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Born in Serbia · Nationalities Serbian (Principality of Serbia), Serbian (Kingdom of Serbia) — politics / collaboration / German occupation / repression / Holocaust
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “29 August 1941: Accepts leadership of Government of National Salvation under German occupation” and “1941–1944: Regime gendarmerie and political police collaborate with occupiers against resistance and opponents”.
Profile No. 2241 · Updated on 12 October 2026
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2008–2019-04-23
His family and supporters sought to overturn post-war decisions declaring him an enemy of the people and stripping him of rights. The Higher Court rejected the application in 2018 and the appellate court definitively upheld that ruling in 2019.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1946-01–02-04
Nedić was handed over to Yugoslav authorities and questioned about his collaboration. He died on 4 February 1946 before any trial; the official account states that he died by suicide after jumping from a window.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1944-10–1945
As the Red Army and Partisans advanced, Nedić left Belgrade and retreated towards Austria. He was subsequently captured by American forces.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1941–1944
Nedić's government maintained a gendarmerie and political police used alongside German organisations to repress communists, resistance members and other opponents.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1941–1944
Serbian courts examining his rehabilitation found that his government assisted the occupiers in exploiting state resources and labour.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1941–1944
The collaborationist government organised reception, employment and assistance for a very large number of refugees, particularly Serbs fleeing Ustaše persecution and displaced Slovenes.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1941–1942
The Nedić government's propaganda apparatus portrayed Jews, communists and Allied powers as enemies of the nation and extensively echoed the occupation's ideological themes.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1941-10-22–1942-01-19
Under his government, Belgrade hosted a large antisemitic and anti-Masonic exhibition, supported by posters, leaflets, stamps and screenings, which portrayed Jews as Serbia's enemies.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1941–1942
Most Jews and Roma were interned in camps. German authorities shot virtually all Serbian Jewish men and subsequently murdered the women and children detained at Sajmište using a gas van.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1941-08-29
German military authorities installed Nedić as head of a Serbian government lacking genuine international sovereignty, intended to administer the occupied territory and fight the resistance.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
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