Nikola Kovačević ( cyrl, Никола Ковачевић; 12 December 1890 – 24 August 1964) was a Montenegrin communist politician and revolutionary, member of

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, one of the founders of Communist Party of Montenegro and

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being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

of the People's Republic of Montenegro from 1950 to 1953. He was brother of

Sava Kovačević Sava Kovačević ( sr-cyrl, Сава Ковачевић; 25 January 1905 – 13 June 1943) was a Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander during World War II, and one of the heroes of the communist Partisan movement. Early life Kovačević was ...

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commander and

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. He was a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia since 1920. From 6 November 1950 to 4 February 1953 he held the office of President of the Presidency of the National Assembly, and from 4 February to 19 December 1953 the office of President of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Montenegro. His great-granddaughter is

Irena Vujović Irena Vujović (; born 3 April 1983) is a Serbian politician who served as the minister of environmental protection from 2020 to 2025. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she previously served as president of the Savski Venac Munic ...

, a Serbian government minister.

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{{Authority control Speakers of the Parliament of Montenegro Presidents of Montenegro Yugoslav communists Montenegrin communists Politicians from Nikšić Members of the Central Committee of the 5th Congress of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia Members of the Central Committee of the 6th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Members of the Central Committee of the 7th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia