11 Facts About Avdo Humo

Avdo Humo was a Yugoslav and Bosnian communist politician, writer and an Order of the People's Hero recipient.

Avdo Humo joined the revolutionary movement while he attended high school in gymnasium in Mostar.

Avdo Humo became a member of SKOJ in 1934 and a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1935.

Avdo Humo organized students of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the "Petar Kocic" youth society and the "Neretva" section where members of Communist Party were active.

Avdo Humo was one of the most prominent party members before World War II in Yugoslavia.

Avdo Humo was one of the resistance organizers in Herzegovina against Axis forces.

Avdo Humo served on various party and state positions, including as the President of the Executive Council of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Avdo Humo was proclaimed People's Hero of Yugoslavia on 27 November 1953.

Avdo Humo died on 24 January 1983 in Opatija, Yugoslavia.

Avdo Humo married Olga Nincic, daughter of Momcilo Nincic, a prominent politician of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and former President of the Assembly of the League of Nations.

Avdo Humo's wife was a secretary of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito through the war.