- Velimir Vukićević
Velimir Vukićević (
1871 –1930 ) was aSerbia n politician. He served asPrime Minister of Yugoslavia fromApril 17 1927 untilJuly 28 1928 .Velimir Vukićević was a middle school teacher by profession. Elected to Serbian National Assembly. He was a minister in several of the governments of
Nikola Pašić but as one of the chief "Palace Radicals" his role was help Alexander, the king, to clip Pašić's wings [Atentat na Stjepana Radića Žvonomir Kulunžić p261] .His term was marked by an exceptional lack of ethnic tension in Croatia but as the cause was the political alliance of the leading Croat politician
Stjepan Radić and the leading Croatian Serb politicianSvetozar Pribićević in a united opposition to the government, this was a very unwelcome development for the government. Vukićević put pressure on papers dependent on government subsidy to launch a violent campaign against the opposition. [Atentat na Stjepana Radića Žvonomir Kulunžić pp261-5] . Vukicevic resigned shortly after violence among members of Parliament in which threeCroatia n members of Parliament were killed.Notes
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