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Chief of the General Staff (Yugoslavia)

The Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Начелник Генералштаба / Načelnik Generalštaba; Slovene: Načelnik Generalštaba; Macedonian: Началник на Генералштабот, romanized: Načalnik na Generalštabot) refers of the chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army from 1918 to 1941, the Yugoslav People's Army from 1945 to 1992 and the Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro (officially named the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003) from 1992 to 2006.

List of chiefs of the general staff

† denotes people who died in office.

Royal Yugoslav Army and Navy (1918–1920)

Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces (1920–1941)

Yugoslav Army Outside the Homeland (1941–1942)

Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (1942–1945)

National Liberation Army (1941–1945)

Yugoslav People's Army (1945–1992)

The Chief of the General Staff (Serbo-Croatian: Načelnik Generalštaba - NGŠ, Начелник Генералштаба - НГШ; Macedonian: Началник на Генералштабот; Slovene: Načelnik Generalštaba) was the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) during its existence from 1945 to 1992. He was appointed by the President (after 1980 Presidency) of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who was the commander-in-chief. While the Federal Secretary of People's Defence (defence minister) headed the Federal Secretariat of People's Defence (Savezni sekretarijat za narodnu odbranu - SSNO) and it was the most effective military person, the Chief of the General Staff (which was the formational part of SSNO) was the most professional and staff body.

Timeline

Života PanićBlagoje AdžićStevan MirkovićZorko ČanadiPetar GračaninBranko MamulaStane PotočarViktor BubanjMiloš ŠumonjaRade HamovićLjubo VučkovićPeko DapčevićKoča PopovićArso Jovanović

Armed Forces of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

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 state union called Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006 both countries declared independence and parted ways.

Timeline

Ljubiša JokićDragan PaskašBranko KrgaNebojša PavkovićDragoljub OjdanićMomčilo PerišićŽivota Panić

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Previously served as Chief of the Serbian General Staff.
  2. ^ Later served as the Prime Minister of the Government of National Salvation from 1941 to 1944.
  3. ^ a b Brother of Milan Nedić.
  4. ^ Removed from office in the Yugoslav coup d'état.
  5. ^ Killed by border guards while allegedly trying to escape to Romania during the Informbiro period.
  6. ^ Afterwards served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1965.
  7. ^ Afterwards served as the Minister of Defence from 1982 to 1988.
  8. ^ Later served as the President of the Presidency of SR Serbia from 1987 to 1989.
  9. ^ Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia from 20 May 1992.
  10. ^ Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army until 20 May 1992.
  11. ^ Afterwards served as the Minister of Defence in 2000.
  12. ^ Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro since 7 March 2003.

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