Stevan Doronjski

Stevan Doronjski (26 September 1919 14 August 1981) was a Yugoslav civil servant from Serbia who served as President of the Presidium of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the ruling party of the nation.

Stevan Doronjski
President of the Presidium of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
In office
4 May 1980  20 October 1980
Preceded byJosip Broz Tito
Succeeded byLazar Mojsov
President of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Serbia
In office
6 November 1964  17 November 1964
Preceded bySlobodan Penezić
Succeeded byDragi Stamenković
President of the Assembly of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
In office
December 1953  18 July 1963
Preceded byLuka Mrkšić
Succeeded byRadovan Vlajković
Personal details
Born(1919-09-26)26 September 1919
Krčedin, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died14 August 1981(1981-08-14) (aged 61)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade

Doronjski was born in 1919 in the village of Krčedin in the Srem region of Serbia to a peasant family.[1] He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Belgrade and joined the Communist Party in 1939. He fought with the Partisans in World War II and after the war held a number of political posts in the newly-formed Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Doronjski died on 14 August 1981 at the age of 61.[2]

References

  1. "First section". Socialist Thought and Practice (8–12): 8. 1981.
  2. "Stevan Doronjski, a member of Yugoslavia's collective leadership, died..." United Press International. 14 August 1981.
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