Milovan Đilas
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- Born
- 12 June 1911
- Died
- 20 April 1995
- Works
- 108
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Vladimir Simić
- Succeeded by
- Moša Pijade
- Prime minister
- Josip Broz Tito
- Born
- ( 1911-06-12 ) 12 June 1911, Podbišće , Montenegro
- Died
- 20 April 1995 (1995-04-20) (aged 83), Belgrade , FR Yugoslavia
- Resting place
- Podbišće, Montenegro
- Party
- League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1932–1954)
- Spouses
- Mitra Mitrović ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1952 ) Stefanija Barić ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ; died 1993 )
- Children
- Vukica Aleksa
- Alma mater
- University of Belgrade
- Occupation
- Politician theorist writer
- Allegiance
- Yugoslavia
Key dates
- Born
- 12 June 1911
- Died
- 20 April 1995
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Milovan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Montenegro
- Place of birth
- Podbišće
- Place of death
- Belgrade
- Spouse
- Mitra Mitrović
- Occupation
- dissident
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Montenegro
- Political party
- League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Article
Milovan Djilas (Serbo-Croatian: Milovan Đilas/ Милован Ђилас, pronounced [mîlɔʋan dʑîlaːs]; 12 June 1911 – 20 April 1995) was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well as in the post-war government. A self-identified democratic socialist, Djilas became one of the best-known and most prominent dissidents in Yugoslavia and all of Eastern Europe.
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1911 births1995 deaths20th-century male writers20th-century memoirists20th-century Montenegrin writersAnti-Stalinist leftColonel generalsDeputy prime ministers of YugoslaviaEuropean democratic socialistsGenerals of the Yugoslav People's ArmyGovernment ministers of YugoslaviaLeague of Communists of Montenegro politicians