About Đuka Cvijić
Lived 1896 – 1938 (aged 41–42). Đuka Cvijić was a Croatian journalist.
Đuro Cvijić (pseudonym: Krešić; born on 25 March 1896 in Zagreb — died on 26 April 1938 in Moscow) was a Yugoslav communist from Croatia. He joined the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY) in 1919.
He was elected the political secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) at the 4th Session of the Central Committee of the 3rd CPY Congress, which was in session from 27 November – 1 December 1927. From the party's founding on 23 April 1919 until 1928, Cvijić served as secretary of the Provincial Executive Committee of the CPY in Croatia and Slavonia. He also served as an ordinary member of the CPY Central Committee and the CPY Politburo.
He was killed on charges of anti-revolutionary activity during the Great Purge but was rehabilitated by a decision of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR in 1963.
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Who was Đuka Cvijić?
Croatian journalist (1896-1938)
When was Đuka Cvijić born?
Đuka Cvijić was born on 25 March 1896 in Zagreb.
When did Đuka Cvijić die?
Đuka Cvijić died in 1938 in Soviet Union.
What was Đuka Cvijić's occupation?
Đuka Cvijić was a journalist.
What nationality was Đuka Cvijić?
Đuka Cvijić was Croatian.
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