Žarko Zrenjanin
Žarko Zrenjanin "Uča" (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Зрењанин, pronounced [ʒǎːrkɔ zrɛ̌ɲanin ǔːt͡ʃa]; 11 September 1902 in Izbište – 4 November 1942 in Pavliš) was a partisan and National Hero of Yugoslavia. The city of Zrenjanin, in Serbia, is named after him, since 1946.
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| Birth name | Žarko Zrenjanin |
| Nickname(s) | Uča |
| Born | 11 September 1902 Izbište, Austro-Hungary |
| Died | 4 November 1942 (aged 40) Pavliš, Banat |
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| Allegiance | Yugoslav partisans |
| Years of service | 1941–1942 |
| Awards | People's Hero of Yugoslavia |
Zrenjanin was a leader of the Vojvodina Communists and wartime Partisans, who endured torture and months of incarceration by the Nazis during the Second World War. He was released and later killed while trying to escape recapture.
Monument of Žarko Zrenjanin in Zrenjanin, built in 1952
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