Pero Pirker | |
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| Secretary of the Executive Bureau of the League of Communists of Croatia | |
| In office 28 March 1969 – 14 December 1971 | |
| President | Savka Dabčević-Kučar |
| Preceded by | Miko Tripalo |
| Succeeded by | Josip Vrhovec |
| 37th Mayor of Zagreb | |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Većeslav Holjevac |
| Succeeded by | Ratko Karlović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1927 Varaždin, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 1 August 1972 (aged 45) Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | League of Communists of Croatia League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
| Spouse | Miroslava Pirker (until his death) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Pero Pirker (5 July 1927 – 1 August 1972) was a Croatian and Yugoslav politician. He was the mayor of Zagreb from 1963 to 1967. His mayoralty coincided with the 1964 Zagreb flood, the deadliest and costliest natural disaster since the city's incorporation, and he oversaw the rebuilding of the affected areas, including the construction of 26,000 new flats and houses. In 1969 he was elected the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the ruling League of Communists of Croatia (SKH). He was a close associate of the main political figures of the Croatian Spring – SKH reformist leaders Savka Dabčević-Kučar and Miko Tripalo.[1] After suppression of the Croatian Spring in late 1971, tens of thousands were expelled from the SKH, including 741 high-ranking officials such as Pirker, Dabčević-Kučar and Tripalo. Pirker died in August 1972, and his funeral drew 100,000 supporters as a form of protest against suppression of the Croatian Spring.[2]
- ^ "Pirker, Pero". Croatian Encyclopedia, Web Edition (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Ramet, Sabrina P. (2006). The Three Yugoslavias: State-building and Legitimation, 1918–2005. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 249–254. ISBN 978-0-253-34656-8.