Lazar Koliševski

Lazar Koliševski
Лазар Колишевски
1st President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office
4 May 1980  15 May 1980
Prime MinisterVeselin Đuranović
Preceded byJosip Broz Tito
Succeeded byCvijetin Mijatović
6th President of the People's Assembly of PR Macedonia
In office
19 December 1953  26 June 1962
Prime MinisterLjupčo Arsov
Aleksandar Grlickov
Preceded byDimce Stojanov
Succeeded byLjupčo Arsov
1st President of the Executive Council of PR Macedonia
In office
16 April 1945  19 December 1953
PresidentMetodija Andonov - Čento
Dimitar Vlahov
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byLjupčo Arsov
1st Secretary of the League of Communists of Macedonia
In office
19 March 1943  July 1963
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKrste Crvenkovski
Personal details
Born(1914-02-12)12 February 1914
Sveti Nikole, Kingdom of Serbia
Died6 July 2000(2000-07-06) (aged 86)
Skopje, Macedonia
NationalityYugoslav/Macedonian
Political partyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia
League of Communists of Macedonia
AwardsOrder of the People's Hero
Order of People's Liberation
Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour

Lazar Koliševski (Macedonian: Лазар Колишевски [ˈlazar kɔˈliʃɛfski] ; 12 February 1914 – 6 July 2000) was a Macedonian Yugoslav communist political leader in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia and briefly in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was closely allied with Josip Broz Tito.