Peko Dapčević, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Peko Dapčević

Yugoslav partisan and politician

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1913

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1999

Profession: politician, political commissar, diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Petar "Peko" Dapcevic (25 June 1913 – 10 February 1999) was a famous Montenegrin and Yugoslav communist who fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, joined the Partisan uprising in Montenegro, and became commander of the Yugoslav 1st and 4th Armies. General Dapcevic led the Partisan troops that, along with Soviet Red Army under General Vladimir Zhdanov, liberated Belgrade on October 20, 1944.
He was the first person to be proclaimed as honorary citizen of Belgrade.
In 1953 Dapcevic was named Chief of the Yugoslav General Staff, but was demoted as a result of being indirectly involved in the Ðilas troubles with the party.
Born in the village of Ljubotinj (near Cetinje), Kingdom of Montenegro, his father Jovan was an Orthodox deacon.
He had one sister Danica Dapcevic who was a public teacher, and brothers Milutin - Yugoslavia Kingdom's Military Officer, Dragutin - Major of Yugoslav Armies and Vlado Dapcevic - who was a famous revolutionary, dissident and anti-revisionist.
Petar, Dragutin and Vladimir took part in The Anti Fascist Movement since its very beginning until the end of The Second World War. Petar Dapcevic died at the age of 85 in his home in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia.