Osman Karabegović
| Osman Karabegović | |
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| 3rd President of the Executive Council of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office 1956–1963 |
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| Preceded by | Avdo Humo |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Brkić |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 September 1911 Banja Luka, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Died | 24 June 1996 (aged 84) Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship | Yugoslav |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1932–1974) |
| Spouse(s) | Ljubica Karabegović |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
| Awards |
Order of the People's Hero Order of the People's Liberation Order of the Yugoslav Flag Order of the Partisan Star Order of Bravery Partisan Memorial |
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| Allegiance |
 Yugoslavia
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| Service/branch | Yugoslav Partisans |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Major General |
Osman Karabegović (7 September 1911 – 24 June 1996) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian communist politician and a recipient of the Order of the People's Hero. He joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1932. In World War II, he was one of the leaders of the Yugoslav Partisans in Bosnia-Herzegovina. After the war, he held various posts in the Socialist Yugoslavia. In 1972, after he criticised the lack of democracy in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he was expelled from the League of Communists of Yugoslavia as a critic of the Yugoslav model of workers' self-management and lack of democracy in the SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He was a strong supporter of Slobodan Milošević in 1980s and 1990s, and opposed Alija Izetbegović in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He died in Belgrade in 1996.
Karabegović was born on 7 September 1911 in Banja Luka. He attended high school there and was an active member of the "Mlada Jugoslavija" association (English: Young Yugoslavia). He joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1932 and in the same year was expelled from school because he participated in a students' strike. He finished the last of his classes of gymnasium in Sarajevo.
Because of his activity in the Communist Party and SKOJ he was arrested. He was released from prison under the pressure of public. In 1933, Karabegović entered the Veterinary Faculty in Zagreb. Again, he actively participated in the work of SKOJ and the Communist Party. He was arrested for the same reasons a few times by police in Zagreb. In 1935 he was ordered to return in Banja Luka. During 1936–1937 he studied medicine at the University of Zagreb and became a member of the Students' Committee of SKOJ and a member of the Action Committee in Belgrade. He participated in various demonstrations against the regime of Alexander I of Yugoslavia for which he was again arrested few times.
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