Raif Dizdarević

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Raif Dizdarević (born 1926) was a Yugoslav politician of Bosniak ethnicity.

Dizdarević was born in Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. During World War II he participated in the armed resistance in the Partisans.

After the war, as a member of the Communist Party and collaborator of Josip Broz Tito, he was elevated into high political functions:

diplomat, serving on embassies in Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Bulgaria
1978 - 1982: Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1982 - 1983: Chairman of Federal Assembly
1984 - 1988: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia
1988 - 1989: Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia

Dizdarević, who tried to keep the Yugoslav federation together, lost his political influence with the start of the Yugoslav wars. Later he lived in Sarajevo and published his memoirs.

Preceded by Lazar Mojsov	Head of State of Yugoslavia Raif Dizdarević 1988–1989	Succeeded by Janez Drnovšek

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Presidents of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Ribar \| Broz \| Koliševski \| Mijatović \| Kraigher \| Stambolić \| Špiljak \| Đuranović \| Vlajković \| Hasani \| Mojsov \| Dizdarević \| Drnovšek \| Jović \| Mesić

Presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1943-1990): Vojislav Kecmanović Đedo • Đuro Pucar Stari • Vlado Šegrt • vacant • Đuro Pucar Stari • Rato Dugonjić • Džemal Bijedić • Hamdija Pozderac • Rato Dugonjić • Raif Dizdarević • Branko Mikulić • Milanko Renovica • Munir Mesihović • Mato Andrić • Nikola Filipović • Obrad Piljak

Bosnia and Herzegovina (State President; 1990-1996): Alija Izetbegović