Jovo Kapičić

Jovo Kapičić
Kapičić in 1944
Nickname(s) Jovo Kapa
Born (1919-09-02)2 September 1919
Gaeta, Kingdom of Italy
Died 9 December 2013(2013-12-09) (aged 94)
Belgrade, Serbia
Buried City Cemetery, Cetinje
Allegiance Democratic Federal Yugoslavia Yugoslav Partisans
Years of service 1941–45
Battles/wars World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards Order of the People's Hero

Jovan "Jovo" Kapičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Јово Капичић; 2 September 1919 – 9 December 2013) was a Yugoslav soldier and post-war politician.[1]

He was awarded the Order of the People's Hero on 10 July 1950.[1]

Personal life

His son Dragan is a retired basketball player and his grandson Stefan is an actor.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Narodni heroji Jugoslavije. Belgrade: Mladost, 1975
  2. ↑ B92 (2013-12-09). "Preminuo Jovo Kapičić" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
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