Assassination of Ante Pavelić
| Part of the aftermath of World War II in Yugoslavia | |
Pavelić after the assassination attempt | |
| Date | April 10, 1957 |
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| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Type | Assassination by shooting |
| Target | Ante Pavelić |
| Perpetrator | UDBA |
| Organized by | Yugoslavia |
| Participants | Blagoje Jovović |
| Outcome | Ante Pavelić eventually dies from complications from gunshot wounds on 28 December 1959 |
| Deaths | 1 |
Ante Pavelić, the dictator of the Independent State of Croatia who fled Yugoslavia through the ratlines, was shot on April 10, 1957 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died two years later from wounds sustained in the assassination attempt.