President of the League of Communists of Montenegro

The president was the leader of the League of Communists of Montenegro (LCM), the ruling party of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (SRM) in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Party rules stipulated that the LCM Central Committee elected the president. Moreover, the Central Committee was empowered to remove the president. The president served ex officio as a member of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY) and of the SRM Presidency. To be eligible to serve, the president had to be a member of the Presidency of the LCM Central Committee. The 8th LCM Congress instituted a two-year term limits for officeholders.

President of the League of Communists of Montenegro
Serbo-Croatian: Predsjednik Saveza komunista Crne Gore
Emblems of the LCY
Longest serving
Blažo Jovanović

7 October 1948 – 29 June 1963
TypeParty leader
Member ofLCY Presidency and SRM Presidency
AppointerCentral Committee
Term lengthTwo years, non-renewable
(1982–1991)
Constituting instrumentLCY Charter & LCM Charter
Formation7 October 1948
First holderBlažo Jovanović
Final holderMomir Bulatović
Abolished22 June 1991

The office traces its lineage back to the office of "Secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Montenegro," established on 4 April 1920. This body had no distinct rights and was under the jurisdiction of the Yugoslav Central Committee. On 4 October 1948, the LCY convened the founding congress of the Communist Party of Montenegro. On 7 October, the Central Committee of the 1st Congress elected Blažo Jovanović as "Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Montenegro". The LCY 6th Congress on 2–7 November 1952, renamed the party League of Communists, and the Montenegrin republican branch followed suit and changed its name to League of Communists of Montenegro. On 4 October 1966, the 5th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the LCY 8th Congress abolished the office of General Secretary at the national level and replaced with the office of President. The LCM Central Committee convened a meeting later in 1966 in which the office of secretary was abolished, and the "President of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro" was formed. The reforms passed by the LCY Central Committee plenum strengthened the powers of the republican branches and gave more powers to the Montenegrin party leader. The 8th LCM Congress introduced another set of reforms on 1 July 1982, which abolished the existing office and replaced it with the "President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro". This office was retained until 22 June 1991, when the party changed its name to the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro.

Office history

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Title Established Abolished Established by
Secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia for Montenegro
Serbo-Croatian: Sekretar Pokrajinskog komiteta Komunističke partije Jugoslavije za Crne Gore
23 April 1919 2 August 1937 1st Congress of the Socialist Labour Party of Yugoslavia (Communists)
Secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro
Serbo-Croatian: Sekretar Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Crne Gore
2 August 1937 14 November 1966 1st Congress of the Communist Party of Montenegro
President of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro
Serbo-Croatian: Predsjednik Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Crne Gore
14 November 1966 1 July 1982 7th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the 4th Congress
President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro
Serbo-Croatian: Predsjednik Predsedništva Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Crne Gore
1 July 1982 24 February 1991 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Montenegro

Officeholders

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Provincial

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Secretaries of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia for Montenegro
No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Term of office Birth PM Death Ref.
1   Jovan Tomašević 4 April 1920 24 February 1924 3 years, 326 days 1892 1919 1924 [1]
2   Stanko Dragojević 24 February 1924 Late 1924 281 days 1893 1919 1933 [2]
3   Aleksa Pavićević Late 1924 November 1925 1 year, 203 days 1896 1919 ? [3]
4   Nikola Kovačević November 1925 February 1928 2 years, 92 days 1890 1920 1964 [4]
5   Nisa Milanović October 1928 July 1929 273 days 1894 1920 ? [5]
6   Adolf Muk July 1930 October 1930 92 days 1893 1919 1943 [6]
7   Božo Ljumović October 1932 30 August 1934 1 year, 333 days 1896 1919 1986 [7]
8   Nikola Lekić 30 August 1934 July 1936 1 year, 306 days 1909 1931 1941 [8]
7   Božo Ljumović 9 August 1940 1942 1 year, 296 days 1907 1924 1976 [7]
9   Blažo Jovanović May 1943 7 October 1948 5 years, 159 days 1907 1924 1976 [9]

Republican

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Presidents of the League of Communists of Montenegro
No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Tenure Term of office Birth PM Death Ref.
1   Blažo Jovanović 7 October 1948 29 June 1963 14 years, 265 days 1st3rd
(1948–1965)
1907 1924 1976 [9]
2   Đorđije Pajković 29 June 1963 14 December 1968 5 years, 168 days 3rd4th
(1959–1968)
1917 1936 1980 [10]
3   Veselin Đuranović 14 December 1968 21 March 1977 8 years, 97 days 5th6th
(1968–1978)
1925 1944 1997 [11]
4   Vojislav Srzentić 21 March 1977 1 July 1982 5 years, 102 days 6th7th
(1974–1982)
1934 1952 Alive [12]
5   Dobroslav Ćulafić 1 July 1982 May 1984 1 year, 305 days 8th
(1982–1986)
1926 1944 2011 [13]
6   Vidoje Žarković May 1984 30 July 1984 90 days 8th
(1982–1986)
1927 1943 2000 [14]
7   Marko Orlandić 30 July 1984 23 April 1986 1 year, 267 days 8th
(1982–1986)
1930 1948 2019 [15]
8   Miljan Radović 23 April 1986 12 January 1989 2 years, 264 days 9th
(1986–1989)
1933 1951 2015 [16]
9   Veselin Vukotić 12 January 1989 26 April 1989 104 days 9th
(1986–1989)
1949 ? Alive [17]
10   Milica Pejanović 26 April 1989 28 April 1989 2 days 9th
(1986–1989)
1959 ? Alive [18]
11   Momir Bulatović 28 April 1989 22 June 1991 2 years, 55 days 10th
(1989–1991)
1956 ? 2019 [19]

References

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  1. ^ Djukanović 2023, pp. 364–365; Hronologija 1 1980, p. 87.
  2. ^ Ćetković, Borivoje. "Vatreni borac za slobodu, istinu i socijalnu pravdu" [A fiery fighter for freedom, truth and social justice]. Dan (in Montenegrin). Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ Hronologija 1 1980, p. 151.
  4. ^ "Nikola Kovačević" [Nikola Kovačević] (in Montenegrin). Parliament of Montenegro. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ Tito 1982a, p. 301; Hronologija 1 1980, pp. 172 & 203.
  6. ^ Tito 1980, p. 158; Hronologija 1 1980, p. 203.
  7. ^ a b Vukićević 2021, p. 130; Hronologija 1 1980, p. 203.
  8. ^ Tito 1982b, p. 305; Hronologija 1 1980, p. 220.
  9. ^ a b Staff writer 1966, p. 234.
  10. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 456.
  11. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 127; Stroynowski 1989a, p. 244.
  12. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 581; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1105.
  13. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 113; Stroynowski 1989a, p. 206.
  14. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 696; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1342.
  15. ^ "Preminuo Marko Orlandić" [Marko Orlandić passed away] (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  16. ^ Stroynowski 1989b, p. 968.
  17. ^ "Hayek Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 – An Austrian in the Balkans" (in German and English). Hayek Institut. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  18. ^ Morrison 2018, p. 37.
  19. ^ Morrison 2018, p. 37; Djukanović 2023, p. 57.

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