Moma Marković Explained

Momčilo Marković
Birth Date:16 November 1912
Birth Place:Popović, Kingdom of Serbia
Death Place:Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Placeofburial:Belgrade New Cemetery
Nickname:Moma
Allegiance: Yugoslav Partisans
Serviceyears:1941–45
Battles:World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards:Order of the People's Hero
Spouse:Vera Miletić
Nada Petrović
Vera Dimitrijević

Momčilo "Moma" Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Мома Марковић; 16 November 1912 – 7 August 1992) was a Serbian communist politician.[1]

He was awarded the Order of the People's Hero on 6 July 1953.[1]

Personal life

His father was also a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) and a delegate at the 2nd KPJ Congress in 1920 held in Vukovar. From Moma's relationship with Vera Miletić he had a daughter named Mira Marković who was later married to Serbian president Slobodan Milošević. Dragoslav Marković, President of Serbia, was his younger brother.

Notes and References

  1. Narodni heroji Jugoslavije. Belgrade: Mladost, 1975