Milan Uzelac (politician)

Milan Uzelac (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Милан Узелац; born 28 August 1932) was a Bosnian politician who was the 7th President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from June 1986 until May 1988. He died in London on 6 July 2005.

For the Serbian poet and essayist, see Milan Uzelac. For the Croatian general and aviator, see Milan Emil Uzelac.
Milan Uzelac
7th President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
June 1986 – May 1988
Preceded byMato Andrić
Succeeded byAbdulah Mutapčić
Personal details
Born(1932-08-28)28 August 1932
Bihać, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died6 June 2005(2005-06-06) (aged 72)
London, United Kingdom
Political partySKJ (until 1990)
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Uzelac was born on 28 August 1932 in Bihać, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo.

He was the president of the Central Committee of the People's Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1956 until 1963, Secretary for education and culture of BiH from 1963 to 1967, president of the Republic of Education Union of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, deputy of the Council of Peoples of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia from 1969. Later on in his life, Mutapčić served as the 7th President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from June 1986 until May 1988.[1][2]

He died on 6 July 2005 in London, aged 72.

References
Notes
  1. "Worldleadersindex.org". Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. Heads of State and Government By John Da Graça pp144
Books
  • Yugoslav Contemporaries: Who's Who in Yugoslavia. "Chronometar", Belgrade, 1970, p. 1110.
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