List of Heads of State of Yugoslavia

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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, also known as First Yugoslavia, came into existence on 1 December 1918 with the merger of the Kingdom of Serbia and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.

  1. King Peter I (1 Dec 1918 - 16 Aug 1921) (Regent Prince Alexander ruled in the name of the King)
  2. King Alexander (16 Aug 1921 - 9 Oct 1934)
  3. King Peter II (9 Oct 1934 - 29 Nov 1945) *exile from 13/14 Apr 1941
    • Regency headed by Prince Paul (9 Oct 1934 - 27 Mar 1941)


Term beginning Term ending Name Declared nationality Republic of birth (Province)
29 December 1945 14 January 1953 Ivan Ribar Croat Croatia
14 January 1953 4 May 1980 Josip Broz Tito Yugoslav Croatia
4 May 1980 15 May 1980 Lazar Koliševski Macedonian Macedonia
15 May 1980 15 May 1981 Cvijetin Mijatović Serb Bosnia-Herzegovina
15 May 1981 15 May 1982 Sergej Kraigher Slovene Slovenia
15 May 1982 15 May 1983 Petar Stambolić Serb Serbia
15 May 1983 15 May 1984 Mika Špiljak Croat Croatia
15 May 1984 15 May 1985 Veselin Đuranović Montenegrin Montenegro
15 May 1985 15 May 1986 Radovan Vlajković Serb Serbia (Vojvodina)
15 May 1986 15 May 1987 Sinan Hasani Albanian Serbia (Kosovo)
15 May 1987 15 May 1988 Lazar Mojsov Macedonian Macedonia
15 May 1988 15 May 1989 Raif Dizdarević Bosnian Muslim Bosnia-Herzegovina
15 May 1989 15 May 1990 Janez Drnovšek Slovene Slovenia
15 May 1990 15 May 1991 Borisav Jović Serb Serbia
15 May 1991 30 June 1991 vacant
30 June 1991 3 October 1991
(formally resigned 5 December 1991)
Stjepan Mesić Croat Croatia



In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

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