Ljubo Čupić
Ljubo Čupić | |
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Čupić moments before his public execution by firing squad | |
| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 9 May 1942 (aged 28–29) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Organization | Yugoslav Partisans |
| Movement | League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
| Awards | Order of the People's Hero (posthumously) |
Čedomir "Ljubo" Čupić (Serbian Cyrillic: Чедомир Љубо Чупић; 1913 – 9 May 1942) was a Yugoslav law student, political commissioner of Communist resistance movement in Nikšić, Montenegro and decorated war hero of Yugoslavia.
He became known on a wider scale for the photo of him taken moments before he was shot by Chetniks who captured him, showing him with shackles on his hands and smiling. He is a recipient of the Order of the People's Hero, a Yugoslav medal for gallantry. He is commonly referred to by media as "Yugoslav Che Guevara".