Momčilo Janković

Momčilo Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Јанковић; 24 November 1883 – 27 November 1944) was a Serbian politician in the Nazi-controlled Government of National Salvation in 1941.

Momčilo Janković
Minister of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Salvation
In office
29 August 1941 – 5 October 1941
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born24 November 1883
Niš, Kingdom of Serbia
Died27 November 1944(1944-11-27) (aged 61)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Cause of deathExecuted
Nationality Government of National Salvation
 Nazi Germany
ProfessionPolitician

Career

He was elected in 1938 as a deputy of the Yugoslav Radical Union Milan Stojadinović in the December election in 1938. Then he moved to Belgrade where he worked as a lawyer. He was appointed Minister of the Presidency Council in late August 1941, but due to disagreements with other ministers he left the government in early October.

Death and rehabilitation

He was executed by Yugoslav Partisans in 1944.[1] In February 2012, he was rehabilitated by the High Court in Belgrade.[2]

References
  1. Ramet, Sabrina P. The Three Yugoslavias: State-building and Legitimation, 1918-2005. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson Center, 2006. Print.
  2. Večernje novosti (2012-02-20). "Rehabilitovan Nedićev ministar Momčilo Janković" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-11-08.


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