(April 7, 1925 – July 2, 2011)
Quit India Movement
Mishra took part in the 1942 Quit India Movement.[2][3] Due to his pro-Independence activism, he had to go into exile in Nepal for a period. Back in India, he was imprisoned at Darbhanga jail.[2]1962-1980
He contested the Giridih seat in the 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, finishing second with 6,379 votes.[4]Mishra joined the National Council of the Communist Party of India in 1964.[2] He became the president of the Bihar State Committee of the All India Trade Union Congress.[3]
Between 1969 and 1980 he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, representing the Giridih seat.[2][5] He led the CPI faction in the Legislative Assembly for ten years.[2] During this period he was referred to as 'the backbone of CPI in Bihar'.[6] Madhubani, Mishra's home turf, got the nickname 'Leningrad of Bihar.[7] Mishra also served as president of the World Miners Association for a period.[3]
Mishra contested the Hazaribagh seat in the 1977 Lok Sabha election. He finished third with 35,809 votes (12.45%).[8]
1981 election
He was defeated by Urmila Devi of the Congress (I) in a 1981 by-election (the 1980 election had been suspended following the death of Congress (I) candidate Randhir Prasad, Urmila Devi's husband).[9] Mishra's candidature had been supported by the CPI(M), RSP and Lok Dal.[10]1980s
During the 1980s, Mishra became the president of the All India Trade Union Congress. In 1984 he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.[2]In April 1989 he was included in the party secretariat of CPI.[2]
In 1990, he was again elected to the Rajya Sabha.[2]
Olivera Marković, 87, Serbian actress
Olivera Marković (3 May 1925 – 2 July 2011)[1] was a Serbian actress. She appeared in 170 films and television shows between 1946 and 2005. She won the Golden Arena for Best Actress in 1964 for her role in Službeni položaj.[2]
Selected filmography
- Train Without a Timetable (1959)
- Kozara (1962)
- Službeni položaj (1964)
- Destination Death (1964)
- Petria's Wreath (1980)
- Balkan Express (1983)
- The Meeting Point (1989)
- Tito and Me (1992)
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