Abdulah Mutapčić (; born 1 January 1932) is a Bosnian former

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who was the 4th

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of the

League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina , logo = Communist star with golden border and red rims.svg , colorcode = , leader = President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina , successor = SDP BiH , foundation = 1943 , di ...

from 1988 to 1989. He also served as

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of Zenica from 1970 to 1974.

Biography

Mutapčić was born on 1 January 1932 in Zenica,

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 191 ...

. From 1970 to 1974, he was the

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of Zenica. Later on in his life, Mutapčić severed as the 4th President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from May 1988 until 29 June 1989. It was during his tenure as President of the Central Committee that tensions between the republics of

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came to ahead, in which he attempted to navigate

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

around the growing tensions between

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and

SR Serbia , life_span = 1944–1992 , status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia , p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , flag_p1 = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg , p2 ...

.Bosnia and Herzegovina: The End of a Legacy by Dr. Neven Anđelić and Neven Anđelić pp101

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutapcic, Abdulah 1932 births Living people Politicians from Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Mayors of Zenica League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Bosniak politicians Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Ex officio members of the Presidency of the 13th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Members of the Central Committee of the 13th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia