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Peko Dapčević

1913 - 1999

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Peko Dapčević (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Пеко Дапчевић; 25 June 1913 – 10 February 1999) was a 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 Proletarian Corps, 1st and 4th Armies. Dapčević 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. He was also among the founders of FK Partizan, the football section of the Partizan Sports Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peko Dapčević is the 9,265th most popular politician (down from 8,049th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Montenegro (down from 27th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Montenegrin Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peko Dapčević ranks 9,265 out of 19,576Before him are Alain I of Albret, Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Anastasio Bustamante, Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Bernhard Förster, and Kjell Magne Bondevik. After him are Richomeres, Sedjefakare, Ahmed Nihad, Pietro Tradonico, Sahadeva, and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus.

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Among people born in 1913, Peko Dapčević ranks 131Before him are Ed Ablowich, Géza Kalocsay, Heinrich Bär, Lucien Goldmann, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, and Anthony Quayle. After him are Nikolai Amosov, Sourou-Migan Apithy, Waldemar de Brito, Gisela Mauermayer, Andre DeToth, and Malietoa Tanumafili II. Among people deceased in 1999, Peko Dapčević ranks 90Before him are Ilmari Juutilainen, Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Yuri Knorozov, Roy Chiao, and Sylvia Sidney. After him are Michel Petrucciani, DeForest Kelley, Pierre Bézier, Ron Wyatt, Curtis Mayfield, and Alphonse Matejka.

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In Montenegro

Among people born in Montenegro, Peko Dapčević ranks 28 out of 142Before him are Veljko Bulajić (1928), Radola Gajda (1892), Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1748), Tomislav Crnković (1929), Pavle Đurišić (1909), and Amfilohije Radović (1938). After him are Michael, Prince of Montenegro (1908), Zdravko Krivokapić (1958), Princess Anna of Montenegro (1874), Princess Xenia of Montenegro (1881), Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (1670), and Bogdan Tanjević (1947).

Among POLITICIANS In Montenegro

Among politicians born in Montenegro, Peko Dapčević ranks 12Before him are Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha (1459), Milo Đukanović (1962), Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro (1826), Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1871), George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887), and Radola Gajda (1892). After him are Zdravko Krivokapić (1958), Arsenije III Čarnojević (1633), Mirko Petrović-Njegoš (1820), Svetozar Marović (1955), Duško Ivanović (1957), and Branko Kostić (1939).