Đuro Pucar
Đurađ "Đuro" Pucar "Stari"(Serbian Cyrillic:Ђурађ Ђуро Пуцар,pronounced[dʑǔradʑdʑûropǔtsar];13 December 1899 – 12 April 1979) was a Yugoslav andBosnian Serbpolitician.
DuringWorld War IIhe was a member of theYugoslav Partisansand was later decorated with theOrder of the People's Heroand twice with theOrder of the Hero of Socialist Labour.After the war he held the position of the President of the Presidium of theSocialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovinafrom 1946–48 and from 1948–53 he served as the President of the Government of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]Pucar was born on 13 December 1899 inKesići(part ofBosansko Grahovo). He originated from a poor peasant family. After he finished elementary school he learned farriery inBaranjaandPécsinHungary.During that time he connected with other workers and became a member of a worker's movement.
In 1920, he joined theYoung Communist League of Yugoslavia,and in 1922 he became a member of theCommunist Party of Yugoslavia.He was very active in the unions and for a long time he was the union's official. From 1924 to 1929 his activity was based inSubotica[1]Because of the dissemination of leaflets by his "Bečkerečka grupa", he was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Court for Protection of the State.[2]Because he continued his party activity with other prisoners he was sentenced to additional two years, spending ten years in prisons ofLepoglavaandSremska Mitrovica.
After he was released Pucar lived inSarajevoillegally by order of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. In Sarajevo he worked in the provincial committee of the Communist Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Soon, he was arrested by the police and returned to his hometown, however Pucar returned to Sarajevo and continue his illegal activity.
As a delegate of the Communist Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pucar participated in the Fifth National Conference of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Zagreb in November 1940. At that conference he was elected to be a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. After he returned to Sarajevo he worked on popularization of the Communist Party until the start of theInvasion of YugoslaviabyNazi Germanyin April 1941.
WhenWorld War II in Yugoslaviabegan, Pucar was one of the main organizers of thePartisanson the territory ofBosnia and Herzegovina.[3]When the Central Committee of the Communist Party decided to start a rebellion against theAxis forceson 4 July 1941, Pucar went toBanja Luka.[4]
In Banja Luka, Pucar prepared a rebellion inBosanska Krajina,and when action started he joined the Yugoslav Partisans. He was member of Partisans until the end of the war, commanding with Bosanska Krajina Partisans.
As a secretary of Regional Committee of the Communist Party for Bosanska Krajina, Pucar constantly visited the Party's organizations and recruited volunteers. He participated in the Party's consultations in Šehitluci nearBanja LukaandOrlovićinearPrijedor.
During the war, Pucar was one of the most notable persons in Bosanska Krajina. He organized various political and military consultations. Pucar came into conflict with theAxis forcesduring theBattle of Kozaraand Battle for Grmeč.
He was a member of the Supreme Command of the People's Liberation Movement's detachments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vice-President ofZAVNOBiHand of the Presidency ofAVNOJ.
After the Communists took power at the end of the war, Pucar served on various high-ranking positions; he was the Minister without portfolio in the first Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[5]President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Vice-President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of FPR Yugoslavia from 1946 to September 1948.
He was also the President of the Executive Council of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and secretary of the Central Committee of theLeague of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovinafrom September 1948 to December 1953.
He was the President of the Assembly of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina again from December 1953 to June 1963.
Pucar was a member of the Executive Committee of theLeague of Communists of Yugoslaviaand secretary of the Executive Committee of theLeague of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pucar died on 12 April 1979 inBelgradeat theMilitary Medical Academyand was buried inNovo groblje(New Cemetery) inSarajevo.
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Bust inSubotica
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^(in Croatian)Sekulić, Ante. Bački Bunjevci i Šokci, p. 168. Školska knjiga, 1989.ISBN86-03-99172-3
- ^(in Croatian)Peršen, Mirko. Lepoglava, p. 58. Epoha, 1963.
- ^(in Croatian)Čubelić, Tomo; Milostić, Milovan. Pregled historije Narodnooslobodilačkog rata, p. 71. Matica hrvatska, 1963
- ^(in Serbo-Croatian)Vasileva, Jokica Hadži. Ilegalne akcije u gradovima, p. 129. Kultura, 1963.
- ^(in Bosnian)Imamović, Mustafa. Historija države i prava Bosne i Hercegovine, pg. 414. M. Imamović, 1999.ISBN9958-9844-0-7
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