Hamdija Pozderac
Hamdija Pozderac (15 January 1924 – 6 April 1988) was a Yugoslav communist politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served as the 4th President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1971 to 1974. Pozderac was also a member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SR Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1986 to 1987, and served as President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1982 to 1984. He was forced to resign from politics due to a corruption scandal in September 1987.
Hamdija Pozderac | |
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| 16th Vice President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 15 May 1987 – 23 September 1987 | |
| President | Lazar Mojsov |
| Preceded by | Lazar Mojsov |
| Succeeded by | Raif Dizdarević |
| 3rd Member of the Presidency of Yugoslavia for SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 15 May 1986 – 23 September 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Branko Mikulić |
| Succeeded by | Mato Andrić (Acting) Raif Dizdarević |
| 5th President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 20 May 1982 – 28 May 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Nikola Stojanović |
| Succeeded by | Mato Andrić |
| 4th President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 30 July 1971 – May 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Dragutin Kosovac |
| Preceded by | Džemal Bijedić |
| Succeeded by | Ratomir Dugonjić (as President of the Presidency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1924 Cazin, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes |
| Died | 7 April 1988 (aged 64) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | League of Communists |
Pozderac was considered one of the most influential and powerful politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the communist era. His removal from the political scene in the late 1980s is today considered one of the most controversial events that preceded the Bosnian War. Pozderac was removed due to the Agrokomerc Affair of 1987, which the Yugoslav press compared to the American Watergate scandal.