Radenko Stanković (April 26, 1880 – December 5, 1956) was Regent of

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for the underage Peter II from 1934 to 1941, alongside Prince Paul, the head of the regency, and Ivo Perović. The son of a priest, he was born in Néramogyorós (''Leskovica''),

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, which today is Lescovița village,

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. Leaving his native village while a schoolboy, he attended high school in

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. He began his university studies at what is now the Innsbruck Medical University and completed them at the

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, later coming to be known as the father of

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. Ștefan Both
"Povestea bănăţeanului care a ajuns să conducă din umbră Regatul Iugoslaviei"
''Adevărul'', March 1, 2014; accessed March 1, 2014 Forced to retire in 1946, he was arrested in 1949 by the Yugoslav Communist regime. Accused of collaborating with the German occupiers, he was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment and had his assets seized, including an expensive house in

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. He became severely ill while in prison, due to which he was released, and died in

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in his son's home several months later.

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1880 births 1956 deaths People from Caraș-Severin County Serbian cardiologists People from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 20th-century regents Yugoslav prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Yugoslavia Serbs of Romania Yugoslav cardiologists Court physicians Regents of Yugoslavia {{yugoslavia-bio-stub