Miodrag "Dragi" Stamenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг "Драги" Стаменковић; 29 February 1920, in Leskovac – 17 February 2004, in Belgrade) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician and author.

Dragi Stamenković
Драги Стаменковић
Prime Minister of Serbia
President of the People's Government
of Serbia
In office
17 November 1964 – 6 May 1967
PresidentDušan Petrović Šane
Preceded byStevan Doronjski
Succeeded byĐurica Jojkić
Personal details
Born29 February 1920
Leskovac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died17 February 2004(2004-02-17) (aged 83)
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Political partySKJ (1937—1990)

Biography

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He finished his elementary school and two grades of the gymnasium in his home town, while in Belgrade he graduated from the Trading school. In his early years, he was a member of the United Trade Unions. He served as the leader of the Communist Youth in Serbia during the World War II[1] and after the war, he worked for the communist government in Serbia and in 1951 he became president of the League of Trade Unions of Yugoslavia as well as the vice president of the Central Council of the League of Trade Unions.[2] In 1964 he was appointed as the President of the People's Government of Serbia and he served that role until 1967.[3] He was the Yugoslav ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1974 and 1977.[1]

He died on 17 February 2004 in Belgrade and was buried in the New Cemetery.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stamenković, Dragi". Rulers.
  2. ^ Mitchell, James Paul (1951). Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe, Band 2. United States Department of Labor.
  3. ^ "Serbia". Rulers.
  4. ^ "Preminuo Dragi Stamenković". glas-javnosti.rs. Glas javnosti. 17 February 2004.
Government offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Serbia
1964–1967
Succeeded by