Moša Pijade

Moša Pijade (, alternate English transliteration Moshe Piade; Pijade himself wrote that his 14th birthday was on 22 December 1903. In 19th century, the difference between Gregorian and Julian calendars was 12 days. Thus, 22 December 1889 corresponds to 3 January 1890 (see Conversion between Julian and Gregorian calendars). The misunderstanding stems from the fact that the difference between the calendars grew to 13 days after 1900, thus Pijade's birthday (22 December Old Style) only became 4 January New Style after 1900.}} – 15 March 1957), was a Serbian and Yugoslav painter, journalist, Communist Party politician, World War II participant, and a close collaborator of Josip Broz Tito. He was the full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. During the Interwar period in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Pijade was an accomplished painter, but spent almost 15 years in prison because of his communist activity. He took active role in the People's Liberation War and was one of main leaders of the Partisans. After the WWII and creation of socialist Yugoslavia, he became a prominent politician and was the President of the Federal Parliament from 1954 until his death. Provided by Wikipedia