Branko Mamula
Yugoslav naval officer and politician (1921–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Branko "Đuro" Mamula (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко "Ђурo" Мамула; 30 May 1921 – 19 October 2021) was a Serbian politician and Yugoslav officer who participated in World War II in Yugoslavia. He was later the Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1988.
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Branko Mamula Бранко Мамула | |
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4th Federal Secretary of People's Defence of Yugoslavia | |
In office 5 May 1982 – 15 May 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Veselin Đuranović Milka Planinc Branko Mikulić |
Preceded by | Nikola Ljubičić |
Succeeded by | Veljko Kadijević |
9th Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army | |
In office 10 July 1979 – 5 May 1982 | |
Minister | Nikola Ljubičić |
Preceded by | Stane Potočar |
Succeeded by | Petar Gračanin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1921-05-30)30 May 1921 Slavsko Polje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Croatia) |
Died | 19 October 2021(2021-10-19) (aged 100) Tivat, Montenegro |
Nationality | Yugoslav |
Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1942–1990) League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia (1990–1992) |
Awards | Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Branch/service | Yugoslav People's Army |
Years of service | 1941–1988 |
Rank | Admiral of the fleet |
Commands | |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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