Petar Stambolić

Petar Stambolić
5th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office 15 May 1982 – 15 May 1983
Prime Minister	Milka Planinc
Preceded by	Sergej Kraigher
Succeeded by	Mika Špiljak
24th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
In office 29 June 1963 – 16 May 1967
President	Josip Broz Tito
Preceded by	Josip Broz Tito
Succeeded by	Mika Špiljak
2nd President of PR Serbia President of the People's Assembly of PR Serbia
In office 5 September 1948 – 16 December 1953
Prime Minister	Jovan Veselinov
Preceded by	Siniša Stanković (as President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Serbia)
Succeeded by	Jovan Veselinov
2nd Prime Minister of PR Serbia President of the Executive Council of PR Serbia
In office 5 September 1948 – 16 December 1953
President	Siniša Stanković
Preceded by	Blagoje Nešković (as President of the Government of PR Serbia)
Succeeded by	Jovan Veselinov
2nd, 5th Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia
In office 1948 – March 1957
President	Siniša Stanković Himself
Prime Minister	Himself Jovan Veselinov
Preceded by	Blagoje Nešković
Succeeded by	Jovan Veselinov
In office February 1968 – November 1968
President	Miloš Minić
Prime Minister	Đurica Jokić
Preceded by	Dobrivoje Radosavljević
Succeeded by	Marko Nikezić
Personal details
Born	12 July 1912 Brezova, Ivanjica, Kingdom of Serbia
Died	21 September 2007 (aged 95) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Yugoslavia (Yugoslav)
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
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Petar Stambolić (Serbian pronunciation: [pětar stambǒliːt͡ɕ]; 12 July 1912 – 21 September 2007) was a Yugoslav communist politician who served as the President of the Federal Executive Council (prime minister) of Yugoslavia from 1963 to 1967 and President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia from 1982 until 1983.

Stambolić was born in Brezova, Ivanjica, Kingdom of Serbia and died in Belgrade, Serbia. He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture. He had a long career in the Serbian and Yugoslav communist parties. During the Second World War he was member of communist Partisan forces. His notable military engagements include the Partisan attack on Sjenica.^[1] Stambolić served as president of the Central Committee of the Serbian Communist Party from 1948 to 1957. During that time he was prime minister of Serbia from 1948 to 1953 and then served as president of the National Assembly of Serbia until 1957 and President of the Federal Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from March 26, 1957 until June 29, 1963. He also served as the president of the federal executive council of Yugoslavia from 1963 to 1967.

His nephew was Serbian president Ivan Stambolić.

References

1. Živković, Milutin (2011). "Dešavanja u Sandžaku od julskog ustanka do kraja 1941 godine" (PDF). Baština (in Serbian) (Priština, Leposavić: Institute for Serbian Culture) 31: 268. Retrieved 12 June 2014.