Nikola Kavaja
Nikola Kavaja | |
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Никола Каваја | |
| Born | 3 October 1933 |
| Died | 10 November 2008 (aged 75) |
| Occupations | Soldier, assassin, political activist |
| Years active | 1954–1979 |
| Organization | Serbian Liberation Movement – Fatherland |
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Nikola Kavaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Каваја; 3 October 1932 – 10 November 2008) was a Serbian anti-communist dissident and terrorist. Known as the "Tito Hunter", due to his repeated assassination attempts on Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito. Kavaja served 18 years in prison in the United States for the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 293.