Raif Dizdarević
Raif Dizdarević | |
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10th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
In office 15 May 1988 – 15 May 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Branko Mikulić Ante Marković |
Preceded by | Lazar Mojsov |
Succeeded by | Janez Drnovšek |
4th Member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 31 December 1987 – 15 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | Mato Andrić (Acting member) Hamdija Pozderac (Member) |
Succeeded by | Bogić Bogićević |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 15 May 1984 – 30 December 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Milka Planinc Branko Mikulić |
Preceded by | Lazar Mojsov |
Succeeded by | Budimir Lončar |
2nd President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office April 1978 – April 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Milanko Renovica |
Preceded by | Ratomir Dugonjić |
Succeeded by | Branko Mikulić |
Personal details | |
Born | Fojnica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 9 December 1926
Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1945–1991) |
Raif Dizdarević (born 9 December 1926) is a Bosnian politician who served as Yugoslavia's first Bosniak president of the Presidency from 1988 to 1989. He participated in the armed resistance as a Yugoslav Partisan during World War II. Dizdarević also served as President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina and as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Early life
Dizdarević was born into a Bosniak Muslim family in 1926,[1] but became and remained an atheist after entering school.[2]
Political career
After the war, as a member of the
Dizdarević was an assistant
From 15 May 1984 until 30 December 1987, Dizdarević was the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3] On 15 May 1988, he became President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia, following the resignation of Hamdija Pozderac. During Dizdarević's time as head of state, Yugoslavia had a foreign debt of over US$21 billion and an annual inflation rate of 217 percent.[4] In March 1989, Dizdarević had to cancel a foreign trip to Brazil, Uruguay and Senegal amid unrest in the Albanian-majority province of Kosovo.[5]
Later life
Dizdarević, who tried to keep the Yugoslav federation together, lost his political influence with the start of the
His son Predrag lives in the United States, while his daughter Jasminka lives in Belgrade, Serbia.[6] His nephew was journalist, diplomat, and activist Srđan Dizdarević, who died in 2016.
References
- ISSN 0206-1473. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Jurilj, Zdenko; Bubalo, Robert (9 December 2005). "Dizdarević: Milošević je trebao biti premijer SFRJ". Večernji list.
- ^ ISBN 978-953-57313-2-0.
- ^ "Yugoslavia's President Says Crisis Harms the Country's Reputation". select.nytimes.com. 19 October 1988. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Yugoslav crisis hits president's foreign tour. The Glasgow Herald – 11 March 1989.
- ^ "Znameniti Fojničani: Raif Dizdarević". fojnica.ba. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
External links
- Short biography
- Hronika naslućene smrti, review of Dizdarević's book of memoirs (in Serbian)
- Slobodnaevropa.org: Svjedoci raspada – Raif Dizdarević: Velika prevara (27. II 2008). (in Serbo-Croatian)
- Radiosarajevo.ba: Raif Dizdarević: Bio sam i ostao jugonostalgičar (26. X 2011).(in Bosnian)
- Mojusk.ba: 'Put u raspad' – Knjiga Raifa Dizdarevića daje novo svjetlo o raspadu Jugoslavije (24. II 2012)[permanent dead link]. (in Bosnian)