Ljubomir Magaš was a Yugoslav amateur boxer

Boxing

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, streetfighter

Street fighting

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 and gangster

Gangster

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. He was commonly known by his nickname Ljuba Zemunac (Ljuba from Zemun

Zemun

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).

Early days

Born to a Croat father, and a Serb mother, Magaš spent his early youth in the Belgrade neighbourhood of Zemun. He stayed out of trouble for the most part while he lived there, but when his family moved across town to Zvezdara

Zvezdara

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 neighborhood in his pre-teens

Preteen

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, Magaš took up boxing and also got involved with street-fighting.

Criminal activity was next to follow. In 1965, he was sentenced by Belgrade court and referred to special institution for juvenile offenders in the Serbian city of Niš

Niš

Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

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When he was young, Magaš held pro-Yugoslav leanings.

1970s

According to journalist sources in the 1970s, He was involved in robberies and racketeering throughout western Europe. The targets of his criminal activity were mostly Yugoslav gastarbeiter

Gastarbeiter

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s who owned small businesses such as retail shops, cafes, and restaurants.

1980s

Yugoslavian organized crime". In 1986, he was killed in Frankfurt, Germany in front of the local court by rival gangster Goran Vuković

Goran Vukovic

Goran Vuković "Majmun" was a Serbian mobster and murderer.-Killing of Ljubomir Magas:...

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