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Peko Dapčević (25 June 1913 – 13 February 1999) was a famous Yugoslav

Yugoslavia

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communist who fought in the Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

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, joined the Partisan uprising in Montenegro

Montenegro

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, and became commander of the Yugoslav 1st and 4th Armies.

General Dapčević led the Partisan troops that along with Red Army under General Zhdanov liberated Belgrade

Belgrade

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on October 20, 1944. In 1953 Dapčević was named Chief of the Yugoslav General Staff

Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's Army

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, but was demoted as a result of being indirectly involved in the Đilas troubles with the party.

Born in Ljubotinj village near Cetinje

Cetinje

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, Kingdom of Montenegro

Kingdom of Montenegro

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, his father Jovan was a Serbian Orthodox deacon and his brother was Vlado Dapčević

Vlado Dapcevic

Vladimir "Vlado" Dapčević was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav communist and founder of Party of Labour.-Early life:Dapčević was born 1917 in the village Ljubotinj in Montenegro, he attended Secondary school in Cetinje, where he was expelled because of organizing a student strike.At 16, in 1933, he...

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Dapčević died at the age of 86 in his home in Belgrade

Belgrade

, Serbia

Serbia

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