Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia)
c. 400 BC Kingdom of Illyria (Greek: Illyris), located in what became
the former Yugoslavia and northern Albania
167 BC Illyria is conquered by the Roman Empire, geographic term
"Illyria" continues in use to later becoming the name for
the Pan-Slavic "Illyrian" unification movements
c. 600 AD Slavic migrations into Dalmatia and Moesia
833 - 907 AD Slavonia under Greater Moravia
1102 Croatia in personal union with Hungary
1346 - 1371 Serbian Empire
1459 Serbia annexed by Ottoman Empire
1463 Bosnia annexed by Ottoman Empire
1718 - 1739 Serbia occupied by the Habsburg Monarchy
15 Feb 1804 - 1813 Serbian independence rebellion (autonomous from 1817)
13 Jul 1878 Serbia and Montenegro independent of the Ottoman Empire
13 Jul 1878 Bosnia occupied by Austria-Hungary (annexed 08 Oct 1908)
1912 - 1913 Macedonia liberated from Ottoman rule
07 Dec 1914 Nis Declaration (intent to creat a united Yugoslavia)
30 Apr 1915 Yugoslav Committee formed in exile in London, Great Britain,
representing the Yugoslavs of Austria-Hungary
1916 Cofu declaration, Serbian government in exile announces the planned
creation of a Yugoslav state out of Serbia and Austro-Hungarian territory
20 Jul 1917 Corfu Declaration formally adopted for the creation of Yugoslavia
29 Oct 1918 Proclamation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
(Laibach, Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia-Slavonia)
24 Nov 1918 Unification of S.S.C.S with Serbia approved by the National Council
26 Nov 1918 Montenegro unified with Serbia (internationally recognised 13 Jul 1921)
01 Dec 1918 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
04 Jan 1929 Kingdom of Yugoslavia (de jure to 29 Nov 1945)
17 Apr 1941 - 08 May 1945 Axis occupation, Serbia occupied by Germany, Vardavska annexed to Bulgaria,
Vojvodina annexed to Hungary, Kosovo annexed to Albania, Slovenia partitioned
between Germany and Italy and Montenegro made an Italian protectorate;
Croatia (and Bosnia) united as an Axis allied independent state
04 Dec 1943 Yugoslavia de jure restored as Democratic Federative Yugoslavia,
by Communist partisans (not internationally recognised)
29 Nov 1945 Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia
07 Apr 1963 Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia
22 Jan 1990 End of communist party rule
25 Jun 1991 Secession of Croatia and Slovenia declared (effective 08 Oct 1991)
18 Sep 1991 Independence of F.Y.R.O.M
08 Oct 1991 - 27 Apr 1992 Transitional period (dissolution of the state, leaving only Serbia and Montenegro)
03 Mar 1992 Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 Apr 1992 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
04 Feb 2003 State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
03 Jun 2006 Independence of Montenegro
05 Jun 2006 Independence of Serbia, final dissolution of the state
Illyria
Kings
437 - 390 Sirras
448 - 358 Bardylis I
358 - 356 Grabos
356 - 335 Pleuratos I
335 - 295 Cleitus
295 - 290 Bardylis II
290 - 270 Monunius
270 - ... Mytilus
260 - 250 Pleuratos II of Ardiaei
250 - 230 Argon
230 - 217 Pinnes
(with the following)
227 Teuta
222 - 219 Dimitrios ek Pharou
218 - 206 Skerdilaidas
205 - 181 Pleuratos III
181 - 168 Genthios
167 - 135 Ballios of Ardiaei
(ruler of Rizon)
Roman and Byzantine Praefecti praetorio
347 - 352 Vulcacius Rufinus
c. 360 Vindonios Anatolios
360 Florentius
3.. - 3.. Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus
378 - 379 Quintus Clodius Hermogenianus Olybrius
384 Vettius Agorius Praetextatus
396 - 397 Flavius Eutychianus
397 - 399 Anatolius
408 - 410 Herculius
412 - 413 Leontius
416 - 421 Flavius Junius Quartus Palladius
421 - 424 Gessius
22 Apr - 10 Oct 424 Gessius
435 Flavius Simplicius Reginus
436 Eubulus
439 Thalassius
441 Apraeumius
451 Eulogius
452 Valentinianus
468 - 469 Callicrates
472 Iohannes
529 Vasilides
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
Presidents of the National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (in Zagreb, Croatia)
05 Oct - 19 Oct 1918 Dr. Ante Pavelić ............................... 1869-1938 (Croat)
19 Oct - 01 Dec 1918 Anton Korošeć .................................. 1872-1940 (Slovene)
- Dr. Ante Pavelić ............................... (s.a)
(Vice-President, serving jointly with)
- Svetovzar Pribićević ........................... 1875-1936 (Serb)
Presidents of the National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (in Ljubljana, Slovenia)
31 Oct 1918 - 24 Jan 1919 Josip Pogacnik ................................. 1866-1932 (Slovene)
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Government: Monarchy.
Capital: Belgrade.
Language: Yugoslavian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Albanian, German, Slovak, Romanian.
Religion: Serbian Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic, Islam.
National Anthem: "National Anthem of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia."
National Emblem: White Eagel.
National Day: 1st December (1918).
National Motto: Jedan narod, jedan kralj, jedna država (One Nation, One King, One Country).
Currency: Yugoslav Dinar.
Monarchs
01 Dec 1918 - 16 Aug 1921 Karadjordjević, Petar I ........................ 1844-1921
01 Dec 1918 - 16 Aug 1921 Karadjordjević, Crown Prince Aleksandar ........ 1888-1934
(Regent for Petar I)
16 Aug 1921 - 09 Oct 1934 Karadjordjević, Aleksandar I ................... s.a
09 Oct 1934 - 29 Nov 1945 Karadjordjević, Petar II ....................... 1924-1970
(In exile from 14 Apr 1941)
09 Oct 1934 - 17 Apr 1941 Provisional Regency
09 Oct - 11 Oct 1934 Nikola Uzunović ................................ 1873-1954
11 Oct 1934 - 27 Mar 1941 Prince Pavel Karadjordjević .................... 1893-1976
(King Regent, Veliki Vožd from 1940)
- Radenko Stanković .............................. 1880-1956
- Ivo Nikola Perović ............................. 1881-1958
05 Mar - 29 Nov 1945 Provisional Regency
- Ante Mandić .................................... 1881-1959 (Croat)
- Dušan Sernec ................................... 1882-1952 (Slovene)
- Srdjan Budislavljević .......................... 1883-1968 (Serb)
29 Nov 1945 - 31 Jan 1946 Ivan Ribar ..................................... 1881-1968 (Croat)
(President of the Constitute Assembly)
Prime Ministers
01 Dec - 22 Dec 1918 Nikola Petar Pašić (1st Time) .................. 1845-1926 NRS
22 Dec 1918 - 16 Aug 1919 Stojan Pasić (1st Time) ........................ 1857-1923 NRS
16 Aug 1919 - 19 Feb 1920 Ljubomir Davidović ............................. 1863-1940 DS
19 Feb - 16 May 1920 Stojan Pasić (2nd Time)
16 May 1920 - 01 Jan 1921 Milenko Vesnić ................................. 1863-1921 NRS
01 Jan 1921 - 28 Jul 1924 Nikola Petar Pašić (2nd Time)
28 Jul - 06 Nov 1924 Ljubomir Davidović (2nd Time)
06 Nov 1924 - 08 Apr 1926 Nikola Petar Pašić (3rd Time)
08 Apr 1926 - 17 Apr 1927 Nikola Uzunović (1st Time) ..................... 1873-1954 NRS
17 Apr 1927 - 28 Jul 1928 Velimir Vukicević .............................. 1871-1930 DS
28 Jul 1928 - 07 Jan 1929 Antun Korošeč .................................. s.a SLS
07 Jan 1929 - 04 Apr 1932 Petar Živković ................................. 1879-1947 JNS
04 Apr - 06 Jul 1932 Vojislav Marinković ............................ 1876-1935 JNS
06 Jul 1932 - 27 Jan 1934 Milan Srškić ................................... 1880-1937 JNS
27 Jan - 20 Dec 1934 Nikola Uzunović (2nd Time)
20 Dec 1934 - 24 Jun 1935 Bogoljub Jevtić ................................ 1886-1960 JNS
24 Jun 1935 - 05 Feb 1939 Milan Stojadinović ............................. 1888-1961 JRZ
05 Feb 1939 - 27 Mar 1941 Dragiša Cvetković .............................. 1893-1969 JRZ
27 Mar 1941 - 11 Jan 1942 Dušan Todor Simović ............................ 1882-1962 JRZ
(in exile from 12 Apr 1941)
27 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1943 Ivan Ribar ..................................... s.a KPJ
(in opposition to the Royal government in exile)
30 Nov 1943 - 31 Jan 1946 Josip Broz Tito ................................ 1892-1980 KPJ
(in opposition to the Royal government in exile)
DS=Demokracka Stranka (Democratic Party, Liberalism, Yugoslavism).
JNS=Jugoslovenka Nacionana Stranka (Yugoslav National Party, Yugoslav nationalism, Monarchism).
JRZ=Jugoslavenska radikalna zajednica (Yugoslav Radical Union, Yugoslav nationalism, fascism).
KPJ=Komunisticka Partija Jugoslavija (Communist Party of Yugoslavia, Communism, anti-fascism).
NRS=Narodna Radikalna Stranka (People's Radical Party, centre-right, Yugoslavism).
SLS=Slovenska Ljudska Stranka (Slovene People's Party, Conservatism, Catholic, Slovene autonomy).
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Resistance to Axis occupation
- Royalist Yugoslav (Chetnik) Army of the Fatherland -
Commander of the Royal Yugoslav Army
14 Apr 1941 - 29 Aug 1944 Dragojub-Draža M. Mihailović ................... 1893-1946
(loses allied and Yugoslav government in exile support in 1944)
- Partisan Resistance -
Chairmen of the General Staff of the People's Partisan Detachments
04 Jul 1941 - 21 Dec 1945 Josip Broz Tito ................................ s.a
(mandated by the Yugoslav government in 1944)
Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Council of Liberation of Yugoslavia
26 Oct 1942 - 04 Dec 1943 Ivan Ribar ..................................... s.a
04 Dec 1943 - 07 Mar 1945 Josip Broz Tito ................................ s.a
Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia
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Government: Socialist Republic.
Capital: Belgrade.
Demographics: Serb 36%, Croat 29%, Muslim (Bosnijak) 8.%, Slovene 7%, Albanian 7%,
Macedonian Slavs 6%, Yugoslavs 5%, Montenegrins 2%, Hungarians 1%,
9% others - Roma, Turks, Bulgarian, Slovaks, Czechs, Romanian, Gorani, Italian, German (1991).
Language: Yugoslavian, Slovene, Albanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Slovak, German.
Religion: Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Islam.
National Anthem: "Hej, Sloveni!" (Ahoy, Slavs!). (unofficial until 1988).
National Emblem: Six Torches.
National Day: 29 November, Day of the Republic (1945), 25 May, Day of Youth.
National Motto: Bratstov i Jedinstov (Brotherhood and unity).
Currency: Yugoslav Dinar.
Presidents of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia*
23 Oct 1937 - 04 May 1980 Josip Broz Tito, Marshal of Yugoslavia ......... 1892-1980 (HR)
(acting to 05 Jan 1939)
19 Oct 1978 - 23 Oct 1979 Branko Mikulić ................................. 1928-1994 (BH)
(acting for Tito)
23 Oct 1979 - 20 Oct 1980 Stevan "Franja" Doronjski ...................... 1919-1981 (VD)
(acting for Tito to 04 May 1980)
20 Oct 1980 - 20 Oct 1981 Lazar Mojsov ................................... 1920-2011 (MK)
20 Oct 1981 - 29 Jun 1982 Dušan Dragoslavac .............................. 1919-2014 (HR)
29 Jun 1982 - 30 Jun 1983 Mitja Ribičič .................................. 1919-2013 (SL)
30 Jun 1983 - 26 Jun 1984 Dragoslav "Draža" Marković ..................... 1920-2005 (SB)
26 Jun 1984 - 25 Jun 1985 Ali Shukriu .................................... 1919-2005 (KS)
25 Jun 1985 - 28 Jun 1986 Vidoje Žarković ................................ 1927-2000 (CG)
28 Jun 1986 - 30 Jun 1987 Milanko Renovica ............................... 1928-2013 (BH)
30 Jun 1987 - 30 Jun 1988 Boško Krunić ................................... 1929-2017 (VD)
30 Jun 1988 - 17 May 1989 Stjepan Šuvar .................................. 1936-2004 (HR)
17 May 1989 - 17 May 1990 Milan Pančevski ................................ 1935-2019 (MK)
17 May - 30 Jun 1990 Miomir Grbović ................................. 19..- (CG)
(acting)
Presidents of the Constituent Assembly
29 Nov - 30 Nov 1945 Vladimir Simić ................................. 1894-1974 (SB) KPJ
(acting)
01 Dec 1945 Josip Vidmar ................................... 1895-1992 (SL) KPJ
(acting)
31 Jan 1946 - 14 Jan 1953 Ivar Ribar ..................................... s.a (HR) SKJ
President
14 Jan 1953 - 04 May 1980 Josip Broz Tito ................................ s.a SKJ
Presidents of the Collective Presidency
04 May - 15 May 1980 Lazar Koliševski ............................... 1914-2000 (MK) SKJ
(acting)
15 May 1980 - 15 May 1981 Cvijetin Mijatović ............................. 1913-1993 (BH) SKJ
15 May 1981 - 15 May 1982 Sergai Kraigher ................................ 1914-2001 (SL) SKJ
15 May 1982 - 15 May 1983 Petar Stambolić ................................ 1912-2007 (SB) SKJ
15 May 1983 - 15 May 1984 Mika Špiljak ................................... 1916-2007 (HR) SKJ
15 May 1984 - 15 May 1985 Veselin Ðuranović .............................. 1925-1997 (CG) SKJ
15 May 1985 - 15 May 1986 Radovan Vlajković .............................. 1922-2001 (SB) SKJ
15 May 1986 - 15 May 1987 Sinan Hasani ................................... 1922-2010 (KS) SKJ
15 May 1987 - 15 May 1988 Lazar Mojsov ................................... s.a
15 May 1988 - 15 May 1989 Raif Dizdarević ................................ 1926- (BH) SKJ
15 May 1989 - 15 May 1990 Janez Drnovšek ................................. 1950-2008 (SL) SKJ/SDP
15 May 1990 - 15 May 1991 Borisav Jović .................................. 1928-2021 (SB) SPS
15 May - 30 Jun 1991 Sejdo Bajram ................................... 1927-1994 (KS) SPS
(acting, coordinator of the presidency)
15 May - 06 Dec 1991 Stjepan Mesić .................................. 1934- (HR) HDZ
(contested to 01 Jul, absent from 03 Oct)
Presidents of the Federal Executive Council
29 Nov 1945 - 14 Jan 1963 Josip Broz Tito ................................ s.a
(Prime Minister to 14 Jan 1953)
14 Jan 1963 - 16 May 1967 Petar Stambolić ................................ s.a
16 May 1967 - 18 May 1969 Mika Špiljak ................................... s.a
18 May 1969 - 30 Jul 1971 Mitja Ribibčič ................................. s.a
30 Jul 1971 - 15 Mar 1977 Džemal Bijedić ................................. 1917-1977 (BH) SKJ
15 Mar 1977 - 16 May 1982 Veselin Djuranović ............................. s.a
16 May 1982 - 15 May 1986 Milka Planinc .................................. 1924-2010 (HR) SKJ
15 May 1986 - 16 Mar 1989 Branko Mikulić ................................. s.a
(resigned 30 Dec 1988)
30 Dec 1988 - 16 Mar 1989 Miloš Milosavljević
+ Janez Zemljarič ................................ 1928-2022 (SL) SKJ
(acting for Mikulić)
16 Mar 1989 - 20 Dec 1991 Ante Marković .................................. 1924-2011 (HR) SrsJ
(SKJ to 1990)
HDZ=Hrvatska Demokratska Zejednica (Croatian Democratic Union, right-wing, Croatian nationalist)
SDP=Stranka Demokratične Prenove (Party of Democtratic Renewal, social-democratic, Slovene independence)
SKJ=Savez Komunista Jugoslavije (League of Communists of Yugoslavia, dissolved 1990)
SPS=Socijalisticka Partija Srbije (Socialist Party of Serbia, Serbian nationalist, former SKS)
SrsJ=Savez reformski snaga Jugoslavija (Union of reform forces Yugoslavia, social-democratic)
Republic Abbreviations
BH=Bosnia and Herzegovina, CG=Montenegro, HR=Croatia, KS=Kosovo, MK=Macedonia, SB=Serbia,
SL=Slovenia, VD=Vojvodina.
Note: The party that was originally founded in 1919 was dissolved at the 14th congress on 22nd
January 1990; after which the remanence were reformed as the base of new social-democratic
parties in the republics. The federal elections scheduled for March 1990 were never held due to
disagreements between the governments of the republics.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
Government: Federal Republic.
Capital: Belgrade.
Language: Serbian (from 1997), Albanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Bulgarian.
Demographics: Serb 62%, Albanian 17.1%, Montenegrin 4.3%, Hungarian 4.3%, Croat 3.1%, Bosnian 1.8%,
Roma 1.4%, Slovak 0.1%, Bulgarian 0.2%, Romanian 0.8%, Others 4.2% (2000).
Religion: Orthodox, Islam, Roman Catholic.
National Anthem: "Hej Sloveni!".
National Emblem: White Eagel.
National Day: 27th April, Constitution Day (1992).
National Motto:
Currency: Yugoslav Dinar (Deutsch Mark from 1999-2001, then Euro in Montenegro).
Presidents
03 Oct 1991 - 15 Jun 1992 Branko Kostić .................................. 1939-2020 (CG) DPS
(acting, interim to 06 Dec 1991)
15 Jun 1992 - 31 May 1993 Dobrica Ćosić .................................. 1921-2014 (SB)
01 Jun - 25 Jun 1993 Miloš Radulović ................................ 1929- (SB) DPS
(acting)
25 Jun 1993 - 25 Jun 1997 Zoran Lilić .................................... 1953- (SB) SPS
25 Jun - 23 Jul 1997 Srdja Bozović .................................. 1955- (CG) SNPCG
(acting)
23 Jul 1997 - 07 Oct 2000 Slobodan Milošević ............................. 1941-2006 (SB) SPS
07 Oct 2000 - 07 Mar 2003 Vojislav Koštunica ............................. 1944- (SB) DSS
07 Mar 2003 - 05 Jun 2006 Svetozar Marović ............................... 1955- (CG) DPS
Prime Ministers
20 Dec 1991 - 14 Jun 1992 Aleksandar Mitrović ............................ 1933-2012 (SB) SPS
(acting)
14 Jul 1992 - 09 Feb 1993 Milan Panić .................................... 1929- (SB) DPS
09 Feb 1993 - 19 May 1998 Radoje Kontić .................................. 1937- (CG) SNPCG
19 May 1998 - 04 Nov 2000 Momir Bulatović ................................ 1956-2019 (CG) SNPCG
04 Nov 2000 - 24 Jul 2001 Zoran Žižić .................................... 1951-2013 (CG) SNPCG
24 Jul 2001 - 17 Mar 2003 Dragiša Pešić .................................. 1954-2016 (CG) SNPCG
President of the Council of Ministers
17 Mar 2003 - 03 Jun 2006 Svetozar Marović ............................... (s.a) (CG) DPS
DPS=Demokratska Partija Socijalista Crne Gora (Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro)
DSS=Demokratska Stranka Srbije (Democratic Party of Serbia, Conservative, Eurosceptic)
SNPCG=Socijalisticka Narodna Partija Crne Gore (Socialist People's Party of Montenegro)
SPS=Socijalisticka Partija Srbije (Socialist Party of Serbia, social democratic, former SKS)
CG=Montenegro, SB=Serbia.