Radoje Kontić ( sh-Cyrl, Радоје Контић: born 31 May 1937) is a Montenegrin former politician and technologist who served as the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1993 to 1998.

Biography

He was the last Chairman of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro's Executive Council from 1989 to 1991 - a post which he obtained by riding the wave of the anti-bureaucratic putsch in Montenegro during January 1989. He also served as the

Prime Minister of Yugoslavia The prime minister of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Премијер Југославије, Premijer Jugoslavije) was the head of government of the Yugoslav state, from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the ...

from February 9, 1993 until May 19, 1998 when he lost a no-confidence vote for refusing to prevent the

Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) ** Democratic Par ...

victory in Montenegro. He was a member of the League of Communists of Montenegro and later a member of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. Like many others in the technocratically inclined second generation of Yugoslav communists, Kontić entered politics through directorial stints in state-owned companies. In Kontić's particular case, he worked his way up the corporate/political ladder in the Nikšić steelmill throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Finally in 1978 he became a member of SR Montenegro's Executive Council, thus entering politics full-time."Montenegro"
''World Statesmen''. Retrieved 2011-02-06.

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1937 births Living people Politicians from Nikšić Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro politicians League of Communists of Montenegro politicians Members of the Central Committee of the 10th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia {{Montenegro-politician-stub