Milan Uzelac (; born 28 August 1932) was a Bosnian politician who was the 7th

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of the

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from June 1986 until May 1988. He died in London on 6 July 2005.

Biography

Uzelac was born on 28 August 1932 in

Bihać Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

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. He graduated from the

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in Sarajevo. He was the president of the Central Committee of the People's Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1956 until 1963, Secretary for education and culture of BiH from 1963 to 1967, president of the Republic of Education Union of

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, deputy of the Council of Peoples of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia from 1969. Later on in his life, Mutapčić served as the 7th President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from June 1986 until May 1988.Heads of State and Government By John Da Graça pp144 He died on 6 July 2005 in London, aged 72.

References

;Notes ;Books *Yugoslav Contemporaries: Who's Who in Yugoslavia. "Chronometar", Belgrade, 1970, p. 1110. {{DEFAULTSORT:Uzelac, Milan 1932 births 2005 deaths Politicians from Bihać Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians 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