About Boris Kraigher
Lived 1914 – 1967 (aged 52). Boris Kraigher was a Yugoslav political commissar, politician and partisan.
Boris Kraigher (February 14, 1914 – January 4, 1967) was a Slovenian and Yugoslavian communist politician.
Kraigher served as the president of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia from December 15, 1953 to June 25, 1962. He was a member of the League of Communists of Slovenia. He was preceded by Miha Marinko and succeeded by Viktor Avbelj. Then he was sent to Belgrade as vice-president of the Federal Executive Council (Yugoslav government) and was killed in a car crash before he could be promoted to head of the federal government.
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Who was Boris Kraigher?
Slovene political commissar (1914-1967)
When was Boris Kraigher born?
Boris Kraigher was born on 14 February 1914 in Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih goricah.
When did Boris Kraigher die?
Boris Kraigher died on 4 January 1967 in Sremska Mitrovica.
What was Boris Kraigher's occupation?
Boris Kraigher was a political commissar, politician and partisan.
What nationality was Boris Kraigher?
Boris Kraigher was Yugoslav.
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