President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
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Serbian: Председник Председништва СФРЈ | |
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Status | Abolished |
Member of | Presidency of Yugoslavia |
Term length | 1 year |
Precursor | President of Yugoslavia |
Formation | 4 May 1980 |
First holder | Lazar Koliševski |
Final holder | Stjepan Mesić |
Abolished | 15 June 1992 |
Succession | Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina President of Croatia President of Serbia and Montenegro President of North Macedonia President of Slovenia |
The office of the President of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia existed from the death of the President of the Republic for life Josip Broz Tito on 4 May 1980 until the dissolution of the country by 1992.
A collective presidency existed in Yugoslavia since amendments to the 1963 Constitution in 1971.[1] In 1974 a new Constitution was adopted which reaffirmed the collective federal presidency consisting of representatives of the six republics, the two autonomous provinces within Serbia and (until 1988) the President of the League of Communists. The 1974 Constitution defined the office of President of the Presidency, but only coming into effect with the disestablishment of the office of President of the Republic.[2] A separate article affirmed Josip Broz Tito with an unlimited mandate which ensured the new President of the Presidency would not come into effect until after his death.[3] Simultaneously an office of Vice President of the Presidency had been in place since 1971 on a rotating annual basis between republican and provincial representatives. When Tito died on 4 May 1980, the then Vice President of the Presidency Lazar Koliševski acceded to the role of President of the Presidency. Subsequent to this the role of President of the Presidency would rotate on an annual basis with each President serving as Vice President the year prior.
List
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Socialist Party of Serbia
Croatian Democratic Union
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Representing | Term of office | Political party | Note | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000) | Macedonia | 4 May 1980 | 15 May 1980 | 11 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
2 | Cvijetin Mijatović (1913–1993) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 May 1980 | 15 May 1981 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
3 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) | Slovenia | 15 May 1981 | 15 May 1982 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
4 | Petar Stambolić (1912–2007) | Serbia | 15 May 1982 | 15 May 1983 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
5 | Mika Špiljak (1916–2007) | Croatia | 15 May 1983 | 15 May 1984 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
6 | Veselin Đuranović (1925–1997) | Montenegro | 15 May 1984 | 15 May 1985 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
7 | Radovan Vlajković (1924–2001) | SAP Vojvodina | 15 May 1985 | 15 May 1986 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
8 | Sinan Hasani (1922–2010) | SAP Kosovo | 15 May 1986 | 15 May 1987 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
9 | Lazar Mojsov (1920–2011) | Macedonia | 15 May 1987 | 15 May 1988 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
10 | Raif Dizdarević (born 1926) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 May 1988 | 15 May 1989 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
11 | Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008) | Slovenia | 15 May 1989 | 15 May 1990 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ | Chairman of the collective head of state. | |
12 | Borisav Jović (born 1928) | Serbia | 15 May 1990 | 15 May 1991 | 1 year, 0 days | SKJ SPS | Chairman of the collective head of state. SKJ dissolved in 1990. In Serbia the party was succeeded by the SPS. | |
– | Sejdo Bajramović (1927–1993) Acting | AP Kosovo | 16 May 1991 | 30 June 1991 | 45 days | SPS | Acting president. | |
13 | Stjepan Mesić (born 1934) | Croatia | 30 June 1991 | 5 December 1991 | 158 days | HDZ | Chairman of the collective head of state. Last President of Yugoslavia. | |
– | Branko Kostić (born 1939) Acting | Montenegro | 5 December 1991 | 15 June 1992 | 193 days | DPS | Acting president. Installed by Serbia and Montenegro. |
See also
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- President of Yugoslavia
- List of heads of state of Yugoslavia
- List of Deputy Heads of State of Yugoslavia
- Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- President of Croatia
- President of the Presidency of SR Croatia
- President of Serbia and Montenegro
- President of Kosovo
- President of the Republic of Macedonia
- President of Montenegro
- President of the Presidency of SR Serbia
- President of Slovenia
- President of the Presidency of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
References
- ^ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". Vol. XXVII, no. 29. Belgrade. 8 July 1971.
- ^ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". Vol. XXX, no. 9. Belgrade. 21 February 1974.
- ^ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". Vol. XXX, no. 9. Belgrade. 21 February 1974.