Đuro Pucar
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Đurađ "Đuro" Pucar "Stari" (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Ђуро Пуцар, pronounced [dʑǔradʑ dʑûro pǔtsar]; 13 December 1899 – 12 April 1979) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian Serb politician.
Quick Facts 1st President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Preceded by ...
Đuro Pucar | |
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1st President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office December 1953 – June 1963 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Ratomir Dugonjić |
2nd President of the Executive Council of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office March 1953 – December 1953 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Avdo Humo |
2nd Prime Minister of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office September 1948 – March 1953 | |
Preceded by | Rodoljub Čolaković |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
2nd President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office November 1946 – September 1948 | |
Preceded by | Vojislav Kecmanović |
Succeeded by | Vlado Šegrt |
1st President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 8 July 1943 – 5 March 1965 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Cvijetin Mijatović |
Personal details | |
Born | Đurađ Pucar (1899-12-13)13 December 1899 Kesići, Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 12 April 1979(1979-04-12) (aged 79) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Citizenship | Yugoslav |
Political party | SKJ |
Profession | Politician, soldier |
Awards | Order of the People's Hero Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour Order of the Yugoslav Star |
Nickname | Stari[a] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Yugoslav Partisans |
Branch/service | General HQ |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Battles/wars | Battle of Kozara |
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During World War II he was a member of the Yugoslav Partisans and was later decorated with the Order of the People's Hero and twice with the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour. After the war he held the position of the President of the Presidium of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1946–48 and from 1948–53 he served as the President of the Government of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[citation needed]