Latinka Perović
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Latinka Perović is Serbian
born historian
and former politician
. At the age of 27
, she was already president
of Women's Antifascist Front of Serbia. Perović was Chief Secretary of the Communist Party of Serbia from 1968 to 1972. She was considered the most influential woman in the country at that time and the only one who did not gain her position based on marriage with more powerful man than herself, but thanks to her own intelligence, competence and ambition. In 1972 Perović was removed from this position because Josip Broz Tito
considered her views too liberal. After that, she never returned to politics. Perović devoted herself to historical research and became known as one of the most prominent experts on Serbian 19th century history, but Serbian modern history as well.
She graduated in philology and political science at the University of Belgrade
. From 1976 to 1998 she worked at the Institute for Recent History of Serbia. In her writings and studies on modern Serbia, she oftentimes emphasizes that Serbia needs a politician who would publicly claim responsibility for the destruction wrought in the former Yugoslavia in order to help the reconciliation with the neighboring states and prevent the recurrence of this kind of tragedy.
Being the founder of modern liberalism in Serbia, some claim Perović is also political guru to Čedomir Jovanović
, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Serbia.
Since 1993 Perović has been an editor in chief
of Currents of History magazine. She rarely appears in public or gives interviews.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
born historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and former politician
Politician
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. At the age of 27
27
Year 27 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Frugi...
, she was already president
President
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of Women's Antifascist Front of Serbia. Perović was Chief Secretary of the Communist Party of Serbia from 1968 to 1972. She was considered the most influential woman in the country at that time and the only one who did not gain her position based on marriage with more powerful man than herself, but thanks to her own intelligence, competence and ambition. In 1972 Perović was removed from this position because Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
considered her views too liberal. After that, she never returned to politics. Perović devoted herself to historical research and became known as one of the most prominent experts on Serbian 19th century history, but Serbian modern history as well.
She graduated in philology and political science at the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
. From 1976 to 1998 she worked at the Institute for Recent History of Serbia. In her writings and studies on modern Serbia, she oftentimes emphasizes that Serbia needs a politician who would publicly claim responsibility for the destruction wrought in the former Yugoslavia in order to help the reconciliation with the neighboring states and prevent the recurrence of this kind of tragedy.
Being the founder of modern liberalism in Serbia, some claim Perović is also political guru to Čedomir Jovanović
Cedomir Jovanovic
Čedomir "Čeda" Jovanović is a Serbian politician and president of the Liberal Democratic Party .- Early life :...
, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Serbia.
Since 1993 Perović has been an editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of Currents of History magazine. She rarely appears in public or gives interviews.