Branka Prpa
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Branka Prpa is a historian, author, and current director of Belgrade's Historical Archives (Istorijski arhiv Beograda).
In 1972, against the wishes of her family, she left for Belgrade
to study history at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
. Soon, she got married, had a son, and remained living in the capital even after she graduated.
In 1988, her book about Serbs in Dalmatia entitled Srpsko-dalmatinski magazin was published.
Still, Prpa, an ethnic Croat, is much more notable as girlfriend of the slain Belgrade journalist and newspaper owner Slavko Ćuruvija
with whom she lived in an unmarried union.
Prpa was with her common-law spouse
on the day of his murder in April 1999. They were walking hand in hand, about to enter the front door of their apartment building when they were approached from behind by unknown men who murdered Ćuruvija and pistol-whipped Branka Prpa, briefly knocking her unconscious.
In 1972, against the wishes of her family, she left for Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
to study history at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Serbia, founded in the early 19th century within the Belgrade Higher School...
. Soon, she got married, had a son, and remained living in the capital even after she graduated.
In 1988, her book about Serbs in Dalmatia entitled Srpsko-dalmatinski magazin was published.
Still, Prpa, an ethnic Croat, is much more notable as girlfriend of the slain Belgrade journalist and newspaper owner Slavko Ćuruvija
Slavko Curuvija
Slavko Ćuruvija was a Serbian journalist and newspaper publisher. His brutal murder on 11 April 1999 in Belgrade, Serbia provoked international outrage and wide condemnation...
with whom she lived in an unmarried union.
Prpa was with her common-law spouse
Common-law marriage
Common-law marriage, sometimes called sui juris marriage, informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute, is a form of interpersonal status that is legally recognized in limited jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognized marriage ceremony is performed or civil marriage...
on the day of his murder in April 1999. They were walking hand in hand, about to enter the front door of their apartment building when they were approached from behind by unknown men who murdered Ćuruvija and pistol-whipped Branka Prpa, briefly knocking her unconscious.