Božidar Maksimović

Božidar Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Максимовић; 1 March 1886  – 18 July 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav lawyer and politician^[1] who performed various ministerial roles in the Government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, such as minister of the interior, minister without portfolio, minister of justice and minister of education.^[2]

Initially, he was a member of the People's Radical Party^[2] and later he joined the Yugoslav National Party.^[3]

Due to his "strong hand" policy, he was nicknamed "Boža Stock". He forcibly suppressed workers' strikes and student demonstrations. He was considered a court radical and brutally dealt with opponents of the monarchy and the centralist system of the state.^[4]

References

1. Srpski biografski rečnik: Kv-Mao. Budućnost. 2004.
2. "Bozidar Maksimovic | Форум београдских гимназија" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
3. Todor Stojkov (1985). Vlada Milana Stojadinovića (1935-1937). Institut za savremenu istoriju. pp. 10–11.
4. Perišić, Miroslav (2002). Ministarstvo i Ministri Policije u Srbiji 1811-2001. Belgrade. pp. 308–309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)