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Vjekoslav Vrančić
Croatian Ustaše official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vjekoslav Vrančić (25 March 1904 – 25 September 1990) was a high-ranked Croatian Ustaše official who held different positions in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II in Yugoslavia. After the proclamation, he served as the Under Secretary of the Ustaše Foreign Affairs Ministry. In 1942, he was Pavelić's envoy to the Italian Second Army. In this role he entered into negotiations with Chetnik representatives Jevđeviċ, Grđiċ and Kraljeviċ.[1] Then he served as Under Secretary in the Ustaše Interior Ministry, the "body directly responsible for concentration camps and repressive political apparatus".[2] Vrančić was "decorated by Hitler in honor of his planning skills at the work of mass deportation".[3]
Quick Facts 4th Minister of Craftmanship and Trade of the Independent State of Croatia, Prime Minister ...
Vjekoslav Vrančić | |
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![]() Vjekoslav Vrančić in his minister uniform | |
4th Minister of Craftmanship and Trade of the Independent State of Croatia | |
In office 1 February 1944 – 8 May 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Nikola Mandić |
Preceded by | Josip Cabas |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1904-03-25)25 March 1904 Ljubuški, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 25 September 1990(1990-09-25) (aged 86) Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Citizenship | Argentina |
Nationality | Croat |
Political party | Croatian Liberation Movement (1956–1958; 1960–1990; his death) |
Other political affiliations | Croatian Peasant Party (1925–1936)Ustaše (1936–1945) |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Economist |
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