Rešad Bešlagić Explained

Rešad Bešlagić
Birth Date:	1909
Birth Place:	Tuzla, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Death Date:	4 April 1945 (aged 36)
Death Place:	Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia
Years Active:	1928–45
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Rešad Bešlagić (1909 – 4 April 1945) was a Bosnian folk singer and sevdalinka interpreter.

Biography

Bešlagić was born in Tuzla,^[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly before World War I broke out in nearby Sarajevo in 1914.

He was killed during World War II by fascist Ustaše troops in Sarajevo, aged 36. Despite this, during the time of communist Yugoslavia he was mistakenly put on the list of the Jasenovac concentration camp victims.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sevdah mi je pomogao da izgradim sebe. E-novine. 25 February 2009. 15 December 2014.
2. Web site: Jasenovački popis: Manipulacije s poznatima i slavnima. 30 April 2016. 2016-04-30. hr.
3. Web site: Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database -- REŠAD BEŠLAGIĆ . 2017-12-31. en.