Marko Nikezić

Marko Nikezić (Serbian: Марко Никезић; 13 June 1921 – 6 January 1991) was a Serbian politician. He was a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia and Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. He was dismissed in 1972 under the charge of being "anarcho-liberal".

Marko Nikezić
Марко Никезић
Federal Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office 23 April 1965 – 25 December 1968
President	Josip Broz Tito
Preceded by	Koča Popović
Succeeded by	Mišo Pavićević (acting)
President of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Serbia
In office 23 November 1968 – 25 October 1972
Secretary	Latinka Perović
Preceded by	Petar Stambolić
Succeeded by	Tihomir Vlaškalić
Personal details
Born	Marko Nikezić (1921-06-13)13 June 1921 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	6 January 1991(1991-01-06) (aged 69) Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Spouse(s)	Zora Bogićević  Emilija Jakšić (19??-1949; her death)
Children	2

Biography

Nikezić was born in Belgrade to a Serb father, Petar, and a French mother, Suzanne. He studied at the Technical Faculty at the University of Belgrade. He was a member of the Yugoslav Partisan army from 1941, during World War II.

After the war, he served as Yugoslav ambassador to Egypt, Czechoslovakia and the United States of America. From 1965-68, he was a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia. In 1968, he became the Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. In 1972, he was dismissed from the office under the charge of being too "liberal" and "anarcho-liberal", alongside Latinka Perović and other Serbian high-officials. This event is known in Serbian history as the 'Purge of liberals'. He died in Belgrade in 1991.