Vaso Radić

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Vasilije Radić
21st Mayor of Sarajevo
In office
1963–1965
Preceded byLazo Materić
Succeeded bySalko Lagumdžija
Personal details
Born1923
Breza, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died18 December 2011 (aged 62)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Political partyCommunist League of Yugoslavia
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade

Vaso Radić (1923 – 18 December 2011) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav politician who served as the Mayor of Sarajevo from 1963 to 1965 and Yugoslav General Consul in West Germany from 1967 to 1969. After retiring he worked as an author and publicist. [1] He was a holder of the Commemorative Medal of the Yugoslav Partisans [2] and was one of the founders of FK Sarajevo, being named chairman in 1957. [3] As an ethnic Serb, he survived the Siege of Sarajevo. [4]

Vaso Radić died on 18 December 2011 and is buried in Sarajevo. [5]

References

  1. ^ "Sahranjen Vaso Radić, bivši gradonačelnik Sarajeva". Banjalukain.com. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  2. ^ "Sahranjen Vaso Radić, bivši gradonačelnik Sarajeva". Banjalukain.com. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  3. ^ "Behmen: Vaso Radić je dio prkosne historije Sarajeva". Klix.ba. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. ^ "Preminuo bivši gradonačelnik Sarajeva Vaso Radić". Vijesti.ba. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam: Sahranjen Vaso Radić, bivši gradonačelnik Sarajeva". Depo.ba. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2016-09-05.