Secretary of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Administrative leader of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Secretary of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian: Sekretar Predsjedništva Saveza komunista Bosne i Hercegovine
Emblems of the LCY
First officeholder
Branko Mikulić

14 November 1966 – 9 April 1969
TypeChief of staff
Member ofSK BiH Presidency
AppointerSK BiH Presidency
Term lengthTwo to four years, renewable
(1966–1990)
Constituting instrumentLCY Charter & SK BiH Charter
Formation14 November 1966
First holderBranko Mikulić
Final holderDragan Kragulj
Abolished24 February 1991

The secretary was the highest administrative leader of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SK BiH), the ruling party of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SR Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and a branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY). The officeholder was elected by and answerable to the SK BiH Presidency.

Office history

Title Established Abolished Established by
Secretary of the Executive Bureau of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian: Sekretar Izvršnog biroa Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Bosne i Hercegovine
14 November 1966 28 March 1974 ? Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the SK BiH 4th Congress
Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian: Sekretar Izvršnog komiteta Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Bosne i Hercegovine
28 March 1974 20 May 1982 6th Congress of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Secretary of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian: Sekretar Predsjedništva Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Bosne i Hercegovine
16 May 1982 24 February 1991 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Officeholders

Secretaries of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Term of office Birth PM Death Nation Ref.
1 Branko Mikulić 14 November 1966 11 January 1969 2 years, 58 days 4th
(1965–1969)
1928 1945 1994 Croat [1]
2 Nijaz Dizdarević 11 January 1969 9 April 1969 88 days 5th
(1969–1974)
1920 1942 1989 Muslim [2]
3 Hamdija Pozderac 9 April 1969 31 July 1971 4 years, 361 days 5th
(1969–1974)
1924 1943 1988 Muslim [3]
4 Hasan Grabčanović 31 July 1971 28 March 1974 2 years, 240 days 5th
(1969–1974)
1918 1940 ? Muslim [4]
5 Nikola Stojanović 28 March 1974 11 May 1978 4 years, 44 days 6th
(1974–1978)
1933 1952 2020 Serb [5]
6 Hrvoje Ištuk 11 May 1978 20 May 1982 8 years, 10 days 7th
(1978–1982)
1935 1954 2002 Croat [6]
7 Ivan Brigić 20 May 1982 28 May 1984 2 years, 8 days 8th
(1982–1986)
1936 1957 2015 Croat [7]
8 Živko Grubor 28 May 1984 21 May 1986 1 year, 358 days 8th
(1982–1986)
? ? ? Serb
9 Šaban Kevrić 19 April 1986 29 June 1989 3 years, 71 days 9th
(1986–1989)
? ? ? Muslim
10 ? 29 June 1989 9 December 1989 163 days 9th
(1986–1989)
? ? ? ?
11 Dragan Kragulj 9 December 1989 24 February 1991 1 year, 77 days 10th
(1989–1991)
1949 ? Alive Muslim

References

  1. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 405; Stroynowski 1989b, p. 779; Rajović 1970, p. 648.
  2. ^ Stroynowski 1989a, p. 243; Rajović 1970, p. 210.
  3. ^ Stroynowski 1989c, pp. 946–947; Rajović 1970, p. 839.
  4. ^ Rajović 1970, p. 318.
  5. ^ Rajović 1970, p. 995; Stanković 1981, p. 139; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1130.
  6. ^ "In Memoriam / U izazovnim vremenima u BiH, u krizi povijesti i moralnih vijednosti sjetimo se Hrvoja Ištuka" [In Memoriam / In challenging times in BiH, in the crisis of history and moral values let us remember Hrvoje Ištuk]. Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ Stroynowski 1989a, p. 143.

Bibliography

  • Lewytzkyj, Borys; Stroynowski, Juliusz, eds. (1978). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-7940-3017-6.
  • Rajović, Radošin, ed. (1970). Jugoslovenski savremenici: Ko je ko u Jugoslaviji [Yugoslav Contemporaries: Who's Who in Yugoslavia] (in Serbo-Croatian). Hronometar.
  • Stanković, Slobodan (1981). The End of the Tito Era: Yugoslavia's Dilemmas. Hoover International Studies. ISBN 9780817973629.
  • Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989a). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: A–H. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
  • Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989b). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: I–O. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
  • Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989c). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: P–Z. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
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