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Anton Korošec
1872May, 12

Anton Korošec

Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 1940)
Anton Korošec (Slovene pronunciation: [anˈtóːŋ kɔˈɾóːʃəts], Serbo-Croatian: [ǎntoːŋ korǒʃets]; 12 May 1872 – 14 December 1940) was a Yugoslav politician, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a Roman Catholic priest and a noted orator.

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