Djilas

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Dji·las

D0308600 (jĭl′äs), Milovan 1911-1995. Yugoslavian writer and politician who was a prominent member of Tito's resistance movement during World War II and later held high government and Communist Party positions before his dismissal in 1954 for criticizing the regime.

Djilas

(ˈdʒiːlɑːs) n (Biography) Milovan. 1911–95, Yugoslav politician and writer; vice president (1953–54): imprisoned (1956–61, 1962–66) for his criticism of the communist system

Dji•las

(ˈdʒɪl ɑs)

n. Milovan, 1911–95, Yugoslavian political leader and author.