Vitomir Korać (14 April 1877 – 8 September 1941) was a politician born in

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. In 1896, Korać became a member of the main committee of the

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. He advocated cooperation of the social democrats with bourgeoisie parties as a means of political struggle against policies of the

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. In 1905, he became a member of the

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led by

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and Svetozar Pribičević. Korać was elected a member of the

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of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in the term of 1908–1910. In 1918, Korać became a member of the National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs – a body composed of political representatives of the

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living in

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tasked with achieving independence of South Slavic lands from the empire. In November 1918, Korać gained prominence as the person who uncovered and reported an alleged planned coup d'état by General of the Infantry Anton Lipošćak in what became known as the Lipošćak affair. Korać was appointed the Social Policy Minister in the Government of the just established

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in 1918–1920. While advocating socialist policies, Korać opposed

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. He participated in establishment of the Socialist Party of Yugoslavia in Belgrade in 1921. In 1920s, Korać withdrew from politics and published the ''Povijest radničkog pokreta u Hrvatskoj i Slavoniji od prvih početaka do ukidanja ovih pokrajina 1922. godine'' ("History of the Workers' Movement in Croatia and Slavonia from its First Beginnings until the Abolition of these Provinces in 1922") in three volumes in 1929–1933. He died at .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Korac, Vitomir 1877 births 1941 deaths People from Šid Representatives in the Croatian Parliament (1848–1918) Politicians of Vojvodina Croats of Vojvodina