Niko Koprivica
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Niko Koprivica (Cavtat, 1889 - Dubrovnik, October 25, 1944) was a politician of the Croatian Peasant Party who was mayor of Dubrovnik in the final days of it being a part of the Independent State of Croatia. He was a lawyer by profession.[1]
Koprivica was admitted to the Catholic Church's Order of St. Gregory the Great in 1926.[2] He was a member of the Brethren of the Croatian Dragon and held the title of Dragon of Cavtat within the organization.[3] Koprivice was selected by the city council to be mayor on October 13, 1944.[2] Koprivica was killed by Yugoslav Partisans on October 25, 1944.
He was finally buried on October 10, 2008 after a funeral mass at the Assumption Cathedral in Dubrovnik.[2]