Džemal Bijedić

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Džemal Bijedić (Џемал Биједић) (April 22, 1917, MostarJanuary 18, 1977) was a Yugoslav Communist politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He died in a plane crash.

[edit] Career

  • President of the People's Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1967–1971)
  • President of the Federal Executive Council of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (1971–1977)

[edit] Legacy

Between 1977 and 1992, the University of Mostar was named after Bijedić. Since 1994 a separate "Džemal Bijedić" University operates in eastern part of Mostar.



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