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]

Death

Drašković was a staunch anti-communist and enacted several pieces of anti-communist legislation, notably the Obznana. On 21 July 1921, Drašković was gunned down by Alija Alijagić, a member of the communist organization Crvena Pravda. 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]

Personal life

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.

Notes

  1. ^
    Acting Minister of Finance as Kosta Stojanović died while in office.
  2. ^
    Acting Minister of Defense as General Branko Jovanović died while in office.

References

  1. ^ Danas (2011-07-20). "Demokrata izvučen iz zaborava" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. ^ Politika #4766: Od danas..., pg. 1, 2 August 1921, accessed 29 January 2015.


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