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Srbija
Serbia, large coat of arms - vector image
Adopted 2004, Revised 2010
     Serbia, coat of arms
        Small CoA 2004
 
 Emblem 1947-2004
Serbia, large coat of arms - vector image
 Coat of Arms 1882-1918
 Coat of Arms 1835-1882
  
 Coat of Arms 1804-1813
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                To 1459
        
       Raška to 931
                                          
18 Jan 395 - 1071         Part of the Byzantine Empire
c.630                     Serbian Principality
08 Aug 1217 - 1346        Kingdom of Serbia
1126                      Under Byzantine suzerainty
16 Apr 1346 - 02 Dec 1371 Empire of Serbia and Greece (capitol in Skopje)
       1365               Disintegration of Serb lands into fiefdoms
02 Sep 1371 -        1389 Principality of Serbia
       1390 - 18 Aug 1439 Vassal state of the Ottoman Empire
       1402 - 20 Jun 1459 Despotate of Serbia
18 Aug 1439 - 12 Jun 1444 Ottoman occupation
12 Jun 1444               Independence restored by Hungarian forces
20 Jun 1459               Part of the Ottoman Empire
06 Sep 1689 - 10 Sep 1691 Austrian occupation
22 Aug 1717 - 04 Sep 1739 Austrian occupation
1789 - 1791               Austrian occupation
15 Feb 1804 - 03 Oct 1813 Insurrection against Ottoman Empire
21 Nov 1815               Principality of Serbia under Ottoman suzerainty
30 Nov 1830               Principality of Serbia under Ottoman suzerainty
13 Jul 1878               Full independence recognised
06 Mar 1882               Kingdom of Serbia
11 Aug      - 21 Aug 1914 Austro-Hungarian occupation of northwest Serbia
09 Oct 1915 - 01 Nov 1918 Occupied by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria
01 Dec 1918 - 17 Apr 1941 Part of Yugoslavia
17 Apr 1941 - 20 Oct 1944 Kingdom of Serbia under Axis occupation (not recognised)
04 Dec 1943               Re-incorporation in to Yugoslavia declared
29 Nov 1945               Part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
       1945 - 28 Sep 1990 People's Socialist Republic of Serbia
28 Sep 1990               Republic of Serbia
27 Apr 1992               Part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
04 Mar 2003               Part of Serbia and Montenegro
05 Jun 2006 -             Independence
Government: Republic.
Capital: Belgrade.
Language: Serbian, Albanian, Hungarian, Rusyn, Bulgarian, Romanian, Slovak.
Religion: Serbian Orthodox, Islam, Roman Catholic.
National Anthem: "Bože pravde" (Lord give us justice).
National Emblem: Two Headed White Eagle.
National Day: Statehood day, 15 Febuary (1804).
National Motto: Samo sloga Srbina spasava (Only unity saves the Serbs).
EU Accession: No.
Currency: Serbian Dinar.
 
Monarchs
630-660 Svevlad
679-680 Selimir
680-700 Vladin
700-730 Ratimir
800-822 Radoslav
822-840 Knez Prosigoj
840-865 Vlastimrovij, Vlastimir
865-891 Vlastimrovij, Mutimir
865-885 Vlastimrovij, Gojnik
865-891 Vlastimovij, Trojmir
891-892 Vlastimovij, Pribaslav
892-917 Vlastimovij, Petar
917-921 Vlastimirovij, Pavel
921-924 Vlastimirovij, Zaharije
931-960 Vlastimirovij, Caslav
960-980 Vlastimirovij, Tihomilj
980-1003 Vlastimirovij, Ljutomir
1003-1030 Vlastimirovij, Ljutomirovic
1030-1060 Vojislav, Ljutpvid
1060-1083 Vojislav, Petrislav
1183-1185 Vojislav, Marko
1085-1122 Vojislav, Vukan
1122-1145 Vojislav, Uroš I
1145-1160 Vojislav, Uroš II
1160-1162 Vojislav, Primislav
1162-1163 Vojislav, Beloš
1163-1168 Vojuslav, Desa
1168-1169 Vojislav, Tichomi
       1169 - 25 Mar 1196 Nemanjid, Stjepan I
25 Mar 1196 - 24 Sep 1228 Nemanjid, Stjepan I Prvovencani
1228 - 1234               Nemanjid, Stjepan Radoslav
1234 - 1243               Nemanjid, Stjepan Vladislav
1243 - 1276               Nemanjid, Stjepan Uroš I "the Great"
1276 - 1282               Nemanjid, Stjepan Dragan "the Dear"
1282 - 1321               Nemanjid, Stjepan Uroš II "the loved)
29 Oct 1321 - 08 Sep 1331 Nemanjid, Stjepan Uroš III
29 Oct 1331 - 1323        Vladislav
                          (in rebellion)
08 Sep 1331 - 20 Dec 1355 Nemanjid, Stjepan Uroš IV .............. 1308-1355 "the strong"
                          (Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks)
16 Apr 1346 - 20 Dec 1355 Queen Jelena Sracimirović .............. 13..-1376
                          (regent)
20 Dec 1355 - 04 Dec 1371 Nemanjid, Stjepan Uroš V ............... 1337-1371 "the Weak"
                          (Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks)
   Sep 1365 - 26 Sep 1371 Mrnjavćević, Vukašin ................... 1320-1365
                          (co-ruler with Stjepan Uroš V, in Prilep)
04 Dec 1371 - 15 Jun 1389 Hrebeljanović, Lazar I ................. 1329-1389
15 Jun 1389 - 19 Jul 1427 Lazarevij, Stjepan Lazar I ............. 1374-1427 "the Tall"
19 Jul 1427 - 26 Dec 1456 Brankovij, Đorđe I ..................... 1377-1456
26 Dec 1456 - 20 Jan 1458 Brankovij, Lazar II .................... 1421-1458
20 Jan 1458 - 20 Jun 1459 Brankovij, Jelena Marija ............... 1447-1498
20 Jan 1458 - 21 Mar 1459 Brankovij, Stjepan III ................. 1417-1476
21 Mar      - 20 Jun 1459 Kotromanić, Stjepan IV Tomaševic
       1471 - 16 Apr 1485 Brankovij, Vuk Grgurević
1486 - 1496               Brankovij, Đorđe II
1496 - 1502               Brankovij, Jovan I
       1526 - 26 Jul 1527 Nenad, Jovan II ........................ 1492-1527
26 Jul 1527 - 1529        Celnik, Radoslav
15 Feb 1804 - 03 Oct 1813 Karađorđević, Đorđe II Petrovic ........ 1768-1817
03 Oct 1813 - 13 Jun 1839 Obrenović, Miloš ....................... 1780-1860
                          (1st Time)
13 Jun      - 08 Jul 1839 Obrenović, Milan I ..................... 1819-1839
08 Jul 1839 - 14 Sep 1842 Obrenović, Milhailo .................... 1823-1868
                          (1st Time)
14 Sep 1842 - 24 Dec 1858 Karađorđević, Aleksandar I ............. 1806-1885
24 Dec 1858 - 26 Sep 1860 Obrenović, Miloš (2nd Time)
26 Sep 1860 - 10 Jun 1868 Obrenović, Milhailo (2nd Time)
01 Jul 1868 - 06 Mar 1889 Obrenović, Milan II .................... 1854-1901
06 Mar 1889 - 11 Jun 1903 Obrenović, Aleksandar II ............... 1876-1903
06 Mar 1889 - 13 Apr 1893 Regency
                        - Jovan Ristić ........................... s.a
                        - Jovan Belimarković ..................... 1827-1956
                        - Kosta S. Protić ........................ 1831-1892
                          (to 16 Jun 1892)
11 Jun      - 25 Jun 1903 Jovan Avakumović ....................... 1841-1928
                          (Regent for Petar  Karađorđević)
15 Jun 1903 - 01 Dec 1918 Karađorđević, Petar I .................. 1845-1921
                          (Continues as King of Yugoslavia to 1921,
                           in exile in Corfu, Greece 1915-1918)
05 Jul 1914 - 01 Dec 1918 Karađorđević, Crown Prince Aleksandar .. 1888-1934
                          (Regent for Petar I, in exile in Corfu, Greece,
                           1915 - 1918)
30 Aug 1941 - 20 Oct 1944 Karađorđević, Petar II .................1924-1970
                          (King of Yugoslavia, in exile in London,
                           UK [did not consent])
Presidents
11 Jan 1991 - 23 Jul 1997 Slobodan Milošević ..................... 1941-2006 SPS
23 Jul      - 29 Dec 1997 Dragan Tomić ........................... 1937-     SPS
29 Dec 1997 - 29 Dec 2002 Milan Milutinović ...................... 1942-     SPS
29 Dec 2002 - 04 Feb 2004 Nataša Mićić ........................... 1965-
04 Feb      - 03 Mar 2004 Dragan Maršićanin ...................... 1950-     DSS
03 Mar      - 04 Mar 2004 Vojislav Mihailović .................... 1951-     SPO
04 Mar      - 11 Jul 2004 Predrag Marković ....................... 1955-     G17+
11 Jul 2004 - 05 Apr 2012 Boris Tadić ............................ 1958-     DS
05 Apr      - 31 May 2012 Slavica Djukić Dejanović ............... 1951-     SPO
                          (acting)
31 May 2012 -             Tomislav Nikolić ....................... 1952-     SNS
 
Prime Ministers
25 Aug 1804 -    Oct 1805 Jovan Protić ........................... 1770-1827
   Oct 1805 -    Jun 1806 Mateja Nenadović ....................... 1777-1854
   Jun 1806 -    Jan 1808 Đorđe Petrović Karađorđe (1st Time)
   Jan 1808 -    Nov 1809 Mladen Milovanović ..................... 1760-1823
   Nov 1809 - 22 Jan 1811 Jakov Nenadović ........................ 1765-1836
22 Jan 1811 - 03 Oct 1813 Đorđe Petrović Karađorđe (2nd Time)
21 Nov 1815 - 16 May 1816 Petar Nikolarajević Moler .............. 1775-1816
1818 - 1820               Avram Petronijević (1st Time) .......... 1791-1852
1820 - 1826               Jevrem Obrenović ....................... 1790-1856
1826                      Avram Petronijević (2nd Time)
1826                      Miloje Todorović ....................... 1762-1832
1826 - 1835               Dimitrije Davidović .................... 1789-1839
       1835 - 15 Feb 1836 Jakov Zivanović ........................ 1808-1861
15 Feb      - 28 Mar 1836 Koca Marković
28 Mar 1836 - 26 Feb 1839 Stefan Stefanović Tenka ................ 1765-1836
26 Feb 1839 - 08 May 1840 Avram Petronijević (3rd Time)
08 May      - 15 May 1840 Paun Janković .......................... 1808-1865
15 May 1840 - 08 Sep 1842 Đorđe Protić ........................... 1793-1857
08 Sep 1842 - 20 Jun 1843 Avram Petronijević (4th Time)
20 Jun      - 29 Nov 1843 Aleksa Janković (1st Time) ............. 1806-1869
06 Oct 1843 - 11 Oct 1844 Aleksa Simić (1st Time) ................ 1800-1872
11 Oct 1844 - 22 Apr 1852 Avram Petronijević (5th Time)
22 Apr      - 25 Sep 1852 Aleksa Janković (2nd Time)
25 Sep 1852 - 26 Mar 1853 Ilija Garašanin (1st Time) ............. 1812-1874
26 Mar 1853 - 28 Dec 1855 Aleksa Simić (2nd Time)
28 Dec 1855 - 10 Jun 1856 Aleksa Janković (3rd Time)
10 Jul      - 28 Sep 1856 Stevan Marković (1st Time) ............. 1804-1864
28 Sep 1856 - 01 Jul 1857 Aleksa Simić (3rd Time)
01 Jul 1857 - 12 Jun 1858 Stevan Marković (2nd Time)
12 Jun 1858 - 18 Apr 1859 Stevan Magazinović ..................... 1804-1874
18 Apr 1859 - 08 Nov 1860 Cvetko Rajović ......................... 1793-1873
08 Nov 1860 - 21 Oct 1861 Filip Hristić .......................... 1819-1905
21 Oct 1861 - 15 Nov 1867 Ilija Garašanin  (2nd Time)
15 Nov      - 03 Dec 1867 Jovan Ristić (1st Time) ................ 1831-1899
03 Dec 1867 - 03 Jul 1868 Nikola Hristić (1st Time) .............. 1818-1911
03 Jul 1868 - 08 Aug 1869 Đorđe Cenić ............................ 1825-1903
08 Aug 1869 - 22 Aug 1872 Radivoje Milojković .................... 1832-1888
22 Aug 1872 - 05 Apr 1873 Milivoje Petrović Blaznavać ............ 1824-1873
05 Apr      - 03 Nov 1873 Jovan Ristić (2nd Time)
03 Nov 1873 - 07 Dec 1874 Jovan Marinović ........................ 1821-1893
07 Dec 1874 - 03 Feb 1875 Ačim Čumić ............................. 1836-1901
03 Feb      - 31 Aug 1875 Danilo Stefanović ...................... 1815-1886
31 Aug      - 08 Oct 1875 Stevca Mihailović (1st Time))
08 Oct 1875 - 06 May 1876 Ljubomir Kaljević ...................... 1841-1907
06 May 1876 - 13 Oct 1878 Stevca Mihailović (2nd Time)
13 Oct 1878 - 02 Nov 1880 Jovan Ristić (3rd Time)
02 Nov 1880 - 13 Oct 1883 Milan Piročanać ........................ 1837-1897
13 Oct 1883 - 01 Mar 1884 Nikola Hristić (2nd Time)
01 Mar 1884 - 13 Jun 1887 Milutin Garašanin ...................... 1843-1908
13 Jun      - 31 Dec 1887 Jovan Ristić (5th Time)
31 Dec 1887 - 26 Apr 1888 Sava Grujić (1st Time) ................. 1840-1913
26 Apr 1888 - 06 May 1889 Nikola Hristić (3rd Time)
06 May      - 07 May 1889 Kosta Protić ........................... 1831-1892
07 May 1889 - 23 Feb 1891 Sava Grujić (2nd Time)
23 Feb 1891 - 21 Aug 1892 Nikola Petar Pašić (1st Time) .......... 1845-1926
21 Apr 1892 - 13 Apr 1893 Jovan Avakumović (1st Time) ............ 1841-1928
13 Apr      - 05 Dec 1893 Lazar Dokić ............................ 1845-1893
05 Dec 1893 - 24 Jan 1894 Sava Grujić (3rd Time)
24 Jan      - 02 Apr 1894 Đorđe Simić (1st Time) ................. 1843-1921
02 Apr      - 27 Oct 1894 Svetomir Nikolajević ................... 1844-1922
27 Oct 1894 - 07 Jun 1895 Nikola Hristić (4th Time)
07 Jun 1895 - 29 Dec 1896 Stojan Novaković (1st Time) ............ 1842-1915
29 Dec 1896 - 23 Oct 1897 Đorđe Simić (2nd Time)
23 Oct 1897 - 24 Jul 1900 Vladan Đorđević ........................ 1844-1930
24 Jul 1900 - 02 Apr 1901 Aleksa Jovanović ....................... 1846-1920
02 Apr 1901 - 20 Oct 1902 Mihailo Vujić .......................... 1853-1913
20 Oct      - 19 Nov 1902 Petar Velimirović (1st Time) ........... 1848-1922
19 Nov 1902 - 11 Jun 1903 Dimitrije Cincar-Marković .............. 1849-1903
11 Jun      - 04 Oct 1903 Jovan Avakumović (2nd Time)
04 Oct 1903 - 10 Dec 1904 Sava Grujić (4th Time)
10 Dec 1904 - 29 May 1905 Nikola Petar Pašić (2nd Time)
29 May 1905 - 14 Mar 1906 Ljubomir Stojanović .................... 1861-1930
20 Jul 1908 - 24 Feb 1909 Petar Velimirović (2nd Time)
24 Feb      - 24 Oct 1909 Stojan Novaković (2nd Time)
24 Oct 1909 - 07 Jul 1911 Nikola Petar Pašić (3rd Time)
07 Jul 1911 - 01 Jul 1912 Milovan Milovanović .................... 1863-1912
01 Jul      - 12 Sep 1912 Marko Trifković ........................ 1864-1928
12 Sep 1912 - 01 Dec 1918 Nikola Petar Pašić (4th Time)
                          (In exile in Greece 1915-1918)
30 Apr      - 29 Aug 1941 Milan Ačimović ......................... 1898-1946
29 Aug 1941 - 10 Oct 1944 Milan Nedić ............................ 1878-1946
10 Oct      - 20 Oct 1944 Aleksandar Pelivanović ................. 18..-194.
11 Feb      - 23 Dec 1991 Dragutin Zelenović ..................... 1928-     SPS
23 Dec 1991 - 10 Feb 1993 Radoman Bozović ........................ 1953-     SPS
10 Feb 1993 - 18 Mar 1994 Nikola Šainović ........................ 1948-     SPS
18 Mar 1994 - 24 Oct 2000 Mirko Marjanović ....................... 1937-2006 SPS
24 Oct 2000 - 25 Jan 2001 Milomir Minić .......................... 1950-     SPS
25 Jan 2001 - 12 Mar 2003 Zoran Đinndijć ......................... 1952-2003 DS
18 Mar 2003 - 03 Mar 2004 Zoran Živković ......................... 1960-     DS
03 Mar 2004 - 07 Jul 2008 Dr. Vojislav Koštunića ................. 1944-     DSS
07 Jul 2008 - 27 Jul 2012 Dr. Mirko Cvetković .................... 1950-
27 Jul 2012 - 27 Apr 2014 Ivica Dačić ............................ 1966-     SPS
27 Apr 2014 -             Aleksandar Vučić ....................... 1970-     SNS
 
 
 
 
DS=Demokratska Stranska (Democratic Party, Social-Liberal, pro-European)
DSS=Demokratska Stranka Srbije (Democratic Party of Serbia, Conservative, Eurosceptic)
G17+ (Conservative, Pro-European)
SKS=Savez Kommunista Srbije (League of Communists of Serbia)
SPS=Socijalisticka Partija Srbije (Socialist Party of Serbia, Socialist, former SKS)
LDS=Liberalno Demokratska Stranska (Liberal Democratic Party, Neo-liberal, pro-western)
SNS=Srpska napredna stranka (Serbian Progress Party, Conservative)
SRS=Srpski Radikalna Stranka (Serbian Radical Party, Nationalist, Populist, anti-western)
NP=Non Party
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Austro-Hungarian occupation
 
28 Jul 1914               Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia
09 Oct 1915               Belgrade falls to the Central Powers
   Sep 1918               Start of allied liberation
31 Oct 1918               Liberated from Austro-Hungarian occupation
 
Commanders
28 Aug      - 27 Dec 1914 Oskar Potiorek ......................... 1853-1933
27 Dec 1914 - 27 May 1915 Eugen Ferdinand, Erzherzog
                           von Habsburg-Lothringen ............... 1863-1954
27 May      - 27 Sep 1915 Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádás ........... 1854-1921
27 Dec      - 31 Dec 1915 Herman Freiherr Kövess
                           von Kövessháza ........................ 1854-1924
Governors-General
01 Jan      -    Jul 1916 Johan Ulrich Graf von Salis-Seewis ..... 1862-1940
   Jul 1916 -    Oct 1918 Adolf Freiherr von Rhemen zu
                           Barensfeld ............................ 1855-1932
   Oct      - 31 Oct 1918 Herman Freiherr Kövess
                           von Kövessháza
 
Civil Commissioner
01 Jan 1916 - 31 Oct 1918 Theodor Kussevics de Blacko
_________________________________________________________________________________________
 
Republic of Užice
 
28 Jul - 24 Sep 1941 Partisans liberate Užice
24 Sep - 01 Dec 1941 Republic of Užice
29 Nov          1941 Battle of Kadinjaca
01 Dec          1941 conquered by German forces
 
General-Secretary of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia
28 Jul      - 01 Dec 1941 Josip Broz Tito ........................ 1892-1980
 
Chairman of the Peoples Council of Serbia
28 Jul      - 29 Nov 1941 Dragojlo Dudić ......................... 1887-1941 SKS
 
Kosovo-Metohija
c.630 Slavic migrations
c.7th century-14th century partly to Serbian Raska
c.830 - 1018              Mostly To Bulgarian Empire
1018 - 1040               To The Byzantine Empire
1040 - 1041               Part of Bulgarian Empire
1041 - 1072               To Byzantine Empire
1072 - 1073               Bulgarian Kingdom founded at Prizren under Konstantin Vojislavljevic
1073 - 1092               To Byzantine Empire
1092                      Part of Serbia
1371 - 1412               Branković oblast (Realm of Brankovic,
                          semi-independent fiefdom of the Brankovic family)
28 Jun 1389               Battle of Kosovo, most Brankovic lands restored to Serbia until 1402
       1412               Brankovic realm re-incorporated into Serbia
       1455               Incorporated into the Ottoman Empire
21 Nov 1912               Occupied by Serbia
10 Apr 1913               Incorporated into Serbia
01 Dec 1918 - 17 Apr 1941 Part of Yugoslavia
29 Jun 1941 - 19 Nov 1944 Mostly annexed to axis administrated Albania
   Jul 1945 - 07 Apr 1963 Autonomous Kosovo-Metohija District
07 Apr 1963 -        1968 Autonomous Province of Kosovohija-Meto
       1968 - 28 Sep 1990 Socialist Autonomous province of Kosovo
       1974 - 28 Sep 1990 Autonomy increased
28 Sep 1990               Autonomous province of Kosovo-Metohija
12 Jun 1999 -             Under NATO occupation
12 Jun 1999 -             Under United Nations Administration
17 Feb 2008 -             Independence declared (not recognised by the UN)
 
U.N Administrators
13 Jun      - 15 Jul 1999 Sergio Vieira de Mello (Brazil) ........ 1948-2003
                          (acting)
15 Jul 1999 - 15 Jan 2001 Bernard Kouchner (France)
15 Jan      - 31 Dec 2001 Hans Hćkkerp (Denmark)
01 Jan      - 14 Feb 2002 Charles H. Brayshaw (US)
                          (acting)
14 Feb 2002 - 08 Jul 2003 Michael Steiner (Germany)
08 Jun      - 25 Aug 2003 Charles H. Brayshaw (2nd Time)
25 Aug 2003 - 11 Jun 2004 Harri Holkeri (Finland) ................ 1937-2011
11 Jun      - 16 Aug 2004 Charles H. Brayshaw (3rd Time)
16 Aug 2004 - 30 Jun 2006 Sřren Jessen-Petersen (Denmark)
01 Jul      - 31 Aug 2006 Steven Paul Stook (US) (acting)
01 Sep 2006 - 20 Jun 2008 Joachim Rücker (Germany)
20 Jun 2008 - 30 Jun 2011 Lamberto Zannier (Italy)
01 Jul      - 03 Aug 2011 Robert E. Sorensen (US) (acting)
03 Aug 2011 -             Farid Zarif (Afghanistan)
 
Lords
       1371 - 06 Nov 1397 Branković, Vuk I ....................... 1345-1397
06 Nov 1397 - 13 Mar 1408 Branković, Grigori ..................... 13..-1408
06 Nov 1397 - 1412        Branković, Đorđe ....................... 1377-1456
 
Civil Commissioner for Albania
29 Jun      - 03 Dec 1941 Fervi Bej Alizoti ...................... 1876-1945
Head of the Administration of Mitrovica
       1941 - 05 Nov 1943 Xhafer Ibrahim Deva .................... 1904-1978
Secretaries of Central Committee of the League of Communists
01 Sep 1944 -    Mar 1945 Miladin Popović ........................ 1910-1945
   Mar 1945 -    Feb 1956 Đorđije Pajković ....................... 1917-1980
   Mar 1956 -        1965 Dušan Mugosa ........................... 1914-1973
       1965 - 28 Jun 1971 Velli Deva (1st Time) .................. 1923-     
28 Jun 1971 - 06 May 1981 Mahmut Bakalli ......................... 1936-2006
06 Mar 1981 -    Jun 1982 Velli Deva (2nd Time)
   Jun 1982 -    May 1983 Sinan Hasani ........................... 1922-2010
   May 1983 -    Mar 1984 Ilaz Kurteshi .......................... 1927-
   Mar 1984 -    May 1985 Svetislav Dolasević
   May 1985 -    May 1986 Azem Vllasi ............................ 1948-
   May 1986 - 17 Nov 1988 Kaqusha Jashari ........................ 1945-
17 Nov 1988 - 27 Jan 1989 Remzi Kolgeci .......................... 1947-2011
27 Jan 1989 - 12 Oct 1990 Rahman Morina .......................... 1943-1990
 
Chairman of the People's Liberation Committee
01 Jan 1944 - 11 Jul 1945 Mehmed Hoxha ........................... 1908-1987
Presidents of the Assembly
11 Jul 1945 - 20 Feb 1953 Fadil Hoxha (1st Time)  ................ 1916-2001
20 Dec      - 12 Dec 1953 Ismet Saqiri ........................... 1918-1986
12 Dec 1953 - 05 May 1956 Đorđije Pajković ....................... s.a
05 May 1956 - 04 Apr 1960 Pavel Jovicević ........................ 1910-1985
04 Apr 1960 - 18 Jun 1963 Dušan Mugosa ........................... s.a
18 Jun 1963 - 24 Jun 1967 Stanoje Aksić .......................... 1921-1970
24 Jun 1967 - 07 May 1969 Fadil Hoxha (2nd Time)
07 May 1969 -    May 1974 Ilaz Kurteshi .......................... s.a
Presidents of the Presidency
   May 1974 - 05 Aug 1981 Xhavid Nimani .......................... 1919-2000
05 Aug 1981 -    Oct 1982 Ali Shukri ............................. 1919-2005
   Oct 1982 -    May 1983 Kolë Shiroka
   May 1983 -    May 1985 Shefqet Nebih Gashi .................... 1927-
   May 1985 -    May 1986 Branislav Skembarević .................. 1920-2003
05 May 1986 -    May 1988 Bajram Selani
   May 1988 - 05 Apr 1989 Remzi Kolgeci
05 Apr 1989 - 11 Apr 1990 Hysen Kajdomçaj ........................ 1943-
Provincial Coordinator
11 Apr 1990 - 11 Jan 1991 Momcilo Trajković ...................... 1950-
Prefects of the Kosovo-Metohija district
1992 - 1994               Miloš Simović
1994 - 1996               Aleksa Jokić ........................... 1950-
1996 - 1998               Miloš Nesović .......................... 1937-
       1998 -    Jun 1999 Veljko Odalović (1st Time) ............. 1956-
   Jun 1999 -    Oct 2000 Andreja Milošavljević .................. 1936-
   Oct 2000 - 12 Apr 2001 Veljko Odalović (2nd Time)
12 Apr      - 06 Dec 2001 Jovica Filipović ....................... 1963-
06 Dec 2001 - 28 Sep 2004 Dragan Velić ........................... 1958-
28 Sep 2004 - 08 Dec 2007 Srdjan Vasić ........................... 1960-
13 Dec 2007 - 04 Feb 2013 Goran Arsić ............................ 1971-
04 Feb 2013 -             Vladeta Kostić ......................... 1972-
 
Chairmen of the Executive Council
01 Jul 1945 - 1963        Fadil Hoxha
       1963 -    May 1967 Ali Shukri
   May 1967 -    May 1974 Ilija Vakić ............................ 1932-
   May 1974 -    May 1978 Bogoljub Nedeljković ................... 1920-1986
   May 1978 -    May 1980 Bahri Oruçi ............................ 1930-2011
   May 1980 -    May 1982 Riza Sapunxhiu ......................... 1925-2008
   May 1982 - 05 May 1984 Imer Pula .............................. 1921-2010
05 May 1984 -    May 1986 Ljubomir Nedjo Borković ................ 1926-
   May 1986 -        1987 Namzi Mustafa .......................... 1941-
       1987 - 09 May 1989 Kaqusha Jashari
09 May 1989               Nikolla Shkreli
            - 04 Dec 1989 Daut Jashanica ......................... 1948-
04 Dec 1989 - 30 Sep 1990 Jusuf Zejnullah ........................ 1944-
Chairmen of the Executive Council
28 Sep 1998 - 07 Mar 2002 Zoran Andjelković ...................... 1958-     SPS
Minister for Kosovo-Metohija
15 May 2007 - 07 Jul 2008 Slobodan Samardžić ..................... 1953-     DSS
07 Jul 2008 - 27 Jul 2012 Goran Bogdanović ....................... 1963-     DS
Director of the Office of Kosovo and Metohija
03 Aug 2012 -             Aleksandar Vulin ....................... 1972-     PS
-Serbian National Council of Kosovo-Metohija-
 
10 Jun 1999               Kosovo-Metohija under NATO occupation
   Jun 1999               Serb enclaves of North Kosovo-Mitrovica, Gračanica, Novo Brdo,
                           Štrpce and other small form alternative administrations
24 Oct 1999 -             Council formed in opposition to NATO occupation
28 Jun 2008 -             Serbian Assembly formed in opposition to the ethnic Albanian government
15 Feb 2012               Referendum in North Kosovo rejects Priština's authority by 99%
 
Presidents of the Council
24 Oct 1999 - 03 Mar 2004 Bishop Artemije ......................... 1935-
03 Mar 2004 - 03 Sep 2006 Rada Trajković .......................... 1953-
03 Sep 2006 -             Dragan Velić ............................ 1958-     SPS
 
Presidents of the Executive Board
24 Oct 1999 - 18 Jul 2000 Momcilo Trajković ....................... 1950-     SPO
18 Jul 2000 - 18 Jan 2002 Dušan Ristić ............................ 1928-2002
18 Jan 2002 - 03 Sep 2006 Dragan Velić                                        SPS
03 Sep 2006 -             Rada Trajković                                      SKM
 
President of the Assembly of the Community of the Municipalities-
 of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija
28 Jun 2008 -             Radovan Ničić ........................... 1971-     SRS
 
 
SKM=Srpska lista za Kosovo i Metohiju (Serbian list of Kosovo Metohija)
SPO=Srpski Pokret Otopra (Serbian resistance movement, Serbian nationalist, anti-independence)
SPS=Socijalisticka Partija Srbije (Socialist Party of Serbia, Socialist, former SKS)
SRS=Srpski Radikalna Stranka (Serbian Radical Party, Nationalist, Populist, anti-globalism)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
Republic of Kosovo
     state emblem Republic of Kosovo
      Adopted 2008
[Flag of Dardania]
Dardania flag to 2006
Albania, flag - vector image
Ethnic Albanian flag
15 Jul 1990 -             Declared separation from Serbia but not Yugoslavia
19 Oct 1991 - 01 Feb 2000 Independence proclaimed by ethnic Albanian government (not recognised)
12 Jun 1999 -             Under NATO occupation, Yugoslav army withdrawn
10 Dec 2001 -             Local Kosovo government formed (boycotted by most of the Non-Albanian population)
17 Feb 2008               Independence proclaimed (Recognised mostly western countries)
 
EU Special Envoys and International Civil Representitives
20 Feb 2008 - 30 Apr 2011 Pieter Cornelius Feith ................. 1945-     (Netherlands)
01 May      - 30 Sep 2011 Fernando Gentilini ..................... 1962-     (Italy)
01 Oct 2011 - 31 Jan 2012 Khaldoun Sinno                                     (Germany)
                          (acting)
01 Feb 2012 -             Samuel Žbogar .......................... 1962-     (Slovenia)
 
 
Presidents (self proclaimed and in opposition 1992-2000)
25 May 1992 - 31 Jan 2000 Ibrahim Rugova ......................... 1944-2006 LDK
10 Dec 2001 - 04 Mar 2002 Nexhat Daci ............................ 1944-
                          (1st Time)
04 Mar 2002 - 21 Jan 2006 Ibrahim Rugova (2nd Time)
21 Jan      - 10 Feb 2006 Nexhat Daci (2nd Time)
10 Feb 2006 - 27 Sep 2010 Fatmir Sejdiu .......................... 1951-
27 Sep 2010 - 22 Feb 2011 Jakup Krasniqi ......................... 1951-
                          (1st Time, acting)
22 Feb      - 30 Mar 2011 Behgjit Isa Pacolli .................... 1951-
30 Mar      - 07 Apr 2011 Jakup Krasniqi ......................... 1951-
                          (2nd Time, acting)
07 Apr 2011 -             Atifete Jahjaga ........................ 1975-
 
 
Prime Ministers (self proclaimed 1990-2000, in opposition)
07 Sep 1990 - 05 Oct 1991 Jusuf Zejnullahu ....................... s.a
05 Oct 1991 - 31 Jan 2000 Bujar Bukoshi .......................... s.a
02 Apr 1999 - 31 Jan 2000 Hashim Thaçi ........................... 1968-     UÇK
                          (in opposition to the LDK leadership)
02 Mar 2002 - 03 Dec 2004 Bajram Rexhepi ......................... 1954-     PDK
03 Dec 2004 - 08 Mar 2005 Ramush Haradinaj ....................... 1968-     AAK
08 Mar      - 23 Mar 2005 Adem Salihaj ........................... 1950-
23 Mar 2005 - 10 Mar 2006 Bajram Kosumi .......................... 1960-
10 Mar 2006 - 09 Jan 2008 Agim Çeku .............................. 1960-     AAK
09 Jan 2008 - 09 Dec 2014 Hashim Thaçi ........................... s.a       PDK
09 Dec 2014 -             Isa Mustafa ............................ 1951-     LDK
 
 
KLA Commanders
1981 - 1997               Zahir Pajazit .......................... 1952-1997
       1997 - 07 Mar 1998 Adem Jashari ........................... 1955-1998
07 Mar 1998 -    May 1999 Syleiman Selimi
       199. - 1999        Hashim "The Serpent" Thaçi ............. s.a
   May      -    Jun 1999 Agim Çeku .............................. s.a
.... - ....               Ramush Haradinaj ....................... s.a
1999 - 2001               .....
 
 
AAK=Aleanca per Ardhmerine e Kosovës (Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Albanian Nationalist, rightwing)
AKD=Aleanca Kosova e Re (New Kosovo Alliance, Liberal, pro-partition of Kosovo allong ethnic lines)
LDK=Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës (Democratic League of Kosovo, Social-Democratic, Non-violent sepratist)
PDK=Partia Demokratike e Kosovës (Democratic Party of Kosovo, Albanian Nationalist, [partly former UÇK])
SPO=Srpski Pokret Otopra (Serbian Resistance Movement, Serbian nationalist, anti-independence)
UÇK=Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës (Kosovo Liberation Army, Albanian Nationalist, xenephobic, rightist)
VV=Vetëvendosje (Self-determination, Left-wing nationalism, Albanian unionism, direct democracy)
 
Vojvodina
 
Vojvodina (Serbia), coat of arms
  Adopted 2002
     1860-1918
     1848-1860
 
Part of Hungary
1471 - 1521               Empire of Serbia under Hungarian jurisdiction
1526 - 1689               Annexed by Ottoman Empire
1689                      Occupied by Austria
1689 - 1716               Annexed by Ottoman Empire
02 Nov 1716 - 24 Nov 1918 Part of Hungary
11 Aug 1804 - 24 Nov 1918 Part of Austrian Empire, from 1867 Austria-Hungary
04 Mar 1849               Crownland of Austria as Voivodina Serbia
27 Dec 1860               Autonomy abolished, part of the Hungarian Crown
13 Nov 1918               Novi Sad under Allied occupation
24 Nov 1918               Part of Serbia
01 Dec 1918               Part of Yugoslavia
04 Jun 1920               By Treaty of Trianon, Hungary ceded Subotica to Yugoslavia
14 Apr 1941 - 23 Oct 1944 Under axis occupation, Eastern Srem to Croatia, Baranja and Backa to Hungary
14 Apr 1941 - 23 Oct 1944 Eastern Banat under local Swabian-German administration
       1944               Eastern Srem incorporated into Serbia
01 Sep 1945               Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
07 Apr 1963               Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
       1974 - 28 Sep 1990 Autonomy upgraded
28 Sep 1990 -             Autonomous province of Vojvodina
 
Secretaries of the League of Communists of Voivodina
   Nov 1943               Isa Jovanović ..........................1906-1982
1943 - 1946               Jovan Vešelinov ........................ 1907-1982
1946 - 1951               Dobrivoje Vidić ........................1918-1992
1951 - 1966               Stevan Doronjski ....................... 1919-1981
1966 - 1969               Mirko Tepavać .......................... 1922-
   Dec 1969 - 24 Dec 1972 Mirko Canadanović ...................... 1936-
24 Dec 1972 - 28 Apr 1981 Dušan Alimpić .......................... 1921-2002
28 Apr 1981 - 28 Apr 1982 Bosko Krunić (1st Time) ................ 1929-
28 Apr 1982 - 28 Apr 1983 Marko Djuričin ......................... 1925-
28 Apr 1983 - 28 Apr 1984 Slavko Vešelinov ....................... 1925-
28 Apr 1984 - 24 Apr 1985 Bosko Krunić (2nd Time)
24 Apr 1985 - 06 Oct 1988 Đorđe Stojsić .......................... 1928-
06 Oct      - 14 Nov 1988 Milorad Sogorov
14 Nov 1988 - 20 Jan 1989 Bogoslav Kovačević ..................... 1923-
20 Jan 1989 - 16 Jul 1990 Nedeljko Sipovać ....................... 1938-2010
Monarchs
800 - 80.                 Salan
80. - 8..                 Glad
1000 - 100.               Ahtum
100. - 10..               Sermon
.... - ....               .....
1282 - 1316               Dragutin, Stefan I
1316 - 1325               Vladislav, Stefan II
.... - ....               .....
1402 - 1427               Lazareviči, Stefan III
       1471 - 16 Apr 1485 Branković Vuk Grgurević
   Feb 1486 -    Jul 1497 Djordje Branković
       1497 - 10 Dec 1502 Jovan Branković
10 Dec 1502 -    Jan 1514 Berislaviči, Ivaniš I
   Jan 1514 - 1521        Berislaviči, Stefan IV
       1526 - 26 Jul 1527 Jovan II Nenad "Crni"
29 Jun 1527 -    Sep 1528 Bozić, Radić
1528 - 1531               Celnik, Radoslav
20 Sep      - 09 Oct 1537 Bakić, Pavel
1537 - 1540               Stiljanović, Stefan V 
1691 - 1706               Jovan Monsterlija ...................... 1650-1706
Resistance Leader
15 Apr      - 25 Apr 1807 Stefan Avramović Tićan ................. 1764-1809
Dukes
13 May      - 15 Dec 1848 Stefan Šuplijikać ...................... 1786-1848
27 Dec 1848 - 29 Oct 1918 The Monarchs of Hungary
 
Administrators
13 May      - 21 Oct 1848 Djordje Stratimirovic .................. 1823-1908
                          (Chairman of the General Council)
15 Dec 1848 - 04 Mar 1849 Jovan Rajačić-Brinski,
                           Metropolitan of Sremski-Karlovci ...... 1785-1861
04 Mar 1849 - 27 Dec 1860 Alexander Bach ......................... 1813-1893
Presidents of the Government
24 Nov 1918 - 11 Mar 1919 Jovan Lalošević ........................ 1870-1935

Führer der deutschen Volksgruppe für das Banat und Serbien

(Leader of the German People of Banat and Serbia)

16 Apr 1941 - 23 Oct 1944 Josef Janko ............................ 1905-2001 Mil

Presidents of the People's Defense Committee
   Nov 1943 -        1944 Nikola Grulovich ....................... 1888-1959
       1944 -    Jul 1947 Jovan Vešelinov ........................ (s.a)
Presidents of the Presidency (People's Assembly to 1953-1974)
   Jul 1947 -    Dec 1953 Luka Mrksić ............................ 1899-1976
   Dec 1953 - 18 Jul 1963 Stepan Doronjski ....................... (s.a)
18 Jul 1963 - 20 Apr 1967 Radovan Vlajković (1st Time) ........... 1922-2001
20 Apr 1967 - 05 Jun 1973 Ilija Rajačić .......................... 1923-2005
05 Jun 1973 -    Nov 1974 Sreten Kovacević ....................... 1920-
   Nov 1974 -    May 1981 Radovan Vlajković (2nd Time)
   May 1981 -    May 1982 Predrag Vladisavljević (1st Time) ...... 1919-
   May 1982 -    May 1983 Danilo Kekić ........................... 1918-
   May 1983 - 04 May 1984 Đorđe Radosavljević .................... 1921-
04 May 1984 - 07 May 1985 Nándor Major (1st Time) ................ 1931-
07 May 1985 -    May 1986 Predrag Vladisavljević (2nd Time)
   May 1986 -    May 1988 Đorđe Radosavljević .................... (s.a)
   May 1988 -    May 1989 Nándor Major (2nd Time)
   May 1990 - 11 Jan 1991 Jugoslav Kostić ........................ 1939-
Presidents of the Assembly
11 Jan      -    Dec 1991 Verona Ádám Bokros ..................... 1948-     SPS
1991 - 1992               Damnjan Radenović ...................... 1939-     SPS
1992 - 1993               Svetislav Kristić ...................... 1955-     SPS
       1993 - 09 Jan 1997 Milutib Stojković ...................... 1942-     SPS
09 Jan 1997 - 23 Oct 2000 Zivorad Smiljanić ...................... 1942-     SPS
23 Oct 2000 - 30 Oct 2004 Nenad Canak ............................ 1959-     LSV
30 Oct 2004 - 16 Jul 2008 Bojan Kostreš .......................... 1974-     LSV
16 Jul 2008 - 22 Jun 2012 Sándor Egeresi ......................... 1964-     VMSZ
22 Jun 2012 -             István Pásztor ......................... 1956-     MK
 
 
Prefects
04 Mar 1849 -  1851       Ferdinand Mayerhofer ................... 1798-1869
1851 - 1859               Johann Graf Coronini ................... 1794-1880
1859 - 1860               Josif Sokčević ......................... 1811-1896
            - 27 Dec 1860 Karl August von Bigot
                           de Saint-Quentin ...................... 1805-1884
President of the Great Peoples Council
24 Nov 1918 - 11 Mar 1919 Slavko Miletić ......................... 1869-1934
Regierungspräsident (German Civilian Commissioner in Banat)
16 Apr 1941 - 23 Oct 1944 Josef "Sepp" Lapp ...................... 1910-.... NSDAP

Yugoslav Military Administrator

17 Oct 1944 - 27 Jan 1945 Ivan Rukavina .......................... 1912-1992 Mil

Prime Ministers
09 Apr 1945 - 05 Sep 1948 Aleksandar Sević ....................... 1897-1975
05 Sep 1948 - 20 Mar 1953 Luka Mrksić ............................ (s.a)
Chairmen of the Executive Council
20 Mar      -    Dec 1953 Stevan Doronjski ....................... (s.a)
   Dec 1953 - 22 Jul 1962 Geza Tikvicki .......................... 1917-1999
22 Jul 1962 - 18 Jul 1963 Djurica Jojkić ......................... 1914-1981
18 Jul 1963 - 20 Apr 1967 Ilija Rajacić .......................... 1923-1986
20 Apr 1967 -    Oct 1971 Stijpan Marusić ........................ 1926-1974
   Oct 1971 - 06 May 1974 Ferenc Nagy ............................ 1923-1986
06 May 1974 - 05 May 1982 Nikola Kmezić .......................... 1919-2009
05 May 1982 -    May 1986 Zivan Marelj ........................... 1938-
   May 1986 - 24 Oct 1989 Jon Srbovan ............................ 1930-
24 Oct      -    Dec 1989 Sredoje Erdeljan ....................... 1939-2011
   Dec 1989 - 11 Jan 1991 Jovan Radić ............................ 1949-
Chairmen of the Executive Council
11 Jan      - 23 Dec 1991 Radoman Bozović ........................ 1953-     SPS
23 Dec 1991 -    Jul 1992 Jovan Radić ............................ 1949-     SPS
   Jul 1992 -    Feb 1993 Koviljko Lovre ......................... 1954-     SPS
   Feb 1993 - 13 May 2000 Bosko Perošević ........................ 1956-2000 SPS
13 May      - 23 Oct 2000 Damnjan Radenković ..................... (s.a)     SPS
23 Oct 2000 - 30 Oct 2004 Djordje Djukić ......................... 1948-     DSS
30 Oct 2004 -             Bojan Pajtić ........................... 1970-     DSS
 
 
LSV=Liga Socijaldemokrata Vojvodine (League of Vojvodina Democrats, Social Democratic)
MK=Magyar Koalíció (Hungarian coalition, regiononalism, minority rights)
VMSZ=Vajasági Magyar Szöetség (Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, Hungarian regionalist)
 
Macva
 
1254 - 1524               Macso (Macva) Banate of the Kingdom of Hungary
1524                      Annexed by Ottoman Empire
1718 - 1739               Part of Habsburg Kingdom of Serbia
1804                      Part of Serbia
 
Bans
1254 - 1264               Rostislav Mikhailovich Rurikovich
1264 - 1269               Mihai of Bulgaria
1269 - 1272               Béla Rostislavovich, Duke of Macsói
13.. - 1360               János Asláni
1360 - 13..               Pál Asláni
13.. - 13..               Pavel Gorjanski
13.. - 1379               Miklós I Garai
1379 - 1387               Ivan Hovrat
1387 - 1392               Miklós II Garai
1392 - 1393               György I Lackfi
1397 - 14..               Ivan Morović
14.. - 1440               Dezsö Bánfi de Gara
1442 - 1445               Imre Héderváry
1445 - 14..               Mate Morović
14.. - 1477               Nikola V Iločki
1477 - 1524               Lovro III Iločki
Š2009
Š2005