Siniša Stanković
Siniša Stanković (Serbian pronunciation: [sǐniʃa stǎːŋkoʋitɕ]; 26 March 1892 – 24 February 1974) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician and biologist.
Siniša Stanković | |
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President of ASNOS | |
In office 12 November 1944 – 7 April 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
1st President of Serbia As President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Federal State of Serbia(1945) and People’s Republic of Serbia(1945-1953) | |
In office 7 April 1945 – March 1953 | |
President | Ivan Ribar |
Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Petar Stambolić |
Personal details | |
Born | Zaječar, Serbia | 26 March 1892
Died | 24 February 1974 81) Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | (aged
Nationality | Yugoslav |
Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
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Biography
He served as a President of Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Serbia and as a 1st President of Serbia. Stanković was also a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, founder of Institute for ecology and biogeography and director of Biological Institute of Serbia. He was born in Zajecar, Kingdom of Serbia and died in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. He graduated from the University of Belgrade and Grenoble University. He had a long career in the Serbian and Yugoslav communist parties. During the Second World War he was member of communist Partisan forces.[1] One species of pseudoscorpion is named after him(lat. neobisium stankovici).
Selected works
- Living space, critic of racism and nazism
- The framework of life
- Lake Ohrid and its living world
References
- "Istorijat". Ibiss.bg.ac.rs. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Office established |
Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Serbia 12 November 1944 – 7 April 1945 |
Succeeded by himself as President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of PR Serbia |
Preceded by himself as Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Serbia |
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of FS of Serbia(1945) and PR Serbia(1945-1953) 7 April 1945 – March 1953 |
Succeeded by Petar Stambolić as President of the People's Assembly of PR Serbia |