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President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
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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
Deputy Vice President of the Presidency

The President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia was an important leader in the country of Yugoslavia. This role started after the death of President Josip Broz Tito on May 4, 1980. It continued until Yugoslavia began to break apart around 1992.

This position was part of a "collective leadership" called the Presidency. This meant that several leaders shared power instead of just one person. This system was put in place to help govern the country after Tito, who had been a very strong leader for a long time.

How the Presidency Worked

Yugoslavia had a collective presidency since 1971. This was due to changes in its Constitution. In 1974, a new Constitution made this collective leadership official. It included representatives from the six republics and two special regions within Serbia. Until 1988, the leader of the League of Communists also joined them.

The 1974 Constitution created the role of President of the Presidency. However, it was designed to start only after the office of President of the Republic ended. This was because Josip Broz Tito was named "President for life." This meant the new President of the Presidency would not take power until after he passed away.

At the same time, there was also a Vice President of the Presidency. This role had been active since 1971. The Vice President changed every year, rotating among the representatives from the different republics and regions.

When Tito died on May 4, 1980, the person who was then Vice President, Lazar Koliševski, became the first President of the Presidency. After him, the role of President of the Presidency rotated every year. Each new President had served as Vice President the year before.

Leaders of Yugoslavia's Presidency

Here is a list of the people who served as President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia. This role was important in the country's final years.

      League of Communists of Yugoslavia       Liberal Democracy of Slovenia       Socialist Party of Serbia       Croatian Democratic Union       Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro       Denotes an acting head of state

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Representing Term of office Political party Note
Took office Left office Time in office
1
Lazar Koliševski
Lazar Koliševski
(1914–2000)
Macedonia 4 May 1980 15 May 1980 11 days SKJ
2
Cvijetin Mijatović
Cvijetin Mijatović
(1913–1993)
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
15 May 1980 15 May 1981 1 year, 0 days SKJ
3
Sergej Kraigher
Sergej Kraigher
(1914–2001)
Slovenia 15 May 1981 15 May 1982 1 year, 0 days SKJ
4
Petar Stambolić
Petar Stambolić
(1912–2007)
Serbia 15 May 1982 15 May 1983 1 year, 0 days SKJ
5
Mika Špiljak
Mika Špiljak
(1916–2007)
Croatia 15 May 1983 15 May 1984 1 year, 0 days SKJ
6
Veselin Đuranović
Veselin Đuranović
(1925–1997)
Montenegro 15 May 1984 15 May 1985 1 year, 0 days SKJ
7
Radovan Vlajković
Radovan Vlajković
(1922–2001)
SAP Vojvodina 15 May 1985 15 May 1986 1 year, 0 days SKJ
8
Sinan Hasani
Sinan Hasani
(1922–2010)
SAP Kosovo 15 May 1986 15 May 1987 1 year, 0 days SKJ
9
Lazar Mojsov
Lazar Mojsov
(1920–2011)
Macedonia 15 May 1987 15 May 1988 1 year, 0 days SKJ
10
Raif Dizdarević
Raif Dizdarević
(born 1926)
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
15 May 1988 15 May 1989 1 year, 0 days SKJ
11
Janez Drnovšek
Janez Drnovšek
(1950–2008)
Slovenia 15 May 1989 15 May 1990 1 year, 0 days SKJ
LDS
Joined Liberal Democracy of Slovenia in February 1990.
12
Borisav Jović
Borisav Jović
(1928–2021)
Serbia 15 May 1990 15 May 1991 1 year, 0 days SKJ
SPS
SKJ dissolved in 1990.
In Serbia the party was succeeded by the SPS.
Sejdo Bajramović
Sejdo Bajramović
(1927–1993)
Acting
AP Kosovo 16 May 1991 30 June 1991 45 days SPS Acting president.
13
Stjepan Mesić
Stjepan Mesić
(born 1934)
Croatia 30 June 1991 5 December 1991 158 days HDZ Last President of Yugoslavia.
Branko Kostić
Branko Kostić
(1939–2020)
Acting
Montenegro 5 December 1991 15 June 1992 193 days DPS Acting president.
Installed by Serbia and Montenegro.

See also

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