Adam Pribićević ( sr-Cyrl, Адам Прибићевић; Kostajnica, 7 February 1957) was a Croatian Serb publisher, writer, and politician.

Biography

Pribićević was born in Kostajnica, to a well-known family of

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. After graduating from gymnasium (high school) in

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, he studied law at

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. He began his political activities by joining the ''Srpska Samostalna Stranka'' (Independent Serbian Party). He published articles in the periodicals ''Srbobran'' and ''Srpsko kolo''. A supporter of the social philosophy of

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, Adam emphasized the role of peasants in the social development of Serbia. Along with a group of Serbian politicians from Croatia, Adam was arrested during a mounting conflict between the Croatian-Serbian Coalition and the Austro-Hungarian authorities. It became apparent that the evidence in the earlier trial had been fabricated with the foreknowledge of the Austro-Hungarian authorities. After his release, Adam joined the editorial staff of ''Srpsko kolo''. In 1913 on a visit to Belgrade Adam forewarned Nikola Pašić about a compromise between the Croatian-Serbian Coalition in Habsburg Croatia and the Austrian government. He also worked as an editor of the periodical ''Narod''. In 1924 he settled in

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, where he was active in the Independent Democratic Party, founded by his brother Svetozar Pribičević. He also edited the periodical ''Reč''. After the death of his brother Svetozar, Adam was elected to parliament in 1936. In 1938 he became chairman of the ''Samostalna Demokratska Stranka'' (Independent Democratic Party). Between the two world wars, he held many important posts in Yugoslavia. He was a jurist, journalist, and political activist who, with his brother

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, became "the voice of return to the virtues of rural life." His books were banned by the Yugoslav communist government in 1947. He committed suicide on 7 February 1957 in

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. From 2008, the new 16th street in Busije, a part of

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, carries his name.

Personal life

He had three brothers:

, Svetozar and Valerian. name="Cornwall"

Works

* ''Seljak,'' 1936 * ''Naseljavanja Srba po Hrvatskoj i Dalmaciji,'' 1954 * ''Od gospodina do seljaka'' * ''Selo kao moralni činilac u životu naroda,'' 1954 * ''The Problem of Austro-Hungaria,'' Voice of Canadian Serbs, 1949 * ''The Memorandum on Crimes of Genocide Committed against the Serbian People by the Government of the 'Independent State of Croatia' during World War II.'' Addressed to the Fifth General Assembly of the United Nations, 1950, by Adam Pribićević, Dr. Vladimir Belajčić, and Dr. Branko Miljuš.

References

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External links

Jugoslavija na ruševinama Srbije (2): Evropa spasava Srbe
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