President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia

The office of the president of the presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia existed from its establishment in the 1974 constitution to its renaming and then total abolishment as part of democratic reforms in 1990.

President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia
Last officeholderSlobodan Milošević
ResidenceNovi dvor, Belgrade
AppointerAssembly of Serbia
Formation1974
First holderDragoslav Marković
Final holderSlobodan Milošević
Abolished1990
SuccessionPresident of Serbia

A collective presidency existed in Yugoslavia at the federal level since amendments to the constitution in 1971.[1] On 21 February 1974 a new federal Constitution was adopted which reaffirmed the collective federal presidency chaired by the president of the presidency.[2] The constituent republics adopted the same system in new constitutions of their own.

List of presidents

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  League of Communists of Yugoslavia  Socialist Party of Serbia

PresidencyNo.PresidentLifespanTerm of officePartyNotes
1974–19781 Dragoslav Marković
Драгослав Марковић
1920–20056 May 19745 May 1978League of Communists of Yugoslavia
1978–19822 Dobrivoje Vidić
Добривоје Видић
1918–19915 May 19785 May 1982League of Communists of Yugoslavia
1982–19843 Nikola Ljubičić
Никола Љубичић
1916–20055 May 19825 May 1984League of Communists of YugoslaviaAlso at one time held the position of Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia.
1984–19864 Dušan Čkrebić
Душан Чкребић

1927–20225 May 19845 May 1986League of Communists of YugoslaviaAlso at one time served as President of the Executive Council of Serbia.
1986–1987
1987–1988
5 Ivan Stambolić
Иван Стамболић
1936–20005 May 198614 December 1987League of Communists of YugoslaviaAlso at one time served as President of the Executive Council of Serbia. Assassinated in 2000.
1987–1988
1988–1989
6width="100px"Petar Gračanin
Петар Грачанин
1923–200414 December 198720 March 1989League of Communists of YugoslaviaAlso at one time held the position of Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's Army.
1988–1989N/A Ljubiša Igić
Љубиша Игић
1941–202320 March 19898 May 1989League of Communists of YugoslaviaActing.
1988–1989
1989–1990
7 Slobodan Milošević
Слободан Милошевић

1941–20068 May 198928 September 1990League of Communists of Yugoslavia (until July 1990)The pan-Yugoslav League of Communists of Yugoslavia was dissolved in January 1990 into six political parties (one for each republic), in Serbia that was the Socialist Party of Serbia.
(7)Socialist Party of Serbia
(from July 1990)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". Vol. XXVII, no. 29. Belgrade. 8 July 1971.
  2. ^ "Službeni list Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije". Vol. XXX, no. 9. Belgrade. 21 February 1974.