Đuro Pucar Politician

Đurađ "Đuro" Pucar "Stari" (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ "Ђуро" Пуцар "Стари"; 13 December 1899 – 12 April 1979) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian politician. During World War II he was a member of the Yugoslav Partisans and was later decorated with the Order of the People's Hero and twice with the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour. After the war he held the position of the President of the Presidium of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1946 to 1948 and from 1948 to 1953 he served as the President of the Government of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 13, 1899
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Bosansko Grahovo , Kesići
Religion
Atheism
Date of deathApril 12, 1979
Place of death
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , Belgrade

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Office holder

awards
Order of the Yugoslav Star
Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Order of the People's Hero
military operations
Kozara Offensive
military branch
Yugoslav Partisans
office
1st President of the Executive Council of
2nd President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2nd Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1st President of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
party
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
service start1941
successor
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