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'''Niko Koprivica''' ([[Cavtat]], |
'''Niko Koprivica''' ([[Cavtat]], 1889 - [[Dubrovnik]], October 25, 1944) was a politician of the [[Croatian Peasant Party]] who was mayor of [[Dubrovnik]] in the final days of it being a part of the [[Independent State of Croatia]]. He was a lawyer by profession.<ref>[http://www.dubrovacki-list.hr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1292&Itemid=95 Udruga Daksa 1944./1945. podignula kaznenu prijavu za ratne zločine]</ref> |
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Koprivica was admitted to the [[Catholic Church]]'s [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]] in |
Koprivica was admitted to the [[Catholic Church]]'s [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]] in 1926.<ref name="GlasDalmacije"/> He was a member of the [[Brethren of the Croatian Dragon]] and held the title of ''Dragon of Cavtat'' within the organization.<ref>[http://www.braca-hrvatskoga-zmaja.hr/ZmajskeVijesti1-07.pdf Zmajske vijesti] (pg. 47)</ref> Koprivice was selected by the city council to be mayor on October 13, 1944.<ref name="GlasDalmacije">[http://www.glasdalmacije.hr/?show=0&article=12798 Dubrovnik: Pokopani posmrtni ostatci nekadašnjeg gradonačelnika dr. Koprivice], ''Glas Dalmacije''</ref> Koprivica was killed by [[Yugoslav Partisans]] on October 25, 1944. |
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He was finally buried on October 10, 2008 after a funeral mass at the [[Assumption Cathedral in Dubrovnik]].<ref name="GlasDalmacije"/> |
He was finally buried on October 10, 2008 after a funeral mass at the [[Assumption Cathedral in Dubrovnik]].<ref name="GlasDalmacije"/> |
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Revision as of 03:42, 13 February 2012
Niko Koprivica (Cavtat, 1889 - Dubrovnik, October 25, 1944) was a politician of the Croatian Peasant Party who was mayor of Dubrovnik in the final days of it being a part of the Independent State of Croatia. He was a lawyer by profession.[1]
Koprivica was admitted to the Catholic Church's Order of St. Gregory the Great in 1926.[2] He was a member of the Brethren of the Croatian Dragon and held the title of Dragon of Cavtat within the organization.[3] Koprivice was selected by the city council to be mayor on October 13, 1944.[2] Koprivica was killed by Yugoslav Partisans on October 25, 1944.
He was finally buried on October 10, 2008 after a funeral mass at the Assumption Cathedral in Dubrovnik.[2]