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Veljko Kadijević
Вељко Кадијевић |
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| 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence | |
| In office 15 May 1988 – 8 January 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Branko Mamula |
| Succeeded by | Blagoje Adžić (acting) |
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| Born | 21 November 1925 Glavina Donja, Imotski, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 2 November 2014 (aged 88) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Serb, Russian |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Branch/service | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1992 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands |  Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) |
| Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia, Ten-Day War, Croatian War of Independence |
Veljko Kadijević (21 November 1925 – 2 November 2014) was a general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He was the Minister of Defence in the Yugoslav government from 1988 until his resignation in 1992, which made him the de facto commander of the JNA during the Ten-Day War in Slovenia and the initial stages of the Croatian War of Independence.