List of heads of state of Serbia
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This is a list of the heads of state of the modern Serbian state, from its establishment during the Serbian Revolution to the present day.
Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)
Grand Vožd | Reign | Claim | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
1 | Karađorđe Petrović Карађорђе Петровић (1768–1817) |
15 February 1804 | 21 September 1813 (Exiled) |
9 years, 218 days | Leader of the First Serbian Uprising (Elected at the Orašac Assembly) |
Principality of Serbia (1817–1882)
House of Obrenović (1817–1842)
Prince | Reign | Claim | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
1 | Miloš Obrenović I Милош Обреновић I (1780–1860) |
6 November 1817 | 25 June 1839 (Abdicated) |
21 years, 231 days | Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising (Elected at the Takovo Meeting) | |
2 | Milan Obrenović II Милан Обреновић II (1819–1839) |
25 June 1839 | 8 July 1839 | 13 days | Son of Miloš Obrenović I | |
3 | Mihailo Obrenović III Михаило Обреновић III (1823–1868) |
8 July 1839 | 14 September 1842 (Deposed) |
3 years, 68 days | Son of Miloš Obrenović I |
House of Karađorđević (1842–1858)
Prince | Reign | Claim | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
4 | Aleksandar Karađorđević Александар Карађорђевић (1806–1885) |
14 September 1842 | 23 December 1858 (Abdicated) |
16 years, 100 days | Son of Karađorđe Petrović |
House of Obrenović (1858–1882)
Denotes Regent
Prince | Reign | Claim | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
(1) | Miloš Obrenović I Милош Обреновић I (1780–1860) |
23 December 1858 | 26 September 1860 | 1 year, 278 days | Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising (Elected at the Takovo Meeting) | |
(3) | Mihailo Obrenović III Михаило Обреновић III (1823–1868) |
26 September 1860 | 10 June 1868 (Assassinated) |
7 years, 258 days | Son of Miloš Obrenović I | |
5 | Milan Obrenović IV Милан Обреновић IV (1854–1901) |
10 June 1868 | 6 March 1882 | 13 years, 269 days | Grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović I | |
— | General Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac Миливоје Петровић Блазнавац (1824–1873) |
10 June 1868 | 22 August 1872 | 4 years, 73 days | Regency Council For Milan Obrenović IV | |
— | Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899) | |||||
— | Jovan Gavrilović Јован Гавриловић (1796–1877) |
Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)
House of Obrenović (1882–1903)
Denotes Regent
King | Reign | Claim | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
1 | Milan I Милан I (1854–1901) |
6 March 1882 | 6 March 1889 (Abdicated) |
7 years, 0 days | Previously ruled as Prince | |
2 | Aleksandar I Александар I (1876–1903) |
6 March 1889 | 11 June 1903 (Assassinated) |
14 years, 97 days | Son of Milan I | |
— | Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899) |
6 March 1889 | 13 April 1893 (Deposed) |
4 years, 38 days | Regency Council For Alexander I | |
— | General Jovan Belimarković Јован Белимарковић (1827–1906) | |||||
— | General Kosta Protić Коста Протић (1831–1892) |
4 June 1892 (Died in Office) |
3 years, 90 days |
House of Karađorđević (1903–1918)
Denotes Regent
King | Reign | Claim | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
3 | Petar I Петар I (1844–1921) |
15 June 1903 | 1 December 1918 | 15 years, 169 days | Son of Aleksandar Karađorđević | |
— | Crown Prince Aleksandar Престолонаследник Александар (1888–1934) |
24 June 1914 | 1 December 1918 | 4 years, 160 days | Regent Son of Petar I For Petar I |
Serbia within Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1944–2006)
Socialist Republic of Serbia (within SFR Yugoslavia, 1944–1992)
- Status
Denotes Acting Head of State
Head of State | Term of office | Duration | Political party | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Election | Took office | Left office | ||
Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Serbia | |||||||
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|1 | Siniša Stanković Синиша Станковић (1892–1974) |
— | 12 November 1944 | 7 April 1945 | 146 days | Communist Party of Yugoslavia | |
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly | |||||||
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|1 | Siniša Stanković Синиша Станковић (1892–1974) |
— | 7 April 1945 | March 1953 | 7 years, 11 months | Communist Party of Yugoslavia renamed in 1952 to League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
President of the People's Assembly | |||||||
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|1 | Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић (1912–2007) |
— | December 1953 | April 1957 | 3 years, 4 months | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|2 | Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов (1906–1982) |
— | April 1957 | 26 June 1963 | 6 years, 2 months | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|3 | Dušan Petrović Душан Петровић (1914–1977) |
— | 26 June 1963 | 6 May 1967 | 3 years, 314 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|4 | Miloš Minić Милош Минић (1914–2003) |
— | 6 May 1967 | 6 May 1969 | 2 years, 0 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|5 | Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005) |
— | 6 May 1969 | 19 April 1974 | 4 years, 348 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|6 | Živan Vasiljević Живан Васиљевић (1920–2007) |
— | 19 April 1974 | 6 May 1974 | 17 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
President of the Presidency | |||||||
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|1 | Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005) |
— | 6 May 1974 | 5 May 1978 | 3 years, 364 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|2 | Dobrivoje Vidić Добривоје Видић (1918–1991) |
— | 5 May 1978 | 5 May 1982 | 4 years, 0 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|3 | Nikola Ljubičić Никола Љубичић (1916–2005) |
— | 5 May 1982 | 5 May 1984 | 2 years, 0 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|4 | Dušan Čkrebić Душан Чкребић (1927– ) |
— | 5 May 1984 | 5 May 1985 | 1 year, 0 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|5 | Ivan Stambolić Иван Стамболић (1936–2000) |
— | 5 May 1985 | 14 December 1987 | 2 years, 223 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|6 | Petar Gračanin Петар Грачанин (1923–2004) |
— | 14 December 1987 | 20 March 1989 | 1 year, 96 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|— | Ljubiša Igić Љубиша Игић |
— | 20 March 1989 | 8 May 1989 | 49 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
style="background:Template:League of Communists of Yugoslavia/meta/color; color:white;"|7 | Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006) |
— | 8 May 1989 | 11 January 1991 | 1 year, 248 days | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | |
President of the Republic | |||||||
style="background:Template:Socialist Party of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|1 | Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006) |
1990 | 11 January 1991 | 28 April 1992 | 1 year, 108 days | Socialist Party of Serbia |
Republic of Serbia (within FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro, 1992–2006)
- Status
Denotes Acting President
President | Term of office | Duration | Political party | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Election | Took office | Left office | ||
style="background:Template:Socialist Party of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|(1) | Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006) |
1992 | 28 April 1992 | 23 July 1997 | 5 years, 86 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
style="background:Template:Socialist Party of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|— | Dragan Tomić Драган Томић (1936– ) |
— | 23 July 1997 | 29 December 1997 | 159 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
style="background:Template:Socialist Party of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|2 | Milan Milutinović Милан Милутиновић (1942– ) |
1997 | 29 December 1997 | 29 December 2002 | 5 years, 0 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
style="background:Template:Civic Alliance of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|— | Nataša Mićić Наташа Мићић (1965– ) |
— | 29 December 2002 | 27 January 2004 | 1 year, 29 days | Civic Alliance of Serbia | |
style="background:Template:Democratic Party of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|— | Dragan Maršićanin Драган Маршићанин (1951– ) |
— | 4 February 2004 | 3 March 2004 | 28 days | Democratic Party of Serbia | |
style="background:Template:Serbian Renewal Movement/meta/color; color:white;"|— | Vojislav Mihailović Војислав Михаиловић (1951– ) |
— | 3 March 2004 | 4 March 2004 | 1 day | Serbian Renewal Movement | |
style="background:Template:United Regions of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|— | Predrag Marković Предраг Марковић (1955– ) |
— | 4 March 2004 | 11 July 2004 | 129 days | G17 Plus | |
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Serbia)/meta/color; color:black;"|3 | Boris Tadić Борис Тадић (1958– ) |
2004 | 11 July 2004 | 5 June 2006 | 1 year, 329 days | Democratic Party |
Republic of Serbia (independent country, 2006–present)
- Status
Denotes Acting President
President | Term of office | Duration | Political party | ||||
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Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Election | Took office | Left office | ||
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Serbia)/meta/color; color:black;"|(3) | Boris Tadić Борис Тадић (1958– ) |
2008 | 5 June 2006 | 5 April 2012 | 5 years, 305 days | Democratic Party | |
style="background:Template:Socialist Party of Serbia/meta/color; color:white;"|— | Slavica Đukić Dejanović Славица Ђукић Дејановић (1951– ) |
— | 5 April 2012 | 31 May 2012 | 56 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
style="background:Template:Serbian Progressive Party/meta/color; color:white;"|4 | Tomislav Nikolić Томислав Николић (1952– ) |
2012 | 31 May 2012 | Incumbent | 12 years, 172 days | Serbian Progressive Party |