President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia

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 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 Broz 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. Head of State Lifespan Took office Left office Party Representing Note
1Lazar Koliševski1914–20004 May 198015 May 1980League of Communists of YugoslaviaMacedoniaChairman of the collective head of state.
2Cvijetin Mijatović1913–199315 May 198015 May 1981League of Communists of YugoslaviaBosnia and HerzegovinaChairman of the collective head of state.
3Sergej Kraigher1914–200115 May 198115 May 1982League of Communists of YugoslaviaSloveniaChairman of the collective head of state.
4Petar Stambolić1912–200715 May 198215 May 1983League of Communists of YugoslaviaSerbiaChairman of the collective head of state.
5Mika Špiljak1916–200715 May 198315 May 1984League of Communists of YugoslaviaCroatiaChairman of the collective head of state.
6Veselin Đuranović1925–199715 May 198415 May 1985League of Communists of YugoslaviaMontenegroChairman of the collective head of state.
7Radovan Vlajković1924–200115 May 198515 May 1986League of Communists of YugoslaviaSAP VojvodinaChairman of the collective head of state.
8Sinan Hasani1922–201015 May 198615 May 1987League of Communists of YugoslaviaSAP KosovoChairman of the collective head of state.
9Lazar Mojsov1920–201115 May 198715 May 1988League of Communists of YugoslaviaMacedoniaChairman of the collective head of state.
10Raif Dizdarević1926–15 May 198815 May 1989League of Communists of YugoslaviaBosnia and HerzegovinaChairman of the collective head of state.
11Janez Drnovšek1950–200815 May 198915 May 1990League of Communists of YugoslaviaSloveniaChairman of the collective head of state.
12 Borisav Jović 1928– 15 May 1990 15 May 1991 League of Communists of Yugoslavia (until January 1990) Serbia Chairman of the collective head of state. League of Communists of Yugoslavia dissolved into six separate parties. In Serbia the party was succeeded by the Socialist Party of Serbia.
Socialist Party of Serbia
(from January 1990)
N/ASejdo Bajramović
(acting) 		1927–199316 May 199130 June 1991Socialist Party of SerbiaAP KosovoActing president.
13Stjepan Mesić1934–30 June 19915 December 1991Croatian Democratic UnionCroatiaChairman of the collective head of state. Last President of Yugoslavia.
N/ABranko Kostić
(acting)		1939–5 December 199115 June 1992Democratic Party of Socialists of MontenegroMontenegroActing president. Installed by Serbia and Montenegro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". XXVII (29). Belgrade. 8 July 1971.
  2. ↑ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". XXX (9). Belgrade. 21 February 1974.
  3. ↑ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". XXX (9). Belgrade. 21 February 1974.
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