Vahida Maglajlić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vahida Maglajlić

Yugoslav Partisan

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1907

Place of Birth: Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1943

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vahida Maglajlic (17 April 1907 – 1 April 1943) was a Yugoslav Partisan recognized as a People's Hero of Yugoslavia for her part in the struggle against the Axis powers during World War II.
She was the only Bosnian Muslim woman to receive the order. Born to a Banja Luka qadi, Maglajlic was denied a higher education by her father.
She took up various social and humanitarian causes, including women's rights.
After Yugoslavia was invaded by the Axis powers in April 1941, Bosnia became part of the Independent State of Croatia, a fascist puppet state.
Maglajlic entered the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in May and joined the growing Partisan resistance movement.
Her high social status allowed her to inconspicuously shelter and equip local Partisans for several months, but she was eventually discovered by the authorities and sent to prison.
After months of torture, Maglajlic escaped and joined the Partisans.
She was an influential political figure in Bosanska Krajina until her death in combat with German troops in Mala Krupska Rujiška. After the war, her remains were exhumed from Mala Krupska Rujiška and reburied at the Partisan cemetery in Banja Luka.
Her image has been displayed on the cover of leaflets distributed by the Palestine Liberation Organization, which has sought to promote her as an example for Palestinian women.