- Ministry of Defense (Yugoslavia)
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The Ministry of Defense of Yugoslavia refers to the defense ministry which was responsible for defense of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1945 and the communist SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It may also refer to the defense ministry of FR Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003 (officially named Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006).
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List of ministers
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# Name Born–Died Rank Start End Note 1 Mihailo Rašić 1858–1932 Divisional General 1 December 1918 30 March 1919 2 Stevan S. Hadžić 1868–1931 Divisional General 30 March 1919 19 February 1920 1st Term 3 Branko Jovanović 1868–1921 Divisional General 19 February 1920 26 March 1921 Died in office Milorad Drašković 1873–1921 No military rank 26 March 1921 24 May 1921 Acting Minister of Defense 4 Stevan S. Hadžić 1868–1931 Divisional General 24 May 1921 20 July 1921 2nd Term 5 Milivoje Zečević 1872–1946 General 20 July 1921 3 January 1922 6 Miloš Vasić 1859–1935 General 5 January 1922 4 November 1922 7 Petar Pešić 1871–1944 Divisional General 4 November 1922 27 July 1924 1st Term. Promoted to General of the Army in 1923 8 Stevan S. Hadžić 1868–1931 General of the Army 27 July 1924 6 November 1924 3rd Term 9 Dušan Trifunović 1880–1942 Divisional General 6 November 1924 24 December 1926 10 Stevan S. Hadžić 1868–1931 General of the Army 24 December 1926 23 April 1931 4th Term. Died in office 11 Dragomir Stojanović 1878–1943 General of the Army 23 April 1931 18 April 1934 12 Milan Milanović General 18 April 1934 22 October 1934 13 Petar Živković 1879–1947 General of the Army 22 October 1934 7 March 1936 14 Ljubomir Marić 1878–1960 General of the Army 8 March 1936 25 August 1938 15 Milutin Nedić 1882–1945 General of the Army 25 August 1938 26 August 1939 16 Milan Nedić 1877–1946 General of the Army 26 August 1939 6 November 1940 17 Petar Pešić 1871–1944 General of the Army 6 November 1940 27 March 1941 2nd Term 18 Bogoljub Ilić 1881–1953 General of the Army 27 March 1941 14 April 1941 19 Dragoljub Mihailović 1893–1946 Divisional General 19 January 1942 1944 Promoted to General of the Army in 1942. Federal Secretaries of People's Defense of the SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
Marshal Josip Broz Tito, first Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia (served 1945–1953)
General of the Army Ivan Gošnjak, second Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia (served 1953–1967)
General of the Army Veljko Kadijević, fifth and last Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia (served 1988–1992)The Federal Secretary of People's Defense of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian: Savezni sekretar za narodnu odbranu SFRJ , Cyrillic: Савезни секретар за народну одбрану СФРЈ) was that country's defense minister during its existence from 1945 to 1992. He was the head of the Federal Secretariat of People's Defense (Savezni sekretarijat za narodnu odbranu - SSNO) and it was the most effective military person, while the Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's Army (which was the formational part of SSNO) was the most professional and staff body.
It was the part of the Federal Executive Council (Federal Government).
# Name Born–Died Rank Start End Note 1 Josip Broz Tito 1892–1980 Marshal 7 March 1945 14 January 1953 2 Ivan Gošnjak 1909–1980 General of the Army 14 January 1953 18 May 1967 Considered for promotion to General of the Yugoslav People's Army in 1955 3 Nikola Ljubičić 1916–2005 General of the Army 18 May 1967 5 May 1982 4 Branko Mamula 1921– Admiral 5 May 1982 15 May 1988 Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet in 1983 5 Veljko Kadijević 1925– General of the Army 15 May 1988 8 January 1992 Blagoje Adžić 1932– Colonel General 8 January 1992 27 February 1992 Acting Federal Secretary of People's Defense Života Panić 1933–2003 Colonel General 27 February 1992 20 May 1992 Acting Federal Secretary of People's Defense Ministers of Defense of the FR Yugoslavia (1992–2006)
Boris Tadić, Minister of Defence from 2003 to 2004
Prvoslav Davinić (center), Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2005
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the secession of four out of six constituent republic in the SFR Yugoslavia the remaining two (Serbia and Montenegro) established a federation in 1992 called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia). This lasted until 2003 when it was reconstituted as a political union called Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006 both countries declared independence and parted ways.
# Name Born-Died Rank Start End Note 1 Milan Panić 1929– No military rank 14 July 1992 2 March 1993 2 Pavle Bulatović 1948–2000 No military rank 2 March 1993 7 February 2000 Assassinated 3 Dragoljub Ojdanić 1941– General of the Army 15 February 2000 4 November 2000 4 Slobodan Krapović 1948– No military rank 4 November 2000 29 January 2002 5 Velimir Radojević 1956– No military rank 29 January 2002 17 March 2003 6 Boris Tadić 1958– No military rank 17 March 2003 16 April 2004 7 Prvoslav Davinić 1938– No military rank 16 April 2004 21 October 2005 8 Zoran Stanković 1954– Major General (Ret.) 21 October 2005 4 June 2006 See also
- Ministry of Defence (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Ministry of Defence (Croatia)
- Ministry of Defence (Montenegro)
- Ministry of Defence (Serbia)
- Ministry of Defence (Slovenia)
External links
- List of ministers at Rulers.org
- Governments of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (Yugoslavia) 1918-1945
Yugoslav People's Army (1945–1992)
Leadership 
Branches Yugoslav Ground Forces
Yugoslav Navy
Yugoslav Air Force
Yugoslav Territorial DefensePersonel Yugoslav People's Army RanksCategories:- Government of Yugoslavia
- Defence ministries
- Military of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Military of SFR Yugoslavia
- Military of Serbia and Montenegro
- 1918 establishments
- 2006 disestablishments
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