List of heads of state of Serbia

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This is a list of the heads of state of the modern Serbian state, from its establishment during the Serbian Revolution to the present day.

Heads of State of Serbia (1804 – present)

First Serbian Uprising (Karađorđe's Serbia, 1804–1813)

House of Karađorđević (1804–1813)

Grand Vožd Reign Claim
Nº Nº Portrait Name Reign start Reign end Duration
1 1 Karađorđe Petrović
Карађорђе Петровић
(1768–1817)		 15 February 1804 21 September 1813
(Deposed)		 9 years, 218 days Leader of the First Serbian Uprising
(Elected at the Orašac Gathering)

Principality of Serbia (1817–1882)

House of Obrenović (1817–1842)

Prince Reign Claim
Nº Nº Portrait Name Reign start Reign end Duration
2 1 Miloš Obrenović I
Милош Обреновић I
(1780–1860)		 6 November 1817 25 June 1839
(Abdicated)		 21 years, 231 days Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising
(Elected at the Takovo Meeting)
3 2 Milan Obrenović II
Милан Обреновић II
(1819–1839)		 25 June 1839 8 July 1839 13 days Son of Miloš Obrenović I
4 3 Mihailo Obrenović III
Михаило Обреновић III
(1823–1868)		 8 July 1839 14 September 1842
(Deposed)		 3 years, 68 days Son of Miloš Obrenović I

House of Karađorđević (1842–1858)

Prince Reign Claim
Nº Nº Portrait Name Reign start Reign end Duration
5 4 Alexander Karađorđević
Александар Карађорђевић
(1806–1885)		 14 September 1842 23 December 1858
(Abdicated)		 16 years, 100 days Son of Karađorđe Petrović

House of Obrenović (1858–1882)

  Denotes Regent
Prince Reign Claim
Nº Nº Portrait Name Reign start Reign end Duration
(2) (1) Miloš Obrenović I
Милош Обреновић I
(1780–1860)		 23 December 1858 26 September 1860 1 years, 278 days Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising
(Elected at the Takovo Meeting)
(4) (3) Mihailo Obrenović III
Михаило Обреновић III
(1823–1868)		 26 September 1860 10 June 1868
(Assassinated)		 7 years, 258 days Son of Miloš Obrenović I
6 5 Milan Obrenović IV
Милан Обреновић IV
(1854–1901)		 10 June 1868 6 March 1882 13 years, 269 days Grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović I
– – General Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac
Миливоје Петровић Блазнавац
(1824–1873)		 10 June 1868 22 August 1872 4 years, 73 days Regency Council
For Milan Obrenović IV
– – Jovan Ristić
Јован Ристић
(1831–1899)
– – Jovan Gavrilović
Јован Гавриловић
(1796–1877)

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)

House of Obrenović (1882–1903)

  Denotes Regent
King Reign Claim
Nº Nº Portrait Name Reign start Reign end Duration
(6) 1 Milan I
Милан I
(1854–1901)		 6 March 1882 6 March 1889
(Abdicated)		 7 years, 0 days Previously ruled as Prince
7 2 Alexander I
Александар I
(1876–1903)		 6 March 1889 11 June 1903
(Assassinated)		 14 years, 97 days Son of Milan I
– – Jovan Ristić
Јован Ристић
(1831–1899)		 6 March 1889 13 April 1893
(Deposed)		 4 years, 38 days Regency Council
For Alexander I
– – General Jovan Belimarković
Јован Белимарковић
(1827–1906)
– – General Kosta Protić
Коста Протић
(1831–1892)		 4 June 1892
(Died in Office)		 3 years, 90 days

House of Karađorđević (1903–1918)

  Denotes Regent
King Reign Claim
Nº Nº Portrait Name Reign start Reign end Duration
8 3 Peter I
Петар I
(1844–1921)		 15 June 1903 1 December 1918 15 years, 169 days Son of Alexander Karađorđević
– – Crown Prince Alexander
Престолонаследник Александар
(1888–1934)		 5 July 1914 1 December 1918 4 years, 149 days Regent
Son of Peter I
For Peter I

Serbia within Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1944–2006)

Socialist Republic of Serbia (within SFR Yugoslavia, 1944–1992)

Status
  Denotes Acting Head of State
Head of State Term of office Political party Position(s)
Nº Nº Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
9 – Siniša Stanković
Синиша Станковић
(1892–1974)		 12 November 1944 7 April 1945 146 days Communist Party of Yugoslavia
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists of Yugoslavia		 Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Serbia
1 7 April 1945 March 1953 7 years, 11 months President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
10 1 Petar Stambolić
Петар Стамболић
(1912–2007)		 December 1953 April 1957 3 years, 4 months League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the People's Assembly
11 2 Jovan Veselinov
Јован Веселинов
(1906–1982)		 April 1957 26 June 1963 6 years, 2 months League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the People's Assembly
12 3 Dušan Petrović
Душан Петровић
(1914–1977)		 26 June 1963 6 May 1967 3 years, 314 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the People's Assembly
13 4 Miloš Minić
Милош Минић
(1914–2003)		 6 May 1967 6 May 1969 2 years, 0 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the People's Assembly
14 5 Dragoslav Marković
Драгослав Марковић
(1920–2005)		 6 May 1969 19 April 1974 4 years, 348 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the People's Assembly
15 6 Živan Vasiljević
Живан Васиљевић
(1920–2007)		 19 April 1974 6 May 1974 17 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the People's Assembly
(14) 1 Dragoslav Marković
Драгослав Марковић
(1920–2005)		 6 May 1974 5 May 1978 3 years, 364 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the Presidency
16 2 Dobrivoje Vidić
Добривоје Видић
(1918–1991)		 5 May 1978 5 May 1982 4 years, 0 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the Presidency
17 3 Nikola Ljubičić
Никола Љубичић
(1916–2005)		 5 May 1982 5 May 1984 2 years, 0 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the Presidency
18 4 Dušan Čkrebić
Душан Чкребић
(1927– )		 5 May 1984 5 May 1985 1 years, 0 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the Presidency
19 5 Ivan Stambolić
Иван Стамболић
(1936–2000)		 5 May 1985 14 December 1987 2 years, 223 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the Presidency
20 6 Petar Gračanin
Петар Грачанин
(1923–2004)		 14 December 1987 20 March 1989 1 years, 96 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the Presidency
– – Ljubiša Igić
Љубиша Игић		 20 March 1989 8 May 1989 49 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia Acting President of the Presidency
21 7 Slobodan Milošević
Слободан Милошевић
(1941–2006)		 8 May 1989 11 January 1991 1 years, 248 days League of Communists of Yugoslavia President of the Presidency
1 11 January 1991 28 April 1992 1 years, 108 days Socialist Party of Serbia President of Serbia

Republic of Serbia (within FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro, 1992–2006)

Status
  Denotes Acting President
President Term of office Political party Position(s)
Nº Nº Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
(21) (1) Slobodan Milošević
Слободан Милошевић
(1941–2006)		 28 April 1992 23 July 1997 5 years, 86 days Socialist Party of Serbia President of Serbia
– – Dragan Tomić
Драган Томић
(1936– )		 23 July 1997 29 December 1997 159 days Socialist Party of Serbia Acting President of Serbia
(as President of the National Assembly)
22 2 Milan Milutinović
Милан Милутиновић
(1942– )		 29 December 1997 29 December 2002 5 years, 0 days Socialist Party of Serbia President of Serbia
– – Nataša Mićić
Наташа Мићић
(1965– )		 29 December 2002 4 February 2004 1 years, 37 days Civic Alliance of Serbia Acting President of Serbia
(as President of the National Assembly)
– – Dragan Maršićanin
Драган Маршићанин
(1951– )		 4 February 2004 3 March 2004 28 days Democratic Party of Serbia Acting President of Serbia
(as President of the National Assembly)
– – Vojislav Mihailović
Војислав Михаиловић
(1951– )		 3 March 2004 4 March 2004 1 day Serbian Renewal Movement Acting President of Serbia
(as Acting President of the National Assembly)
– – Predrag Marković
Предраг Марковић
(1955– )		 4 March 2004 11 July 2004 129 days G17 Plus Acting President of Serbia
(as President of the National Assembly)
23 3 Boris Tadić
Борис Тадић
(1958– )		 11 July 2004 5 June 2006 1 years, 329 days Democratic Party President of Serbia

Republic of Serbia (independent country, 2006 – present)

Status
  Denotes Acting President
President Term of office Political party Position(s)
Nº Nº Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
(23) (3) Boris Tadić
Борис Тадић
(1958– )		 5 June 2006 5 April 2012 5 years, 305 days Democratic Party President of Serbia
– – Slavica Đukić Dejanović
Славица Ђукић Дејановић
(1951– )		 5 April 2012 31 May 2012 56 days Socialist Party of Serbia Acting President of Serbia
(as President of the National Assembly)
24 4 Tomislav Nikolić
Томислав Николић
(1952– )		 31 May 2012 Incumbent 2 years, 334 days Serbian Progressive Party President of Serbia

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