Presidency of Yugoslavia
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The Presidency of Yugoslavia was the collective head of state body of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, responsible for key state functions including representing the country and conferring its highest honors.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia | 1 |
| Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective head of state
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federal presidency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Predsedništvo SFRJ
NERFINISHED
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Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal level of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| composition |
representatives of the six socialist republics of Yugoslavia
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representatives of the two autonomous provinces of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| country |
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionNote | ceased to function with the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1992 ⓘ |
| dominantParty | League of Communists of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 1974-02-21 ⓘ |
| established |
1971
ⓘ
1974 ⓘ |
| establishmentNote | a collective presidency was introduced by the 1971 constitutional amendments and fully defined by the 1974 Constitution ⓘ |
| firstChairmanAfterTito | Cvijetin Mijatović NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation | Non-Aligned Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
appointed and recalled ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives
ⓘ
conferred the highest state decorations of Yugoslavia ⓘ could declare a state of war or emergency under constitutional conditions ⓘ proclaimed laws and other federal acts ⓘ proposed candidates for the Federal Executive Council ⓘ received letters of credence and recall of foreign diplomatic representatives ⓘ represented Yugoslavia at home and abroad ⓘ served as commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav People’s Army collectively ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Constitution of the SFRY (1974) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadOffice | President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBody | Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (indirect influence via proposals) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | entire territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| leadershipStructure | rotating President of the Presidency ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
1974 Constitution of Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
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Socialist Republic of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Belgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberCount |
8
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9 ⓘ |
| memberCountNote | originally included a seat for Josip Broz Tito in addition to 8 federal units ⓘ |
| notableChairman |
Borisav Jović
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Branko Kostić NERFINISHED ⓘ Janez Drnovšek NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazar Koliševski NERFINISHED ⓘ Mika Špiljak NERFINISHED ⓘ Petar Stambolić NERFINISHED ⓘ Raif Dizdarević NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergej Kraigher NERFINISHED ⓘ Stjepan Mesić NERFINISHED ⓘ Veselin Đuranović NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw | implementation of foreign policy of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | one-party socialist state ⓘ |
| precededBy | President of the Republic (Josip Broz Tito) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
collective head of state of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
supreme representative body of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| rotationSystem | chairmanship rotated among representatives of republics and provinces ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Macedonian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serbo-Croatian ⓘ Slovene ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
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Presidency of Yugoslavia
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this entity surface form:
Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia
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Presidency of Yugoslavia
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this entity surface form:
Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia