Božidar Maksimović (; 1 March 1886 18 July 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav lawyer and politician who performed various ministerial roles in the Government of the

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, such as

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and

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. Initially, he was a member of the

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and later he joined the

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. Due to his "strong hand" policy, he was nicknamed "Boža

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". He forcibly suppressed workers' strikes and student demonstrations. He was considered a court radical and brutally dealt with opponents of the monarchy and the centralist system of the state.

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1886 births 1969 deaths People from Knić University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Government ministers of Yugoslavia People's Radical Party politicians Yugoslav National Party politicians {{Serbia-politician-stub