Ivo Lola Ribar
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Ivan "Ivo Lola" Ribar was a Yugoslav
communist politician of Croatian
descent, who achieved National Hero status thanks to his contributions in the fight against fascism
. He was the older son of Ivan Ribar
and older brother of another partisan hero, Jurica Ribar.
Ribar was born in Zagreb
and lived most of his life in Belgrade
, where he graduated from the University of Belgrade
's Law School
. During his studies he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and since 1937 led the Youth Commission, and he travelled around Europe visiting Communist conferences in Brussels (1935), Geneva (1936) and Paris (1937).
In 1940, the Royal Yugoslav
authorities incarcerated him in Bihać
for being a Communist, and later in the year he was put in charge of the League of Young Communists of Yugoslavia (SKOJ
). When the Second World War started in Yugoslavia, he was a member of the Central Committee of the Party and soon joined the Supreme Command of the Partisans
, where he worked with Josip Broz Tito
and Edvard Kardelj
on the plans for resistance.
In October 1943, Lola Ribar was named as the chief of the first Partisan military mission to the Mediterranean Allied Command. However, just before embarking on an airplane trip in a captured German plane to Cairo
, he died in the German bombing of the Glamočko polje
airfield in south-western Bosnia
. He was posthumously proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
. Two members of the British Military Mission to Yugoslavia, William Deakin
and Fitzroy Maclean, wrote about the circumstances of the death of Ribar and two British officers from an attack by a small German aircraft, and Maclean said that he was an outstanding younger leader who "seemed destined to play a great part in building the new Yugoslavia".
Ribar's father, Ivan Ribar
, held important offices in both the pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia
and the post-war Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
. The rest of his family was also involved in Communist resistance movement. His younger brother Jurica died in around the same time in October 1943 near Kolašin
. His mother Tonica was killed in the Syrmian village of Kupinovo
in July 1944. Additionally, his fiancé, Sloboda Trajković, was also in the revolutionary movement - she was imprisoned and gassed to death in Banjica concentration camp
after refusing to write a letter that would get him to give up his location when his letter to her got intercepted.
Croatian producer of medical supplies and sanitary products from Karlovac is named after him. A brand of scooters was named after him. The Ivo Lola Ribar Institute
in Belgrade
is named after him. The Filipović Drive in Zagreb
used to be named after him until 1991.
Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
communist politician of Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
descent, who achieved National Hero status thanks to his contributions in the fight against fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
. He was the older son of Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar was a Yugoslav politician of Croatian descent.Ribar was born in Vukmanić . He had a PhD in law...
and older brother of another partisan hero, Jurica Ribar.
Ribar was born in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
and lived most of his life in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, where he graduated from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
's Law School
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law , also known as the Belgrade Law School, is one of the first-tier educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia...
. During his studies he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and since 1937 led the Youth Commission, and he travelled around Europe visiting Communist conferences in Brussels (1935), Geneva (1936) and Paris (1937).
In 1940, the Royal Yugoslav
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
authorities incarcerated him in Bihać
Bihac
Bihać is a city and municipality on the river Una in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region. Bihać is located in the Una-Sana Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
for being a Communist, and later in the year he was put in charge of the League of Young Communists of Yugoslavia (SKOJ
Skoj
Skoj is a cider-based soft drink, manufactured by the Swedish Skoj Beverage Group. Skoj is the Swedish word for fun.Skoj is 15 percent fruit juice sweetened with sugar...
). When the Second World War started in Yugoslavia, he was a member of the Central Committee of the Party and soon joined the Supreme Command of the Partisans
Partisans (Yugoslavia)
The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...
, where he worked with Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
and Edvard Kardelj
Edvard Kardelj
Edvard Kardelj also known under the pseudonyms Sperans and Krištof was a Yugoslav communist political leader, economist, partisan, publicist, and full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts...
on the plans for resistance.
In October 1943, Lola Ribar was named as the chief of the first Partisan military mission to the Mediterranean Allied Command. However, just before embarking on an airplane trip in a captured German plane to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, he died in the German bombing of the Glamočko polje
Glamoc
Glamoč is a town and municipality of the same name in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in Canton 10, in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
airfield in south-western Bosnia
Bosnia (region)
Bosnia is a eponomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders. The other eponomous region, the southern, other half of the country is...
. He was posthumously proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
People's Hero of Yugoslavia
The Order of the People's Hero was a Yugoslav gallantry medal, the second highest military award, and third overall Yugoslav decoration. It was awarded to individuals, military units, political and other organisations who distinguished themselves by extraordinary heroic deeds during war and in...
. Two members of the British Military Mission to Yugoslavia, William Deakin
William Deakin
Frederick William Dampier Deakin, Sir William Deakin was a historian, World War II veteran, and literary assistant to Winston Churchill....
and Fitzroy Maclean, wrote about the circumstances of the death of Ribar and two British officers from an attack by a small German aircraft, and Maclean said that he was an outstanding younger leader who "seemed destined to play a great part in building the new Yugoslavia".
Ribar's father, Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar was a Yugoslav politician of Croatian descent.Ribar was born in Vukmanić . He had a PhD in law...
, held important offices in both the pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
and the post-war Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
. The rest of his family was also involved in Communist resistance movement. His younger brother Jurica died in around the same time in October 1943 near Kolašin
Kolašin
Kolašin , is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 .Kolašin is the centre of the municipality and unofficial centre of Morača region, named after Morača River....
. His mother Tonica was killed in the Syrmian village of Kupinovo
Kupinovo
Kupinovo is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Pećinci municipality, in Srem District, Vojvodina province. In 2002, the population of the village numbered 2,047 people, of whom 1,852 were ethnic Serbs....
in July 1944. Additionally, his fiancé, Sloboda Trajković, was also in the revolutionary movement - she was imprisoned and gassed to death in Banjica concentration camp
Banjica concentration camp
Banjica concentration camp was a quisling and Nazi German concentration camp in occupied Serbia from June 1941 to September 1944 in World War II, located in the eponymous suburb of Belgrade. It started as a center for holding hostages, but later included Jews, Serbs, Roma, captured partisans, and...
after refusing to write a letter that would get him to give up his location when his letter to her got intercepted.
Croatian producer of medical supplies and sanitary products from Karlovac is named after him. A brand of scooters was named after him. The Ivo Lola Ribar Institute
Ivo Lola Ribar Institute
Ivo Lola Ribar Institute is a Belgrade, Serbia-based manufacturer of heavy machine tools, industrial equipment and industrial computers. It has been named after Croatian People's Hero of Yugoslavia Ivo Lola Ribar, the youngest son of Ivan Ribar.-See also:...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
is named after him. The Filipović Drive in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
used to be named after him until 1991.
External links
- IVO LOLA RIBAR on SKOJSkojSkoj is a cider-based soft drink, manufactured by the Swedish Skoj Beverage Group. Skoj is the Swedish word for fun.Skoj is 15 percent fruit juice sweetened with sugar...
web site - Ribar Ivana Ivo Lola at www.znaci.net