Moša Pijade
Moša Pijade (Hebrew: משה פיאדה; Serbian Cyrillic: Мoшa Пијаде alternate English transliteration Moshe Piade; 4 January 1890 – 15 March 1957), nicknamed Čiča Janko (Чича Јанко, lit. "Uncle Janko"), was a Serbian and Yugoslav communist, a close collaborator of Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav politician, and full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Moša Pijade | |
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| 5th President of the Federal People's Assembly of the Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 29 January 1954 – 15 March 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Milovan Đilas |
| Succeeded by | Petar Stambolić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1890 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | 15 March 1957 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Yugoslav |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
| Spouse | Lepa Pijade |
| Occupation | Painter, Art critic, Publicist, Revolutionary, Resistance commander, Statesman |
| Awards | Order of the People's Hero Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour Order of the Brotherhood and Unity Order of the Partisan Star Order of National Liberation Order of Bravery Order of George I (Greece) Order of the Holy Trinity (Ethiopia) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Branch/service | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Rank | Major General of Yugoslav People's Army |
| Commands | Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav People's Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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