Historical Journal, Vol. 46 , 1993.
Original scientific paper
DR. MILAN ŠUFFLAY DEATH AS THE CASE OF MURDER
Bosiljka Janjatović
Petar Strčić
Abstract
The main motifs and the committers Dr. Milan Šufflay, Univ. prof, retired, the world famous albanologist and balkanologist, the expert of the medieval Croatian history, the writer, publicist and politician murder are the matter of the study, based upon the archival source (police reports and documentary matter) have been unexplored by now, that passed time print and literature. He was killed in Zagreb in February of 1931. year, during the King Aleksandar Karadordevic establishment of January the Sixth Dictatorship. This assasination was one in succesion of the political murders were being committed in the time between two world wars. It was the governing regime way of having done with the opponents all manner of, especially those in Croatia. This one provoked the world public reactions added to the others.
The Police-office of Zagreb instituted an enquiry during 1931. and afterwards in 1932. year, but in fact it tried to disguise the real motifs and the committers of the crime. Although by the third inquest and action at law in 1939. i. e. 1940. year the way of the murder performance was more explained and the committers were sentenced, the crime real background and motifs have been not finally illuminated.
There is no doubt that the assasination was prepared and committed by police informants, helped by the leading people at the Police-office of Zagreb. Dr. Milan Šufflay violent death was the political murder that demonstrated the governing regime enemy attitude toward the Croats and Croatia.
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323881
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Publication date:
1.5.1994.
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