Slobodan Bajić Paja (1916–1943)[1]) was a Yugoslav Partisan and recipient of the People's Hero of Yugoslavia.[1] He was an important leader of the Partisans in World War II in Syrmia. He was killed in battle against the Nazis in Eastern Bosnia.[1]
Slobodan Bajić Paja | |
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| Born | Slobodan Bajić 26 June 1916 |
| Died | 1943 Eastern Bosnia |
| Resting place | unknown (Kalesija until April 1996) |
| Nationality | Yugoslav |
| Citizenship | Yugoslav |
| Occupation(s) | Partisan fighter, author of the manifestos |
| Awards | Order of the People's Hero |
Early life edit
Slobodan Bajić Paja was born in the village of Banovci[1] in Croatia where he lived until age six. He was the son of a local Orthodox priest in St. Petka's Church.[1] From 1922, he lived in Pećinci in Serbia, where his father was transferred. He graduated from high school in Sremski Karlovci. Slobodan started participating in the work of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia while still in high school but he formally joined the party during his studies at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy in 1938.[1]
Legacy edit
Elementary Schools in Indija,[2] Pećinci,[3] Novi Karlovci,[4] Brestač,[5] Donji Tovarnik,[6] and Sremska Mitrovica[7] bear his name. He also has a city library named after him in Ruma.[8]
Before the Croatian War of Independence, the school in Šidski Banovci also bore his name but the Croatian government decided to rename it afterwards. However, the bust of Slobodan Bajic Paja in front of the school remains, and one of the streets in the village still bears his name. Unfortunately, at the same time a monument to Slobodan Bajic Paji together with mausoleum of 33 anti-fascist partisans in Kalesija was destroyed and the bones were then confiscated and lost by local Bosniaks authorities four months after the end of the war in Bosnia.[9] Although the Public Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina subsequently attempted to investigate the matter, competent investigative institutions in Tuzla refused to open a formal investigation.[9]
Honorific eponyms edit
Croatia: Slobodan Bajić Paja Street, Banovci
Serbia: Slobodan Bajić Paja Street, Pećinci- Serbia: Elementary School Slobodan Bajić Paja in Novi Karlovci[2]
- Serbia: Elementary School Slobodan Bajić Paja in Pećinci[10]
- Serbia: Elementary School Slobodan Bajić Paja in Manđelos[11]
- Serbia: Elementary School Slobodan Bajić Paja in Sremska Mitrovica[7]
- Serbia: Public Library Slobodan Bajić Paja in Ruma[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f [1] Archived June 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Indjija.net | Internet prezentacija | OŠ Slobodan Bajić - Paja". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ [2] Archived December 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TerritorioScuola VideoDemocrazia". Territorioscuola.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ [3] Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "OSNOVNA ŠKOLA SLOBODAN BAJIĆ PAJA, BRESTAČ | , | Imenik KoŠtaGde". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "OŠ SLOBODAN BAJIĆ PAJA - Sremska Mitrovica". Sremskamitrovica.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ a b "GRADSKA BIBLIOTEKA SLOBODAN BAJIĆ PAJA, Ruma". Telefonski-imenik.biz. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ a b "Rtvfbih - Radio-Televizija Federacije Bosne I Hercegovine". Rtvfbih.ba. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Opština Pećinci - Zvanična prezentacija - OŠ "Slobodan Bajić Paja" Pećinci". Pecinci.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "OSNOVNA ŠKOLA SLOBODAN BAJIĆ PAJA, Manđelos". Telefonski-imenik.biz. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
Bibliography edit
- Narodni heroji Jugoslavije(eng-People's Hero of Yugoslavia), "Mladost", Beograd 1975. godina