Cvijetin Mijatović | |
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3rd President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
In office 15 May 1980 – 15 May 1981 |
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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 |
Lopare, Austria-Hungary |
8 January 1913
Died | 15 November 1993 Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |
(aged 80)
Nationality | Yugoslavia (Yugoslav) |
Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
Cvijetin Mijatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Цвијетин Мијатовић; widely known by his nickname Majo; 8 January 1913 – 15 November 1993) was a Yugoslav communist politician who once served as Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia.
Mijatović was born in Lopare, at the time in Austria-Hungary. In 1933, he became a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ). Between 1934 and 1941 (except in 1938-1939 when he fulfilled Party duties in Bosnia and Herzegovina) he was a 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.
After Yugoslavia was invaded in 1941, he participated in organizing armed battles in east Bosnia. He was a member of ZAVNOBiH since founding and AVNOJ since the second 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.
Mijatović married actress Sibina Bogunović who gave birth to their two daughters — Mira and Maja.
Mijatović's daughter Mira Mijatović was the lead singer of the new wave band VIA Talas. She died of heroin overdose in 1991.