Ljubo Vučković (; 22 January 1915 – 7 July 1976) was a
Montenegrin general
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of the
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/; Macedonian language, Macedonian, Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian language, Croatian and ; , J ...
(JNA), who served as the
Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 29 April 1955 to 16 June 1961.
Previously, he held the rank of ''
potporuchnik'' (
junior officer
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) of the
Royal Yugoslav Army
The Yugoslav Army ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslovenska vojska, JV, Југословенска војска, ЈВ), commonly the Royal Yugoslav Army, was the principal Army, ground force of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It existed from the establishment of ...
, after graduating from the
Military Academy in
Belgrade
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in 1935, before being promoted to the rank of ''
poruchnik'' (
lieutenant
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) in 1939.
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1915 births
1976 deaths
Military personnel from Cetinje
People of the Kingdom of Montenegro
Chiefs of staff of the Yugoslav People's Army
Royal Yugoslav Army personnel of World War II
Yugoslav Partisans members
Montenegrin generals
Generals of the Yugoslav People's Army
League of Communists of Yugoslavia politicians
Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero
Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery
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