RADIO, STJEPAN (1871-1928), Yugoslav statesman, was born at Trebarjevo, near Fiume, on July II, 1871. He studied in Zagreb and Prague, being once expelled from the Lycee and twice imprisoned in the former city for Croatian and anti-Hun garian demonstrations. From 1897-99 he studied in Paris and later lived for a time in Semlin as Balkan correspondent to various newspapers, coming into contact with Serb political lead ers, and settled in 1902 in Zagreb. In the same year he began to publish the Hrovatsko Misao, in which he outlined the pro gramme of the Croatian Peasant Party, which first entered the Croatian Sabor, with 9 seats, after the elections of 1910, but soon became the most powerful political force in Croatia. In 1911-12 RadiC was again imprisoned by the Magyar Ban of Croatia. During the World War he became an Austro-Hungarian Legit imist, but on the collapse of Austria-Hungary converted his party, which followed him implicitly, to republicanism. In Feb. 1919 he demanded for Croatia self-determination, and union with Serbia and Montenegro "with equal rights." Disagreement with the Serbs, however, led him back to prison March 19I9—Feb. 1920
and March—Nov. 1920.
Radi6 now condemned his party to a long and singularly sterile period of opposition and Parliamentary abstention, until, tiring of this, he left Yugoslavia in July 1923 for a prolonged visit to London, Moscow and Vienna. He returned to Zagreb in Aug.
1924 with fresh ideas on Panslavism and the cooperation of workmen and peasants, and was imprisoned in Jan. 1925. In March, however, his nephew Pavle RadiC (q.v.) effected a recon ciliation. Radio was released, his party entered the Government, he himself became an enthusiastic supporter of King Alexander, and for a time himself entered the Yugoslav cabinet. His habit of embarrassing his colleagues as often and as highly as possible led to his resignation. He returned to opposition, which he con ducted with such verve that a Government Deputy named RaZiC shot him in the stomach in the Skupkina on June 20, 1928. On Aug. 8, 1928, he died at Zagreb from the effects of his wound.