Raif Dizdarević
| Raif Dizdarević | |
|---|---|
| 11th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 15 May 1988 – 15 May 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Branko Mikulić Ante Marković |
| Preceded by | Lazar Mojsov |
| Succeeded by | Janez Drnovšek |
| 2nd President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office April 1978 – April 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Milanko Renovica |
| Preceded by | Ratomir Dugonjić |
| Succeeded by | Branko Mikulić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1926 Fojnica, Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Our Party (2009-present)[1] League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) (1943–1991) |
Raif Dizdarević (born 9 December 1926)[2] is a former Bosniak politician. Dizdarević was born in Fojnica. 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. From 1945 he was a member of the Department of State Security.
Positions
- Diplomat, serving on embassies in Bulgaria (1951–1954), the Soviet Union (1956–1959), and Czechoslovakia (1963–1967)
- 1978–82: Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1982–83: Chairman of Federal Assembly
- 1984–88: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia
- 1988–89: Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia. During his time as head of state, Yugoslavia had a foreign debt of over $21 billion USD and an annual inflation rate of 217 percent.[3] In March 1989 Dizdarević had to cancel a foreign trip to Brazil, Uruguay and Senegal amid unrest in the Albanian-majority province of Kosovo.[4]
Post-communism
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. His son Predrag lives in the United States, while his daughter Jasminka lives in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]
References
- ↑ "NAŠA STRANKA - B. Bajić za "Nacional": Dodik bi mogao postati Milan Martić bosanskih Srba". nasastranka.ba. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ↑ New Times (nos. 27-39). Newspaper "Trud,". 1984. ISSN 0206-1473. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ↑ "Yugoslavia's President Says Crisis Harms the Country's Reputation". select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ↑ Yugoslav crisis hits president's foreign tour. The Glasgow Herald - 11 March 1989.
- ↑ "Znameniti Fojničani: Raif Dizdarević". fojnica.ba. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
External links
- Short biography
- Hronika naslućene smrti, review of Dizdarević's book of memoirs (Serbian)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lazar Mojsov |
President of the Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia 15 May 1988 – 15 May 1989 |
Succeeded by Janez Drnovšek |
| Preceded by Ratomir Dugonjić |
President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina April 1978 – April 1982 |
Succeeded by Branko Mikulić |
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