade to a Serb father, Petar, and a French mother, Suzanne. He studied at the Technical Faculty at the University of Belgrade. He was a member of the Yugoslav Partisan army from 1941, during World War II.
After the war, he served as Yugoslav ambassador to Egypt, Czechoslovakia and the United States of America. From 1965-68, he was a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia. In 1968, he became the Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. In 1972, he was dismissed from the office under the charge of being too "liberal" and "anarcho-liberal", alongside Latinka Perović and other Serbian high-officials. This event is known in Serbian history as the 'Purge of liberals'. He died in Belgrade in 1991.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Obituary". nytimes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2023.