Federal Council for Protection of the Constitutional Order ( Serbo-Croatian: ''Savezni sav(j)et za zaštitu ustavnog poretka, '' Slovene'': Zvezni svet za zaščito ustavne ureditve, ''

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

: Сојузниот совет за заштита на уставниот поредок) was an agency of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in charge of coordination of country's internal security institutions. It was created in 1975, in accordance with Article 331 of the

1974 Yugoslav Constitution The 1974 Yugoslav Constitution was the fourth and final constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It came into effect on 21 February 1974. With 406 original articles, the 1974 constitution was one of the longest constitutio ...

,Slobodan Stankovic: Committee for Deffense of Constitutional Order Created in Yugoslavia. Radio Free Europe Research, 4 March 1975
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breakup of Yugoslavia The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

in 1991–1992. The council had eight members. Four members were appointed directly by the Presidency: three out of its own members and one out of the leadership of the

League of Communists of Yugoslavia The League of Communists of Yugoslavia, mk, Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na komunistite na Jugoslavija known until 1952 as the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, sl, Komunistična partija Jugoslavije mk ...

. The other members were Yugoslav prime minister, ministers of interior, national defense and foreign affairs.Службен лист на СФРЈ, 55/1982, available at ww.slvesnik.com.mk The chairmen of the council since its creation were: *

Vladimir Bakarić Vladimir Bakarić (; 8 March 1912 – 16 January 1983) was a Yugoslav and Croatian communist revolutionary and a politician. Bakarić helped to organise the partisan resistance in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. From 1948 ...

(1975–1982) * Lazar Koliševski (1982–1984)Slobodan Stankovic: Yugoslavia's Supreme Security Agency Appointed. Radio Free Europe Research, 23 September 1982
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Stane Dolanc Stane Dolanc (16 November 1925 – 12 December 1999) was a Slovenian communist politician during SFR Yugoslavia. Dolanc was one of president Josip Broz Tito's closest collaborators and one of the most influential people in Yugoslav federal poli ...

(1984–1989)Службен лист на СФРЈ, 31/1984, available at ww.slvesnik.com.mkNije strašno što je srušili, nego kako su je srušili. Interview with Josip Vrhovec. Tena Perišin, Radio Free Europe, April 5, 2000 * Janez Drnovšek (1989)Службен лист на СФРЈ, 64/1989, available at ww.slvesnik.com.mk * Borisav Jović (1989–1991)

Members ex officio

References

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