Jovan Veselinov | |
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Јован Веселинов | |
3rd President of Serbia As President of the People's Assembly of PR Serbia | |
In office April 1957 – 26 June 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Miloš Minić Slobodan Penezić Krcun |
Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
Succeeded by | Dušan Petrović |
49th Prime Minister of Serbia As President of the Executive Council of PR Serbia | |
In office December 1953 – April 1957 | |
President | Petar Stambolić |
Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
Succeeded by | Miloš Minić |
3rd Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia | |
In office April 1957 – 6 November 1966 | |
Preceded by | Petar Stambolić |
Succeeded by | Dobrivoje Radosavljević |
Personal details | |
Born | Kumane, Austria-Hungary | 20 January 1906
Died | 8 February 1982 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | (aged 76)
Nationality | Yugoslavia (Yugoslav) |
Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
Nickname | Žarko |
Jovan Veselinov Žarko (20 January 1906 – 8 February 1982) was a Serbian communist politician. He served as President of Serbia, Prime Minister of Serbia and as a Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. He was a Partisan fighter in World War II, and was proclaimed People's Hero of Yugoslavia.[1][2]