Veselin Đuranović

Veselin Đuranović
7th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office 15 May 1984 – 15 May 1985
Prime Minister	Milka Planinc
Preceded by	Mika Špiljak
Succeeded by	Radovan Vlajković
6th President of the Federal Executive Council
In office 18 January 1977 – 16 May 1982
President	Josip Broz Tito Lazar Koliševski Cvijetin Mijatović Sergej Kraigher Petar Stambolić (one day)
Preceded by	Džemal Bijedić
Succeeded by	Milka Planinc
8th President of the Presidency of SR Montenegro
In office 7 May 1982 – 7 May 1983
Prime Minister	Radivoje Brajović
Preceded by	Veljko Milatović
Succeeded by	Marko Orlandić
5th President of the Executive Council of SR Montenegro
In office 25 June 1963 – 8 December 1966
President	Andrija Mugoša
Preceded by	Đorđije Pajković
Succeeded by	Mijuško Šibalić
3rd Chairman of the League of Communists of Montenegro
In office December 1968 – December 1977
President	Veljko Milatović Vidoje Žarković Veljko Milatović (second term)
Prime Minister	Vidoje Žarković Žarko Bulajić Marko Orlandić
Preceded by	Đorđije Pajković
Succeeded by	Vojo Srzentić
Personal details
Born	17 May 1925(1925-05-17) Danilovgrad, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	30 August 1997(1997-08-30) (aged 72) Martinići, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Yugoslavia (Yugoslav)
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Religion	None (Atheist)

Veselin Đuranović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Веселин Ђурановић) (17 May 1925 – 30 August 1997) was a communist politician from Montenegro.

Djuranović was born near Danilovgrad, in what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

He served as the chairman of the executive council of Montenegro from 1963 to 1966. He then served as chairman of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro from 1968 to 1977. In 1977 he moved into Yugoslav national politics, serving as chairman of the executive council (prime minister) of Yugoslavia from 1977 to 1982.

Đuranović made a state visit to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in October 1977, where he met with Prime Minister Lubomír Štrougal. In 1981, Đuranović signed a credit package from the Federal Republic of Germany of DM 1.4 billion in funds for Yugoslavia.

He then served as chairman of the Presidency of Montenegro from 1982 to 1983. He became the member for Montenegro of the collective presidency of Yugoslavia, and served as chairman of the Presidency of Yugoslavia from 1984 to 1985.

In 1989, Montenegro's entire government and Communist Party Central Committee resigned, including Đuranović. After the collapse of the communist regime he retired to his hometown of Martinići, where he died, aged 72.

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Political offices
Preceded by Mika Špiljak	President of the Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia 15 May 1984–15 May 1985	Succeeded by Radovan Vlajković
Preceded by Džemal Bijedić	President of the Federal Executive Council of SFR Yugoslavia 14 February 1977–16 May 1982	Succeeded by Milka Planinc
Preceded by Veljko Milatović	President of the Presidency of SR Montenegro 7 May 1982–7 May 1983	Succeeded by Marko Orlandić
Preceded by Đorđije Pajković	President of the Executive Council of SR Montenegro 25 June 1963–8 December 1966	Succeeded by Mijuško Šibalić
Party political offices
Preceded by Đorđije Pajković	Chairman of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro December 1968 – December 1977	Succeeded by Vojo Srzentić