Josip Smodlaka (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip smǒdlaka]; 9 November 1869 – 31 May 1956) was an Austrian, Yugoslav and Croatian politician who served two brief terms as Mayor of Split.[1]
Josip Smodlaka | |
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| Member of the Imperial Council for the XI. Electoral District in the Kingdom of Dalmatia - Split | |
| In office 1910–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Frane Bulić |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 31st, 44th Mayor of Split | |
| In office 1918–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Teodor Šporn |
| Succeeded by | Ivo Tartaglia |
| In office September 1943 – October 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Ivo Tijardović |
| Succeeded by | Petar Vitezica |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1869 |
| Died | 31 May 1956 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Party National Liberation Front (JNOF) |
Following the end of World War I and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, the National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs appointed Smodlaka a member of the three-member provincial government of the former Austro-Hungarian crown land of Dalmatia, along with Ivo Krstelj and Vjekoslav Škarica (with deputies Prvislav Grisogono, Uroš Desnica, and Jerko Machiedo). The provincial government administered the region in the run-up to the arrival of Allies of World War I and their occupation of the eastern Adriatic in 1918.[2]
References
edit- ^ Goran Kotur. Josip Smodlaka. ratnakronikasplita.com
- ^ Cukrov, Mladen (2013). "Admiral Philip Andrews u Splitu" [Allied Peacekeeping Mission in Split After the First World War and the Role of the U.S. Admiral Philip Andrews]. Kulturna baština (in Croatian). 39 (1). Split: Društvo prijatelja kulturne baštine: 97–112:98–100. ISSN 0351-0557.
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