Slobodan Penezić
Slobodan "Krcun" Penezić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Пенезић Крцун; 2 July 1918 – 6 November 1964) was a Yugoslav communist politician who served as Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Serbia. During his heyday, he was the Secret Police chief in Serbia.
Slobodan Penezić | |
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 Penezić in 1958 | |
| Prime Minister of Serbia As President of the Executive Council of SR Serbia | |
| In office 9 June 1962 – 6 November 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Miloš Minić |
| Succeeded by | Stevan Doronjski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1918 Užice, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | 6 November 1964 (aged 46) Šopić, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Yugoslavia |
| Spouse | Grozdana Belić-Penezić |
| Children | Sons Srđan and Relja, daughter Vida |
He was also notable for leading the arrest of Draža Mihailović and for being awarded the Order of the People's Hero (on 5 July 1952).
Career
Penezić was a member of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, a member of the League of Communists of Serbia Executive Committee and was also chairman of the Executive Council of the Serbian parliament.
Death
On 6 November 1964, Penezić and Svetolik Lazarević were killed in a car accident when their car skidded off a wet road into a tree.[1] Penezić's death cleared the way for plans by Josip Broz Tito to limit the power of secret police chief Aleksandar Ranković at a crucial party congress.[2]
His wife was among those who doubted the circumstances of his death, but his son considered finding out hard facts nearly impossible.[3]
References
- The Milwaukee Journal (7 November 1964). "2 Yugoslav Officials Killed in Car Crash". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting (2005-11-10). "Accident Or Assassination Bid? – A Field Day For Conspiracy Theorists". Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- Večernje novosti (2014-04-19). "Penezić: Moj Krcun je i dalje neispričana priča" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-02-05.
