Milorad Drašković

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 by	Ljubomir Davidović
Succeeded by	Svetozar Pribićević
Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[a]
In office 3 January 1921 – 31 March 1921
Preceded by	Kosta Stojanović
Succeeded by	Kosta Kumanudi
Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[b]
In office 26 March 1921 – 24 May 1921
Preceded by	Branko Jovanović
Succeeded by	Stevan Hadžić
Personal details
Born	(1873-04-10)10 April 1873 Polom, Principality of Serbia (now Serbia)
Died	21 July 1921(1921-07-21) (aged 48) Delnice, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Croatia)
Manner of death	Assassination
Resting place	Belgrade New Cemetery
Political party	Democratic Party
Relations	Rasha Drachkovitch (grandson)
Children	Radoje, Bojana, Slobodan and Milorad
Alma mater	University of Belgrade Faculty of Law

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]

Death

Drašković was a staunch anti-communist and enacted several pieces of anti-communist legislation, notably the Obznana. On 21 July 1921, Drašković was gunned down by Alija Alijagić, a member of the communist organization Crvena Pravda. 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.