Đuro Pucar
| Đuro Pucar | |
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| 1st President of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office December 1953 – June 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ratomir Dugonjić |
| 1st President of the Executive Council of People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office March 1953 – December 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Avdo Humo |
| 2nd Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office September 1948 – March 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Rodoljub Čolaković |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 2nd President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office November 1946 – September 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Vojislav Kecmanović |
| Succeeded by | Vlado Šegrt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 December 1899 Kesići, Bosansko Grahovo, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 12 April 1979 (aged 79) Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship | Yugoslav |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
| Awards |
Order of the People's Hero Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour Order of the Yugoslav Star |
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| Allegiance |
 Yugoslavia
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| Service/branch | Yugoslav Partisans |
| Years of service | 1941–45 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Kozara |
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.
Pucar was born on 13 December 1899 in Kesići (part of Bosansko Grahovo). He originated from a poor peasant family. After he finished elementary school he learned farriery in Baranja and Pécs in Hungary. During that time he connected with other workers and became a member of a worker's movement.
In 1920, he joined the Young Communist League of Yugoslavia, and in 1922 he became a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. He was very active in the unions and for a long time he was the union's official. From 1924 to 1929 his activity was based in Subotica Because of the dissemination of leaflets by his "Bečkerečka grupa", he was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Court for Protection of the State. Because he continued his party activity with other prisoners he was sentenced to another two years. He spent ten years in prisons in Lepoglava and Sremska Mitrovica.
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