Cvijetin Mijatović

Cvijetin Mijatović
3rd President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office 15 May 1980 – 15 May 1981
Prime Minister	Veselin Đuranović
Preceded by	Lazar Koliševski
Succeeded by	Sergej Kraigher
2nd Chairman of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Preceded by	Đuro Pucar
Succeeded by	Branko Mikulić
Personal details
Born	8 January 1913(1913-01-08)
Died	1992 (aged 79)
Nationality	Yugoslavia (Yugoslav)
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Religion	None (Atheist)

Cvijetin Mijatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Цвијетин Мијатовић; widely known by his nickname Majo) (born 8 January 1913 in Lopare, Austria-Hungary − died 1992) was a Yugoslav communist politician who served as Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia from 1980 until 1981.

In 1933, he became a member of KPJ. In 1934-1941 (except in 1938-1939 when he had Party duties in Bosnia and Herzegovina) he was member of the University Committee of KPJ, instructor of the Regional Committee of KPJ for Serbia, and member of the city committee of KPJ for Belgrade. From 1941 he participated in organizing armed battles in east Bosnia. He was member of ZAVNOBiH since founding and AVNOJ since II council. After the liberation he was Organisational Secretary of Communist League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, director of the High political school in Belgrade, chief editor of the newspaper "Komunist", ambassador of Yugoslavia to the USSR, member of the Central Committee of Communist League of Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina, secretary and the president of the Central Committee of Communist League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, member of the Presidency of Communist League of Yugoslavia and Chairman of the Presidency of Yugoslavia.^[1]

Mijatović's daughter Mira Mijatović was lead singer of the band VIA Talas. She died of heroin overdose in 1989.^[2]

References

1. ^ [Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, page 662]
2. ^ Dubravka Marković: Moja anđeoska generacija (My Angel Generation), Standard, 03.10.2008.

Political offices
Preceded by Lazar Koliševski	President of the Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia 15 May 1980–15 May 1981	Succeeded by Sergej Kraigher
Party political offices
Preceded by Đuro Pucar	Chairman of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{{years}}}	Succeeded by Branko Mikulić

Persondata
Name	Mijatovic, Cvijetin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	8 January 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	1992
Place of death