Stevan Markovic
Encyclopedia
Stevan Markovic, also Stevan Marković in Serbian: Стеван Марковић (May 10, 1937 Belgrade
, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
, today: Serbia
– October 1, 1968 Paris
, France
) was a bodyguard
of moviestar
Alain Delon
. He was found murdered in 1968.
(Milos Milosevic) were involved in streetfighting in Belgrade. They met Alain Delon, a young movie star at the time, who was filming a movie in Belgrade in a co-production with SFR Yugoslavia. Delon employed firstly Milos Milos and then Stevan Markovic as bodyguards. He was good friends with Serbian gangster Nikola Milinkovich. Stevan was in the first column of the convoy of Nikola's burial.
Francois Marcantoni
."
His death provoked a political scandal, The Markovic affair
, involving French
President
Georges Pompidou
.
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...
, 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...
, today: Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
– October 1, 1968 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a bodyguard
Bodyguard
A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
of moviestar
Moviestar
Moviestar is a popular 1975 song, written and performed by Swedish pop singer Harpo . The single was produced and arranged by Bengt Palmers. It reached number 1 in Sweden and Germany, number 3 in Australia and number 24 in the UK...
Alain Delon
Alain Delon
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon is a French actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared to French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot...
. He was found murdered in 1968.
Early days
In the 1950s Stevan Markovic and his friend Milos MilosMilos Milos
Milos Milos was a Hollywood actor, stunt double, and bodyguard of actor Alain Delon.-Early days:In the 1950s Milos Milosevic and his friend Stevan Markovic were involved in a streetfight in Belgrade. They met Alain Delon, who was filming a movie in Belgrade...
(Milos Milosevic) were involved in streetfighting in Belgrade. They met Alain Delon, a young movie star at the time, who was filming a movie in Belgrade in a co-production with SFR Yugoslavia. Delon employed firstly Milos Milos and then Stevan Markovic as bodyguards. He was good friends with Serbian gangster Nikola Milinkovich. Stevan was in the first column of the convoy of Nikola's burial.
Murder
In 1968 the dead body of Stevan Markovic himself was found in the outskirts of Paris. Alain Delon was under investigation, but he was never accused. One of the factors pointing in his direction was a letter by Stevan Markovic to his brother Aleksandar where he wrote: "If I get killed, it's 100% fault of Alain Delon and his godfatherGodparent
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother...
Francois Marcantoni
Francois Marcantoni
François Marcantoni was a Corsican gangster, member of French resistance, a bank robber and a writer.-World War II:...
."
His death provoked a political scandal, The Markovic affair
The Markovic affair
The Markovic affair was a political scandal in France in the late 1960s, involving French President George Pompidou and movie star Alain Delon.-Death of Stevan Markovic:...
, involving French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
President
President
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Georges Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...
.