This article lists the members of the Presidency of Yugoslavia, the
collective head of state
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of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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from 1971 until the country's
dissolution
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in 1991/92.
Formed by the 1971 amendments to the
1963 Yugoslav Constitution, the
Presidency of Yugoslavia
The Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( sr, Председништво СФРЈ, Predsedništvo SFRJ, Bosnian and hr, Predsjedništvo SFRJ, sl, Predsedstvo SFRJ, mk, Председателство на СФРЈ, Preds ...
originally had 23 members – three from each
republic
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, two from each
and
President of the Republic Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...
. The
1974 Yugoslav Constitution reorganized the Presidency, reducing it to 9 members – one from each republic and autonomous province and, until 1988,
''ex officio''. The 1974 Constitution provided for the office of
President of the Presidency, but only coming into effect with the disestablishment of the office of President of the Republic. A separate article affirmed Josip Broz Tito with an
unlimited mandate which ensured the new President of the Presidency would not come into effect until after
his death, which occurred on 4 May 1980.
List
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina members
SR Croatia members
SR Serbia members
SR Slovenia members
SR Macedonia members
SR Montenegro members
SAP Vojvodina members
SAP Kosovo members
Presidents of the LCY (''ex officio'')
See also
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President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
The office of the President of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjednik Predsjedništva SFRJ, separator=" / ", Председник Председништва СФРЈ, mk, Претседател ...
*
Vice President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
The office of the vice president of the Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia existed from the enactment of constitutional amendments establishing the position in 1971 until the dissolution of the country by 1992. A collective presidency existed in Yugo ...
References
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Presidency
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