Đurađ Jakšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Јакшић, pronounced [dʑǔradʑ jǎkʃitɕ]; born 22 July 1977) is a Serbian historian and politician.[1]

Đurađ Jakšić
Personal details
Born (1977-07-22) 22 July 1977 (age 46)
Drniš, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Political partySerbian Radical Party
RelationsMarried
ChildrenFour
Residence(s)Novi Sad, Serbia
Alma materUniversity of Novi Sad
OccupationPolitician

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He ran for mayor of Novi Sad in the 2012 and 2016 mayoral elections. Jakšić is the Serbian Radical Party president of the city council of Novi Sad.[2]

In December 2012, he arose controversy by forming a petition requesting a street in Novi Sad be named after Slobodan Milošević.[3] He previously arose controversy in March 2007 when he suggested that Veljko Milanković and Mladen Bratić get streets named after them in Novi Sad.[4]

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