Nikola Ljubičić
| Nikola Ljubičić Никола Љубичић | |
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| President of the Presidency of Serbia | |
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In office 5 May 1982 – 5 May 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Dobrivoje Vidić |
| Succeeded by | Dušan Čkrebić |
| 3rd Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia | |
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In office 18 May 1967 – 5 May 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Gošnjak |
| Succeeded by | Branko Mamula |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 April 1916 Karan near Užice, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died |
13 April 2005 (aged 89) Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Nationality | Serb |
| Political party |
SKJ League of Communists - Movement for Yugoslavia |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Ljubičić |
| Awards | Order of National Hero of Yugoslavia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Service/branch | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1982 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Nikola Ljubičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Љубичић; born in the village of Karan near Užice on 4 April 1916; died in Belgrade on 13 April 2005) was the President of the Presidency of Serbia (1982–1984), a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1984–1989), and the Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia (1967–1982). He received numerous medals both from Yugoslavia and abroad, including the Order of the National Hero of Yugoslavia.
He fought in World War II alongside Josip Broz Tito for the Yugoslav partisan movement and was proclaimed a Yugoslav national hero on the 27 November 1953 for his actions in the war.
Nikola Ljubičić joined the Partisans at the start of the war in Yugoslavia in 1941. He served with distinction, courage and heroism in the face of death. During the war he was put in charge of numerous units, moving through the ranks of the Partisan army. 41 years after his first steps upon the battlefields of Yugoslavia, he retired from the Yugoslav People's Army as a General of the Army with four stars degree, and Minister of Defence.
In 1982 Nikola Ljubičić took up the position of President of the Presidency of Serbia. He remained in this position until 1984. From 1984 to 1989 he was a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
He died on 13 April 2005, and was buried with full military honours in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens of the New Cemetery in Belgrade.
There are a number of publications on his work such as the Total National Defence - Strategy for Peace (published in 1977 in numerous languages, including English, Arabic, Russian and Serbo-Croatian), and his own memoirs of World War II in the book "U Titovoj koloni" ("Marching with Tito"; published in 2006).
See also
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| Preceded by Ivan Gošnjak |
Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia 18 May 1967 – 5 May 1982 |
Succeeded by Branko Mamula |
| Preceded by Dobrivoje Vidić |
President of the Presidency of Serbia 5 May 1982 – 5 May 1984 |
Succeeded by Dušan Čkrebić |
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