Abdulah Mutapčić (; born 1 January 1932 – 29 October 2013) was a Bosnian

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who was the

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of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1988 to 1989. He also served as

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Zenica Zenica ( ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The ...

from 1970 to 1974.

Biography

Mutapčić was born on 1 January 1932 in

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. From 1970 to 1974, he was the

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. Later on in his life, Mutapčić served as the 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 a head, in which he attempted to navigate

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around the growing tensions between

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and

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. He died on 29 October 2013.
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutapcic, Abdulah 1932 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Zenica 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