Milentije Popović ( sr-cyrl, Милентије Поповић, ; 1913 – 1971) was a member of

Communist Party 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 ...

(KPJ) since 1939. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

he held various Party and administrative positions. After the war, he became the Minister of interior affairs, trade and supplies, and then Minister of foreign trade and finance in Yugoslav federal government. He was born in

Crna Trava Crna Trava ( sr-Cyr, Црна Трава, ) is a village and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the village is 434 inhabitants, while population of the municipality is 1,6 ...

. He died while President of the Federal Assembly of the

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

, a position he held from May 16, 1967 to May 8, 1971. He published a number of tracts and articles on economy problems, development of socialist democracy, and on other subjects.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Popovic, Milentije 1913 births 1971 deaths People from Crna Trava Yugoslav Partisans members League of Communists of Serbia politicians Government ministers of Yugoslavia 20th-century Serbian people Yugoslav Serbia Recipients of the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour