Božidar Maksimović

Božidar Maksimović
Божидар Максимовић
Portrait of Božidar Maksimović by Uroš Predić, 1941
Minister of Education
In office
26 August 1939 – 1940
Prime MinisterDragiša Cvetković
Preceded byStevan Ćirić
Succeeded byAnton Korošec
In office
6 January 1929 – 5 January 1932
Prime MinisterPetar Živković
Preceded byMilan Grol
Succeeded byDragutin S. Kojić
Minister of Justice
In office
5 November 1932 – 11 November 1934
Prime MinisterMilan Srškić
Nikola Uzunović
Preceded byIlija Šumenković
Succeeded byDragutin S. Kojić
In office
5 January 1932 – 2 July 1932
Prime MinisterPetar Živković
Vojislav Marinković
Preceded byDragutin S. Kojić
Succeeded byIlija Šumenković
Minister without portfolio
In office
2 July 1932 – 5 November 1932
Prime MinisterMilan Srškić
Minister of the Interior
In office
6 November 1924 – 17 April 1927
Prime MinisterNikola Pašić
Nikola Uzunović
Preceded byNastas Petrović
Succeeded byVelimir Vukićević
Personal details
Born(1886-03-01)1 March 1886
Knić, Kingdom of Serbia
Died18 July 1969(1969-07-18) (aged 83)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian, Yugoslav
Political partyPeople's Radical Party
Yugoslav National Party
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Božidar Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Максимовић; 1 March 1886  – 18 July 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav lawyer and politician[1] who performed various ministerial roles in the Government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, such as minister of the interior, minister without portfolio, minister of justice and minister of education.[2]

Initially, he was a member of the People's Radical Party[2] and later he joined the Yugoslav National Party.[3]

Due to his "strong hand" policy, he was nicknamed "Boža Stock". He forcibly suppressed workers' strikes and student demonstrations. He was considered a court radical and brutally dealt with opponents of the monarchy and the centralist system of the state.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Srpski biografski rečnik: Kv-Mao. Budućnost. 2004.
  2. ^ a b "Bozidar Maksimovic | Форум београдских гимназија" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. ^ Todor Stojkov (1985). Vlada Milana Stojadinovića (1935-1937). Institut za savremenu istoriju. pp. 10–11.
  4. ^ Perišić, Miroslav (2002). Ministarstvo i Ministri Policije u Srbiji 1811-2001. Belgrade. pp. 308–309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)