Petar Stambolić

Petar Stambolić (Serbian pronunciation: [pětar stambǒliːt͡ɕ]; 12 July 1912 – 21 September 2007) was a Serbian communist politician who served as the President of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia from 1963 to 1967 and as President of the Presidency from 1982 until 1983.

Petar Stambolić
Stambolić in February 1958
4th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office
15 May 1982 – 15 May 1983
Prime MinisterMilka Planinc
Preceded bySergej Kraigher
Succeeded byMika Špiljak
20th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
President of the Federal Executive Council
In office
29 June 1963 – 16 May 1967
PresidentJosip Broz Tito
Preceded byJosip Broz Tito
Succeeded byMika Špiljak
2nd Prime Minister of Serbia
President of the People's Government
In office
5 September 1948 – 16 December 1953
PresidentIsa Jovanović
Preceded byBlagoje Nešković
Succeeded byJovan Veselinov
President of the National Assembly of Serbia
President of the People's Assembly
In office
December 1953 – April 1957
Prime MinisterJovan Veselinov
Preceded byIsa Jovanović
Succeeded byJovan Veselinov
2nd Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia
In office
1948 – March 1957
PresidentSiniša Stanković
Himself
Prime MinisterHimself
Jovan Veselinov
Preceded byBlagoje Nešković
Succeeded byJovan Veselinov
In office
February 1968 – November 1968
PresidentMiloš Minić
Prime MinisterĐurica Jokić
Preceded byDobrivoje Radosavljević
Succeeded byMarko Nikezić
Personal details
Born(1912-07-12)12 July 1912
Brezova, Ivanjica, Serbia
Died21 September 2007(2007-09-21) (aged 95)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalityYugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia
Political partyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
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Biography

Stambolić was born in Brezova, Ivanjica, Kingdom of Serbia.[1] He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture.[1]

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.[2] His nephew was Serbian president Ivan Stambolić.[3]

Stambolić served as president of the Central Committee of the Serbian Communist Party from 1948 to 1957.[4] During that time he was prime minister of Serbia from 1948 to 1953[5] 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, and President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1983.[3]

He died in Belgrade, Serbia in 2007.[6]

References
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  1. "(Unknown title)". Review of International Affairs. Federation of Yugoslav Journalists. 33 (762–765): 15.
  2. 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.
  3. Grgić, Gorana (2016). Ethnic Conflict in Asymmetric Federations: Comparative Experience of the Former Soviet and Yugoslav Regions. Taylor & Francis. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-13482-112-9.
  4. Mastny, Vojtech (2019). Soviet-east European Survey, 1986-1987: Selected Research And Analysis From Radio Free Europe/radio Liberty. Routledge. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-00031-276-8.
  5. Stanković, Slobodan (1981). The End of the Tito Era: Yugoslavia's Dilemmas. Hoover Institution Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-81797-362-9.
  6. "Umro Petar Stambolić". Danas.rs. 24 September 2007.
    "Умро Петар Стамболић" [Petar Stambolić died]. Politika (in Serbian). 22 September 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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