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 MinisterDragiša Cvetković
Preceded byStevan Ćirić
Succeeded byAnton Korošec
In office
6 January 1929  5 January 1932
Prime MinisterPetar Živković
Preceded byMilan Grol
Succeeded byDragutin S. Kojić
Minister of Justice
In office
5 November 1932  11 November 1934
Prime MinisterMilan Srškić
Nikola Uzunović
Preceded byIlija Šumenković
Succeeded byDragutin S. Kojić
In office
5 January 1932  2 July 1932
Prime MinisterPetar Živković
Vojislav Marinković
Preceded byDragutin S. Kojić
Succeeded byIlija Šumenković
Minister without portfolio
In office
2 July 1932  5 November 1932
Prime MinisterMilan Srškić
Minister of the Interior
In office
6 November 1924  17 April 1927
Prime MinisterNikola Pašić
Nikola Uzunović
Preceded byNastas Petrović
Succeeded byVelimir Vukićević
Personal details
Born(1886-03-01)1 March 1886
Knić, Kingdom of Serbia
Died18 July 1969(1969-07-18) (aged 83)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian, Yugoslav
Political partyPeople's Radical Party
Yugoslav National Party
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
OccupationPolitician, 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

  1. Srpski biografski rečnik: Kv-Mao. Budućnost. 2004.
  2. "Bozidar Maksimovic | Форум београдских гимназија" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. Todor Stojkov (1985). Vlada Milana Stojadinovića (1935-1937). Institut za savremenu istoriju. pp. 10–11.
  4. Perišić, Miroslav (2002). Ministarstvo i Ministri Policije u Srbiji 1811-2001. Belgrade. pp. 308–309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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