Cvijetin "Majo" Mijatović ( sr-cyr, Цвијетин Мајо Мијатовић; 8 January 1913 – 15 November 1993) was a Yugoslav

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politician who served as

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from 1980 to 1981. He also served as President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1965 to 1969.

Early life and career

Mijatović was born in

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, at the time in

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. In 1934, he became a member of the

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(KPJ). Between 1934 and 1941 (except in 1938–1939 when he fulfilled Party duties in

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) he was a member of the University Committee of KPJ, instructor of the Regional Committee of KPJ for

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, and member of the city committee of KPJ for Belgrade. After Yugoslavia was invaded in 1941, he participated in organizing armed battles in east Bosnia. He was a member of

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since founding and AVNOJ since the second council. After the liberation, he was Organisational Secretary of Communist League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, director of the High political school in Belgrade, chief editor of the newspaper "Komunist", ambassador of Yugoslavia to the

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, member of the Central Committee of Communist League of Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina, secretary and the president of the Central Committee of Communist League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, member of the Presidency of Communist League of Yugoslavia and Chairman of the Presidency of Yugoslavia.''Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija'', page 662

Personal life

Mijatović's wife, actress Sibina Bogunović, died in a

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on 22 June 1970. In 1973, he remarried, this time to actress Mira Stupica. From his first marriage, Mijatović had two daughters: Mirjana "Mira" (1961–1991) and Maja (1966–1991). Mira was a singer and member of the new wave band VIA Talas. Maja was an actress and television presenter, best known for hosting ''Nedjeljno popodne'' on TV Sarajevo.

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