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Edvard Kardelj

Yugoslav politician (1910-1979) · Serbia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 69

Edvard Kardelj, also known by the pseudonyms Bevc, Sperans, and Krištof, was a Yugoslav politician and economist. He was one of the leading members of the Communist Party of Slovenia before World War II.

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Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
People's Hero of Yugoslavia
Order of Lenin
Prešeren Award
Order "For Merit to the People" with golden star
Order of Brotherhood and Unity
Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941
Order of Bravery
Order of the Partisan Star
Order of the People's Liberation
Order of the People's Hero
Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star
Grand Cross of the Order of George I
Knight of the Royal Order of Cambodia
Order of the Aztec Eagle
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
Partisan Cross (Poland)
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 2nd class

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During the war, Kardelj was one of the leaders of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People and a Slovene Partisan. After the war, he was a federal political leader in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He led the Yugoslav delegation in peace talks with Italy over the border dispute in the Julian March.

Country
Serbia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1979 · aged 69