Vjekoslav "Vjeko" Ćurić (26 April 1957 in Lupoglav, Žepče, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 31 January 1998 in Kigali, Rwanda) was a Bosnian Franciscan friar and humanitarian. He is one of the recognized martyrs of Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena. In Rwanda he is known as "African Oskar Schindler" (who saved many Jews during the Holocaust). A school in Kivumu, the Father Vjeko Center, is named for him.
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Vjekoslav Ćurić 26 April 1957 Lupoglav, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Died |
31 January 1998 (aged 40)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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