Vladimir Bakarić

^[a]In office
December 1953 – December 1963Prime MinisterJakov Blažević
Zvonko Brkić
Mika ŠpiljakPreceded byZlatan SremecSucceeded byIvan KrajačićPresident of the Executive Council of the People's Republic of CroatiaIn office
14 April 1945 – 18 December 1953PresidentVladimir Nazor
Karlo-Gašpar Mrazović
Vicko Krstulović
Zlatan SremecPreceded byPavle Gregorić
(as Minister for Croatia)Succeeded byJakov BlaževićSecretary of the League of Communists of CroatiaIn office
1948 – May 1969PresidentVladimir Nazor
Karlo-Gašpar Mrazović
Vicko Krstulović
Zlatan Sremec
Himself
Ivan Krajačić
Jakov BlaževićPrime MinisterHimself
Jakov Blažević
Zvonko Brkić
Mika Špiljak
Savka Dabčević-KučarPreceded byAndrija HebrangSucceeded bySavka Dabčević-Kučar Personal detailsBorn(1912-03-08)8 March 1912
Velika Gorica, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
(now Croatia)Died16 January 1983(1983-01-16) (aged 70)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR YugoslaviaNationalityCroatianPolitical partyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)^a The Speaker of the Parliament was the head of state of SR Croatia between 6 February 1953 and 8 May 1974.

Vladimir Bakarić (pronounced [ʋlǎdimiːr bǎkarit͡ɕ]; 8 March 1912 – 16 January 1983) was a Yugoslav and Croatian communist revolutionary and a politician.

Political career

Bakarić helped to organise the partisan resistance in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. From 1948 to 1969, he was the chairman of the League of Communists of Croatia and as such was a close collaborator of President Josip Broz Tito.^[1] Even after stepping down from the top post in communist hierarchy in the Socialist Republic of Croatia, he retained much influence and was even considered to be the most influential politician in Croatia.

From 1964 to 1974, he was a member of the Council of the Federation, and since 1974 he has been a member of the Presidency of the SFRY, where he served as vice president from May 15, 1975, to May 15, 1976, and was re-elected to that position in May 1982.^[1]

Together with Edvard Kardelj, he belonged to the more liberal wing of the Yugoslav political elite and was known for his statement on the need to "federate the federation" (federiranje federacije), a reference to the struggle between Yugoslav unitarists, who advocated giving more powers to the central government, and federalists, who wanted to shift power to the republics.^{[citation needed]} However, Bakarić was usually extremely careful in his public pronouncements on policy and wary of radical statements.

See also

• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

References

Political offices
Preceded by Zlatan Sremec	Speaker of the Croatian Parliament December 1953 – December 1963	Succeeded by Ivan Krajačić
Preceded by Pavle Gregorić as Minister for Croatia	President of the Executive Council of SR Croatia 14 April 1945 – December 1953	Succeeded by Jakov Blažević
Party political offices
Preceded by Andrija Hebrang	Secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia 1948 – 1969	Succeeded by Savka Dabčević-Kučar