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Pavle Radić
Croatian politician (1880–1928) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pavle Radić (10 January 1880 – 20 June 1928) was a Croatian politician and member of the Croatian People's Peasant Party (HPSS).
Quick Facts Minister of Land Reform of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Personal details ...
Pavle Radić | |
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![]() Radić in the 1920s | |
Minister of Land Reform of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
In office 1925–1926 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 January 1880 Desno Trebarjevo, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (now Martinska Ves, Croatia) |
Died | 20 June 1928(1928-06-20) (aged 48) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Serbia) |
Resting place | Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia |
Nationality | Croat |
Political party | Croatian Peasant Party |
Occupation | Politician |
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Radić was shot and killed in parliament by the Serbian radical politician Puniša Račić.[1] This assassination further alienated the Croats and the Serbs and initiated the breakdown of the parliamentary system, culminating in the 6 January Dictatorship of 1929.[2]