Mirko Banjević
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Mirko Banjević | |
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| Born | 28 March 1905 |
| Died | 6 September 1968 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | journalist, poet |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
Mirko Banjević (Cyrillic: Мирко Бањевић; 28 March 1905 — 6 September 1968) was a Montenegrin journalist and poet.[1][2] He was one of the founders of Pobjeda, the oldest Montenegrin daily.[3]
He was born in Pješivci in 1905. He studied high school in Nikšić and Trebinje.[4] After graduating from the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, he worked as a journalist and editor of the newspaper Pobjeda and the magazine for literature and culture Svaranje in Podgorica.[1][5][6] Until World War II, Banjević was a professor in Gospić and Paraćin. Also, he was a journalist for newspaper Pravda in Belgrade. He worked as an editor in the Belgrade publishing company Rad. He retired as editor of Tanjug.[7]
In Nikšić, there is a literary community "Mirko Banjević". The literary community "Mirko Banjević" was founded in 1979.[8][9] The "Mirko Banjević" literary award was also established, which is awarded for poetry and prose at the level of the state of Montenegro.[8][10]
