Lazar Koliševski
Lazar Koliševski | |
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| Лазар Колишевски | |
| 1st President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 4 May 1980 – 15 May 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Veselin Đuranović |
| Preceded by | Josip Broz Tito |
| Succeeded by | Cvijetin Mijatović |
| 6th President of the People's Assembly of PR Macedonia | |
| In office 19 December 1953 – 26 June 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Ljupčo Arsov Aleksandar Grlickov |
| Preceded by | Dimce Stojanov |
| Succeeded by | Ljupčo Arsov |
| 1st President of the Executive Council of PR Macedonia | |
| In office 16 April 1945 – 19 December 1953 | |
| President | Metodija Andonov - Čento Dimitar Vlahov |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ljupčo Arsov |
| 1st Secretary of the League of Communists of Macedonia | |
| In office 19 March 1943 – July 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Krste Crvenkovski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1914 Sveti Nikole, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | 6 July 2000 (aged 86) Skopje, Macedonia |
| Nationality | Yugoslav/Macedonian |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Macedonia |
| Awards | Order 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.