Raif Dizdarević
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Raif Dizdarević (born 1926) was a Yugoslav politician of Bosniak ethnicity. Dizdarević was born in Fojnica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During World War II he participated in the armed resistance in the Partisans.
After the war, as a member of the Communist Party and collaborator of Josip Broz Tito, he was elevated into high political functions:
- diplomat, serving on embassies in Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Bulgaria
- 1978 - 1982: Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1982 - 1983: Chairman of Federal Assembly
- 1984 - 1988: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia
- 1988 - 1989: Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia
Dizdarević, who tried to keep the Yugoslav federation together, lost his political influence with the start of the Yugoslav wars. Later he lived in Sarajevo and published his memoirs.
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| Preceded by Lazar Mojsov |
Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia 15 May 1988–15 May 1989 |
Succeeded by Janez Drnovšek |
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