Milorad Drašković

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]

Milorad Drašković
Drašković in 1920
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
In office
1 January 1921 – 21 July 1921
Preceded byLjubomir Davidović
Succeeded bySvetozar Pribićević
Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[a]
In office
3 January 1921 – 31 March 1921
Preceded byKosta Stojanović
Succeeded byKosta Kumanudi
Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[b]
In office
26 March 1921 – 24 May 1921
Preceded byBranko Jovanović
Succeeded byStevan Hadžić
Personal details
Born(1873-04-10)10 April 1873
Polom, Principality of Serbia
Died21 July 1921(1921-07-21) (aged 48)
Delnice, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Resting placeBelgrade New Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic Party
RelationsRasha Drachkovitch (grandson)
ChildrenRadoje, Bojana, Slobodan and Milorad
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade Faculty of Law

Death

On 21 July 1921 Alija Alijagić, a member of the communist organization Crvena Pravda, shot and killed Drašković. Although Drašković was a staunch anti-communist and enacted several pieces of anti-communist legislation, 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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