Milorad Drašković

Milorad Drašković
Minister of Internal Affairs of Yugoslavia
In office 1 January 1921 – 21 July 1921
Preceded by	Ljubomir Davidović
Succeeded by	Svetozar Pribićević
Minister of Finance of Yugoslavia^[a]
In office 3 January 1921 – 31 March 1921
Preceded by	Kosta Stojanović
Succeeded by	Kosta Kumanudi
Minister of Defense of Yugoslavia^[b]
In office 26 March 1921 – 24 May 1921
Preceded by	Branko Jovanović
Succeeded by	Stevan Hadžić
Personal details
Born	10 April 1873 Polom, Serbia
Died	21 July 1921 (aged 48) Delnice, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Political party	Democratic Party
Children	Radoje, Bojana, Slobodan and Milorad
Alma mater	University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
Religion	Serbian Orthodox Christian

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 Yugoslavia.^[1]

On 21 July 1921 Alija Alijagić, a member of the communist organization Crvena Pravda, shot and killed Drašković. Although Drašković was a staunch anti-communist and enacted several pieces of anti-communist legislation, 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]

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. "Potpredsednici i ministri", Government of the Republic of Serbia, 2012
2. Politika #4766: Od danas..., pg. 1, 2 August 1921, accessed 29 January 2015.