Ex-Ustasha official dies in Argentina

Ivo Rojnica, a former Ustasha official and former Croatian representative to Argentina, has died.

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Wednesday, 05.12.2007.

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Ivo Rojnica, a former Ustasha official and former Croatian representative to Argentina, has died. Rojnica, aged 93, who in 1941 was a general in Dubrovnik, passed away on December 1 in Argentina, where he was buried a day later, reports the Croatian business portal hr. Ex-Ustasha official dies in Argentina The Simon Wiesenthal Center branch in Argentina confirmed the news, while Margel Institute Director Alen Budaj expressed his sadness that he had never been brought to justice. The Simon Wiesenthal Center had accused the late commander of persecution of Serbs, Roma and Jews in the Dubrovnik region during World War 2. Although Rojnica pleaded his innocence, even Argentine media had written that orders existed with his signature sanctioning the seizure of Jewish property, as well as restrictions on the rights of Jewish citizens, who were forbidden to walk the streets of Dubrovnik or own their own shops. The general came to Argentina in 1947 under the alias of Ivan Rajcinovic, according to national archives. In 1951, he received Argentine papers, and later launched proceedings to reclaim his old surname of Rojnica. In the early nineties, he became an authorized Croatian representative to Argentina.

Ex-Ustasha official dies in Argentina

The Simon Wiesenthal Center branch in Argentina confirmed the news, while Margel Institute Director Alen Budaj expressed his sadness that he had never been brought to justice.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center had accused the late commander of persecution of Serbs, Roma and Jews in the Dubrovnik region during World War 2.

Although Rojnica pleaded his innocence, even Argentine media had written that orders existed with his signature sanctioning the seizure of Jewish property, as well as restrictions on the rights of Jewish citizens, who were forbidden to walk the streets of Dubrovnik or own their own shops.

The general came to Argentina in 1947 under the alias of Ivan Rajčinović, according to national archives. In 1951, he received Argentine papers, and later launched proceedings to reclaim his old surname of Rojnica.

In the early nineties, he became an authorized Croatian representative to Argentina.

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