Socialist Republic of Serbia

The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian: Republika Srbija Socijalistička, Социјалистичка Република Србија ) existed from 1943 to 1990 and was a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. She was the largest area and the most populous republic and its capital Belgrade was also the capital of the SFR Yugoslavia. As a share of gross domestic product was Yugoslav Serbia, including its autonomous provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo, the Republic of the highest economic output and stood in terms of GDP per capita in third place the two Republics. She was the predecessor of the modern state of Serbia.

History

On November 29, 1943 Yugoslavia was re-established as a socialist state. The Socialist Republic of Serbia was one of six constituent republics in Yugoslavia. 1974 were significantly enhanced so that this far-reaching political independence given the already existing since the Yugoslav Constitution of 1946 rights of the two autonomous provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo.

After Tito's death in 1980 and the rise of Albanian nationalism in Kosovo and Serbian, there was a deadlock in the League of Communists, how to react to it. A group headed by Slobodan Milošević supported the Serbian nationalists in Kosovo in order to cancel its autonomy.

In 1989, Milošević, president of the Republic of Serbia and was confirmed in 1990 with the first free elections since the Second World War, with 65 percent of the vote in office. One of the first acts was the abolition of autonomy for the provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina as part of the " anti-bureaucratic revolution ". As a result, there was severe ethnic tensions and eventually to the collapse of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia and of Yugoslavia in 1991.

After 1990, the state was called Republika Srbija ( Serbia ), the part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003, then from 2003 as Serbia and Montenegro until 2006, when the Federation was dissolved with Montenegro.

Population

In the 1971 census, the total population was 8,446,591. The largest groups were: 6,142,071 Serbs ( 72.71 %), 984 761 Albanians ( 11.66% ), Hungary 430 314 ( 5.10% ), 184 913 Croats ( 2.19% ), 154 330 Muslims (1.83 %) and 123 824 Yugoslavs (1.47 %).

In the 1981 census, the total population was 9,313,677 and was comprised of the following ethnic groups: Serbs 6,331,527 ( 67.96 %), 1,303,032 Albanians ( 13.99% ), 441 941 Yugoslavs (4.75 %), 390 468 Hungary ( 4.19% ) and 215 166 Muslims (2.31 %).

Policy

Political Structure

Within the Socialist Republic of Serbia existed since 1974 two autonomous provinces, Vojvodina and Kosovo. The intermediate region of Central Serbia (also called Narrower Serbia) had no separate administrative management and reporting directly to the Government of the SR Serbia. Except for the controversial declaration of independence of Kosovo in 2008, this also corresponds to the political structure of the Republic of Serbia.

President

The following persons were President of the SR Serbia:

  • Siniša Stanković (7 April 1945 - March 1953 )
  • Petar Stambolić ( December 1953 - April 1957 )
  • Jovan Veselinov ( April 1957 - June 26, 1963)
  • Dušan Petrović ( June 26, 1963 - May 6, 1967)
  • Miloš Minić (May 6, 1967 - May 6, 1969 )
  • Dragoslav Markovic (May 6, 1969 - April 19, 1974 )
  • Živan Vasiljević ( 19 April to 6 May 1974)
  • Dragoslav Markovic (May 6, 1974 - May 5, 1978 )
  • Dobrivoje Vidić ( May 5, 1978 - May 5, 1982)
  • Nikola Ljubičić (May 5, 1982 - May 5, 1984 )
  • Dušan Čkrebić (May 5, 1984 - May 5, 1986 )
  • Ivan Stambolić (May 5, 1986 - December 14, 1987 )
  • Petar Gracanin (December 14, 1987 - March 20, 1989 )
  • Ljubisa IGIC ( March 20 to May 8, 1989) (acting)
  • Slobodan Milošević (May 8, 1989 - September 28, 1990 )

Prime minister

The following persons were Prime Minister of the SR Serbia:

  • Jaša Prodanović (7 March 1945 - April 9, 1945 )
  • Blagoje Nešković (April 9, 1945 - September 5, 1948 )
  • Petar Stambolić (September 5, 1948 - December 16, 1953 )
  • Jovan Veselinov (December 16, 1953 - April 6, 1957 )
  • Miloš Minić (April 6, 1957 - June 9, 1962 )
  • Slobodan Penezić Krcun ( June 9, 1962 - November 6, 1964 )
  • Stevan Doronjski (November 6, 1964 - November 17, 1964 ) (acting)
  • Dragi Stamenković (November 17, 1964 - June 6, 1967 )
  • Đurica Jojkić ( June 6, 1967 - May 7, 1969)
  • Milenko Bojanić (May 7, 1969 - May 6, 1974 )
  • Dušan Čkrebić (May 6, 1974 - May 6, 1978 )
  • Ivan Stambolić (6 May 1978 - 5 May 1982 )
  • Branislav Ikonić (May 5, 1982 - May 6, 1986 )
  • Desimir Jevtić (May 6, 1986 - December 5, 1989 )
  • Stanko Radmilović (December 5, 1989 - September 28, 1990 )
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