Moma Marković

Momčilo "Moma" Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Мома Марковић; 16 November 1912 – 7 August 1992) was a Serbian communist politician.[1]

Momčilo Marković
Marković in 1964
Nickname(s)Moma
Born(1912-11-16)16 November 1912
Popović, Kingdom of Serbia
Died7 August 1992(1992-08-07) (aged 79)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Buried
Allegiance Yugoslav Partisans
Years of service1941–45
Battles/warsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
AwardsOrder of the People's Hero
Spouse(s)Vera Miletić
Nada Petrović
Vera Dimitrijević

He was awarded the Order of the People's Hero on 6 July 1953.[1]

Personal life

His father Mića Marković was also a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) and a delegate at the 2nd KPJ Congress in 1920 held in Vukovar. From Moma's relationship with Vera Miletić he had a daughter named Mira Marković who was later married to Serbian president Slobodan Milošević. Dragoslav Marković, President of Serbia, was his younger brother.

References

  1. Narodni heroji Jugoslavije. Belgrade: Mladost, 1975
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