Petar Šimić

Petar Šimić (1932 – 12 April 1990) was an admiral of the Yugoslav Navy, Commander of the Split Military Area and Assistant Commander of the Military Naval Area for political-legal sector.

Petar Šimić
Born1932
Bihać, Vrbas Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Died12 April 1990 (aged 57)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (modern day Serbia)
AllegianceSFR Yugoslavia
Service/branchYugoslav People's Army
Years of service?–1990
RankAdmiral

Role in SKJ

Before his death, Šimić served as the President of the Organization of the League of Communists in the Yugoslav People's Army, thereby acting as head of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). In the late 1980s, he represented hardliners within JNA in public appearances. On 31 January 1989, he issued an announcement in which he accused some politicians of "pushing the Yugoslav ship on the rocks".[1] Although he didn't name them at the time, it was clear that the announcement was directed at Croat and Slovene politicians, especially at Stipe Šuvar, the President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia at the time.[1] Šimić also added that "JNA will oppose, with all its might, anybody who wants to play dangerous games with achievements of our struggle and the socialist revolution".[1]

At one of the sessions where fierce discussions occurred, according to official version, he suffered a stroke and died.[2]

References
  1. Yugoslav Military Warns Feuding Politicians
  2. Adm. Petar Simic, Yugoslav Official, 57, The New York Times

Sources
  • Franjo Deranja: Slučaj admirala Petra Šimića – Strogo povjerljivo (Glosa d.o.o., Rijeka, 2015.; 60 stranica, tvrdi uvez)
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