Hamdija Pozderac
| Hamdija Pozderac | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 January 1924 Cazin, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 7 April 1988 (aged 64) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
Hamdija Pozderac (15 January 1924 — 7 April 1988) was a Bosniak communist politician and the president of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1971 to 1974. He was a vice president of the former Yugoslavia in the late 1980s, and was in line to become the president of Yugoslavia just before he was forced to resign from politics in 1987.
Pozderac was considered one of the most influential and powerful politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the communist era. His removal from the political scene in the late 1980s is today considered one of the most controversial events that preceded the Bosnian War. He was removed due to the Agrokomerc Affair of 1987, which the Yugoslav press compared to the American Watergate scandal.
Hamdija Pozderac was born in Cazin in Bosnia and Herzegovina to an established family which exerted strong influence in the westernmost part of the Bosnian region of Bosanska Krajina known for its strong resistance to the fascist Independent State of Croatia regime during World War II. During the war, Pozderac joined the illegal Alliance of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) and the anti-fascist Partisan movement. He held various military and public posts in Bosanska Krajina region during the war and was ordained with several military and public honors. Following the advent of communist rule, the Pozderac family affirmed its strong position in Yugoslav politics with Nurija Pozderac and Hamdija's brother, Hakija, both of whom held high positions in the Yugoslav government during and after World War II. Hamdija Pozderac was a close ally of Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia for 27 years.
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