Ivan Ribar
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Ivan Ribar | |
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![]() Ivan Ribar | |
1st President of the Constituent Assembly | |
In office 1920–1922 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
1st President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly | |
In office 29 December 1945 – 14 January 1953 | |
Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
Preceded by | Office established King Peter IIa (as King of Yugoslavia) |
Succeeded by | Josip Broz Titoa (as President of Yugoslavia) |
Personal details | |
Born | Vukmanić, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary | 21 January 1881
Died | 2 February 1968 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | (aged 87)
Citizenship | Yugoslav |
Nationality | Croat |
Political party | Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) Democratic Party |
Spouse | Tonica Ribar |
Children | Jurica Ribar, Ivo Lola Ribar |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
a Between 1945-53, the President of the Assembly was also the Yugoslav head of state. From 14 January 1953 the president of the assembly was no longer head of state, but was succeeded in that role by the office of the President of Yugoslavia which was first occupied by Josip Broz Tito, and held by him up to his death in 1980. | |
Ivan Ribar (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ǐvan rîbaːr]; 21 January 1881 - 2 February[1] 1968) was a Yugoslav politician and soldier of Croatian descent. He was born in Vukmanić (part of Karlovac). He had a PhD in law.
In politics, he was:
- President of the Royal Parliamentary Assembly, 1920–22
- President of Executive Committee, Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia, 26 October 1942 – 4 December 1943
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Provisional People's Assembly, 4 December 1943 – 5 March 1945
- Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly, 29 December 1945 – 14 January 1953
Ribar lost his entire family during World War II: his two sons, Jurica and Ivo, and his wife, Tonica.[clarification needed] His sons fought for the Partisans against the Italian Fascists. Ivo Lola Ribar, his younger son, was in charge of the Young Communist League of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) during the war, and was proclaimed posthumously a People's Hero of Yugoslavia.[2]
Death
Ivan Ribar died in Zagreb in 1968, aged 87.[2]
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See also
References
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2014-02-04). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 9781134264902.
- ^ a b Ivan Ribar profile, gimnazija-karlovac.hr; accessed 12 July 2015. Template:Hr icon
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1968 deaths
- People from Karlovac
- People from the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) politicians
- League of Communists of Croatia politicians
- Representatives in the Croatian Parliament (1848–1918)
- Yugoslav Partisans members
- Croatian atheists
- Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
- Disease-related deaths in Croatia
- Yugoslav people stubs