Vladimir Bakarić (; 8 March 1912 – 16 January 1983) was a Yugoslav and Croatian

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revolutionary and a politician. Bakarić helped to organise the partisan resistance in the

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during

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. From 1948 to 1969, he was the chairman of the

League of Communists of Croatia League of Communists of Croatia ( sh, Savez komunista Hrvatske or SKH) was the Croatian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ). It came into power in 1945. Until 1952, it was known as Communist Party of Croatia (''Komunistička ...

and as such was a close collaborator of President

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 death ...

. Even after stepping down from the top post in communist hierarchy in the

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, he retained much influence and was even considered to be the most influential politician in Croatia. From 1964 to 1974, he was a member of the Council of the Federation, and since 1974 he has been a member of the Presidency of the SFRY, where he served as vice president from May 15, 1975 to May 15, 1976, and was re-elected to that position in May 1982. Together with

Edvard Kardelj Edvard Kardelj (; 27 January 1910 – 10 February 1979), also known by the pseudonyms Bevc, Sperans and Krištof, was a Yugoslav politician and economist. He was one of the leading members of the Communist Party of Slovenia before World War II ...

, he belonged to the more liberal wing of the Yugoslav political elite and was known for his statement on the need to "federate the federation" (''federiranje federacije''), a reference to the struggle between Yugoslav unitarists, who advocated giving more powers to the central government, and federalists, who wanted to shift power to the republics. However, Bakarić was usually extremely careful in his public pronouncements on policy and wary of radical statements.

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1912 births 1983 deaths People from Velika Gorica People from the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia League of Communists of Croatia politicians Presidents of the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia Prime Ministers of Croatia Yugoslav Partisans members Croatian people of World War II Members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia members Members of the Federal Council for Protection of the Constitutional Order (Yugoslavia) {{Croatia-politician-stub

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