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Democracy was the central focus of his scholarly work.","summary_more":["Jovanović was the Deputy Prime Minister (March 1941 - June 1942) and the Prime Minister of the Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile in London between January 1942 and June 1943. After World War II, the new Communist authorities of Yugoslavia sentenced him in absentia to 20 years' imprisonment. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Slobodan Jovanović, by Uroš Predić (1931).jpg — Uroš Predić, Public domain.","cite":"\"Slobodan Jovanović\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/slobodan-jovanovic. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T13:59:50Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/slobodan-jovanovic","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/slobodan-jovanovic","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/slobodan-jovanovic?lang=ne"}}