Vojislav Kecmanović
Vojislav "Đedo" Kecmanović | |
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1st President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 26 April 1945 – November 1946 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Đuro Pucar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1881 (1881) Čitluk (Kozarska Dubica), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 25 March 1961(1961-03-25) (aged 79–80) Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
Political party | SKJ |
Occupation | Doctor, politician |
Vojislav "Đedo" Kecmanović (1881 – 25 March 1961) was a Serb doctor who participated in the Balkan Wars and the National Liberation Struggle. He was the first President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina and was also president of ZAVNOBiH.
Early life and education
Kecmanović was born in Čitluk, near Prijedor, in 1881. He attended high school in Sarajevo, Reljevo and Karlowitz. He studied medicine from 1905 to 1911 in Prague where he graduated. While working as a doctor in Tuzla during the Balkan Wars, he crossed into the Kingdom of Serbia and participated in it as a volunteer.
Career
After the Balkan Wars, Kecmanović returned to Tuzla, and then lived in Sarajevo. In Banja Luka, he was sentenced to five years in prison for high-treason process, serving his sentence in Banja Luka and Zenica. In 1918, he was a doctor in Bijeljina. Kecmanović was president of the cultural-educational societies and reading rooms "Filip Višnjić" and was also a distinguished cultural worker. In 1943, he was elected member of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia and also became president of ZAVNOBiH, the highest governing organ of the anti-fascist movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and during World War II developed to be the bearer of Bosnian statehood.
From 26 April 1945 to November 1946, Kecmanović was the first President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Death
Kecmanović died on 25 March 1961 in Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia.
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Preceded by Office established | President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945–1946 | Succeeded by |
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SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945–1974)
- Vojislav Kecmanović
- Đuro Pucar
- Vlado Šegrt
- Đuro Pucar*
- Ratomir Dugonjić
- Džemal Bijedić
- Hamdija Pozderac
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1974–1992)
- Ratomir Dugonjić
- Raif Dizdarević
- Branko Mikulić
- Milanko Renovica
- Munir Mesihović
- Mato Andrić
- Nikola Filipović
- Obrad Piljak
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (since 1996)