List_of_heads_of_state_of_Serbia

List of heads of state of Serbia

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This article lists the heads of state of Serbia, from the establishment of the modern Serbian state during the Serbian Revolution to the present day.

The list includes the heads of state of Revolutionary Serbia and the independent monarchies; Principality of Serbia and Kingdom of Serbia, as well as Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and heads of state of the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), a constituent country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Between 1944 and 1974, Serbia's head of state was the speaker of the Serbian parliament.

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[Exile-1] In exile from November 1915 until the liberation in 1918, due to the occupation by the Central Powers during World War I (see Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian occupation of Serbia).

[2] Removed from the position in the aftermath of the 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia.

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Grand Vožd				Reign			Claim
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	House	Reign start	Reign end	Duration	Claim
1		Karađorđe Petrović Карађорђе Петровић (1768–1817)	Founder of the House of Karađorđević	15 February 1804	21 September 1813 (Exiled)	9 years, 218 days	Leader of the First Serbian Uprising (elected at the Orašac Assembly)

Prince				Reign			Claim
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	House	Reign start	Reign end	Duration	Claim
1		Miloš Obrenović I Милош Обреновић I (1780–1860)	Founder of the House of Obrenović	23 April 1815	25 June 1839 (Abdicated)	24 years, 63 days	Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising (elected at the Takovo Meeting)
2		Milan Obrenović II Милан Обреновић II (1819–1839)	Obrenović	25 June 1839	8 July 1839	13 days	Son of Miloš Obrenović I
3		Mihailo Obrenović III Михаило Обреновић III (1823–1868)	Obrenović	8 July 1839	14 September 1842 (Deposed)	3 years, 68 days	Son of Miloš Obrenović I
4		Aleksandar Karađorđević Александар Карађорђевић (1806–1885)	Karađorđević	14 September 1842	23 December 1858 (Abdicated)	16 years, 100 days	Son of Karađorđe Petrović
(1)		Miloš Obrenović I Милош Обреновић I (1780–1860)	Founder of the House of Obrenović	23 December 1858	26 September 1860	1 year, 278 days	Second reign (restored at the St. Andrew's Day Assembly)
(3)		Mihailo Obrenović III Михаило Обреновић III (1823–1868)	Obrenović	26 September 1860	10 June 1868 (Assassinated)	7 years, 258 days	Second reign Son of Miloš Obrenović I
—		General Milivoje Blaznavac Генерал Миливоје Блазнавац (1824–1873)	—	10 June 1868	22 August 1872	4 years, 73 days	Regency Council For Milan Obrenović IV
—		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)
—		Jovan Gavrilović Јован Гавриловић (1796–1877)
5		Milan Obrenović IV Милан Обреновић IV (1854–1901)	Obrenović	10 June 1868	6 March 1882	13 years, 269 days	Grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović I

King				Reign			Claim
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	House	Reign start	Reign end	Duration	Claim
1		Milan I Милан I (1854–1901)	Obrenović	6 March 1882	6 March 1889 (Abdicated)	7 years	Previously ruled as Prince
—		Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899)	—	6 March 1889	13 April 1893 (Deposed)	4 years, 38 days	Regency Council For Alexander I
—		General Jovan Belimarković Генерал Јован Белимарковић (1827–1906)			13 April 1893 (Deposed)	4 years, 38 days
—		General Kosta Protić Генерал Коста Протић (1831–1892)			4 June 1892 (Died in Office)	3 years, 90 days
2		Aleksandar I Александар I (1876–1903)	Obrenović	6 March 1889	11 June 1903 (Assassinated)	14 years, 97 days	Son of Milan I
3		Petar I Петар I (1844–1921) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Karađorđević	15 June 1903 (Crowned on 21 September 1904)	1 December 1918	15 years, 169 days	Son of Aleksandar Karađorđević
—		Crown Prince Aleksandar Престолонаследник Александар (1888–1934) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Karađorđević	24 June 1914	1 December 1918	4 years, 160 days	Regent Son of Petar I For Petar I

President			Election	Term of office			Party	Notes
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Notes
President of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Serbia 1944–1945
N/A		Siniša Stanković Синиша Станковић (1892–1974)	—	12 November 1944	7 April 1945	146 days	Communist Party	Leader of Serbian wartime assembly.
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953
1		Siniša Stanković Синиша Станковић (1892–1974)	—	7 April 1945	20 November 1946	1 year, 227 days	Communist Party
2		Aćim Grulović Аћим Груловић (1898–1948)	—	20 November 1946	23 December 1948	2 years, 33 days	Communist Party
3		Isa Jovanović Иса Јовановић (1906–1983)	—	23 December 1948	December 1953	4 years, 11 months	Communist Party (renamed)	Communist Party reformed and renamed into the League of Communists.
3		Isa Jovanović Иса Јовановић (1906–1983)	—	23 December 1948	December 1953	4 years, 11 months	League of Communists (renamed)
Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974
4		Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић (1912–2007)	—	December 1953	April 1957	3 years, 4 months	League of Communists
5		Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов (1906–1982)	—	April 1957	26 June 1963	6 years, 2 months	League of Communists
6		Dušan Petrović Šane Душан Петровић Шане (1914–1977)	—	26 June 1963	6 May 1967	3 years, 314 days	League of Communists
7		Miloš Minić Милош Минић (1914–2003)	—	6 May 1967	6 May 1969	2 years	League of Communists
8		Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005)	—	6 May 1969	19 April 1974	4 years, 348 days	League of Communists
9		Živan Vasiljević Живан Васиљевић (1920–2007)	—	19 April 1974	6 May 1974	17 days	League of Communists
Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991
(8)		Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005)	—	6 May 1974	5 May 1978	3 years, 364 days	League of Communists
10		Dobrivoje Vidić Добривоје Видић (1918–1991)	—	5 May 1978	5 May 1982	4 years	League of Communists
11		Nikola Ljubičić Никола Љубичић (1916–2005)	—	5 May 1982	5 May 1984	2 years	League of Communists
12		Dušan Čkrebić Душан Чкребић (1927–2022)	—	5 May 1984	5 May 1985	1 year	League of Communists
13		Ivan Stambolić Иван Стамболић (1936–2000)	—	5 May 1985	14 December 1987^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2 years, 223 days	League of Communists
14		Petar Gračanin Петар Грачанин (1923–2004)	—	14 December 1987	20 March 1989	1 year, 96 days	League of Communists
N/A		Ljubiša Igić Љубиша Игић (1941–2023)	—	20 March 1989	8 May 1989	49 days	League of Communists	Acting President
15		Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006)	1989	8 May 1989	11 January 1991	1 year, 248 days	League of Communists (renamed)	League of Communists reformed and renamed into the Socialist Party of Serbia.
		Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006)	1989	8 May 1989	11 January 1991	1 year, 248 days	Socialist Party of Serbia (renamed)
President of the Republic 1991–1992
(15)		Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006)	1990	11 January 1991	28 April 1992	1 year, 108 days	Socialist Party of Serbia

President			Election	Term of office			Party	Notes
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Notes
1 (15)		Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006)	1992	28 April 1992	23 July 1997	5 years, 86 days	Socialist Party of Serbia
N/A		Dragan Tomić Драган Томић (1935–2022)	—	23 July 1997	29 December 1997	159 days	Socialist Party of Serbia	Acting
2 (16)		Milan Milutinović Милан Милутиновић (1942–2023)	1997	29 December 1997	29 December 2002	5 years	Socialist Party of Serbia
N/A		Nataša Mićić Наташа Мићић (born 1965)	—	29 December 2002	27 January 2004	1 year, 29 days	Civic Alliance of Serbia	Acting
N/A		Dragan Maršićanin Драган Маршићанин (born 1951)	—	4 February 2004	3 March 2004	28 days	Democratic Party of Serbia	Acting
N/A		Vojislav Mihailović Војислав Михаиловић (born 1951)	—	3 March 2004	4 March 2004	1 day	Serbian Renewal Movement	Acting
N/A		Predrag Marković Предраг Марковић (born 1955)	—	4 March 2004	11 July 2004	129 days	G17 Plus	Acting
3 (17)		Boris Tadić Борис Тадић (born 1958)	2004	11 July 2004	5 June 2006	1 year, 329 days	Democratic Party

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List of heads of state of Serbia

Monarchy

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)

Republic

Socialist Republic of Serbia (1944–1992)

Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)

Republic of Serbia (independent country, 2006–present)

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