November 29,1943 was the day when Yugoslavia definitely became a Republic or seized to remain a Monarchy. The Proclamation ceremony was presided by Dr.Ivan Ribar, a wealthy Croat lawyer who before the war lived in a palatial home in Belgrade, and then replaced it with humble surroundings, which was quite a comedown for a man accustomed to so much of the comforts of life. His luxurious home was destroyed by the Nazis. All his art treasures, books and worldly goods went down in flames... Ribar was a leader of the democratic party that dissolved the Communist party in 1924. This shows how widely divergent were his views against Tito's.
He lost his both sons, Jurica and Ivo Lola in the war.
Ribar name to date symbolizes untainted association of sacrifice and fight against injustice.
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