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Nadezda Pavlovic
Nadezda Pavlovic
Nadezda Pavlovic in her 108th birthday.
Centenarian

Nadežda Pavlović (born 1 January 1912) is a Bosnian-Serbian centenarian who is currently the oldest-known living person in Serbia.

Biography

Nadezda Pavlovic was born in Visoko, Austria-Hungary (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). After finishing high school in Sarajevo and at age 14, she went to Belgrade to continue her studies at the Higher Pedagogical School. After completing her studies, she received a job in the village of Jasa Tomic, Secanj, on the border with Romania. Nadezda was left alone when her husband left for military service.

Nadezhda was a friend of Serbian poet Desanka Maksimovic. After retiring in 1974, her family moved to Belgrade. She had two children: Zeljku (aged 78 in 2020) and Radmila (aged 75 in 2020), four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Following the death of Darinka Jandric on 4 February 2019, Pavlovic has been the oldest known living person in Serbia.

Nadezda Pavlovic currently lives in Vracar, Belgrade, Serbia.

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