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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 (president) of the Serbian parliament.
Monarchy
[edit]Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)
[edit]| Grand Vožd | Reign | Claim | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
House | Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
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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) |
Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)
[edit]Status: Denotes Regent
| Prince | Reign | Claim | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
House | Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
| 1 | 
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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 | 
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Milan Obrenović II Милан Обреновић II (1819–1839) |
Obrenović | 25 June 1839 | 8 July 1839 | 13 days | Son of Miloš Obrenović I |
| 3 | 
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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 | 
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Aleksandar Karađorđević Александар Карађорђевић (1806–1885) |
Karađorđević | 14 September 1842 | 23 December 1858 (Abdicated) |
16 years, 100 days | Son of Karađorđe Petrović |
| (1) |
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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) |
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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 |
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General Milivoje Blaznavac Генерал Миливоје Блазнавац (1824–1873) |
— | 10 June 1868 | 22 August 1872 | 4 years, 73 days |  Regency Council For Milan Obrenović IV |
| — | 
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Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899) | |||||
| — | 
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Jovan Gavrilović Јован Гавриловић (1796–1877) | |||||
| 5 | 
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Milan Obrenović IV Милан Обреновић IV (1854–1901) |
Obrenović | 10 June 1868 | 6 March 1882 | 13 years, 269 days | Grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović I |
Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)
[edit]Status: Denotes Regent
| King | Reign | Claim | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
House | Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |
| 1 |
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Milan I Милан I (1854–1901) |
Obrenović | 6 March 1882 | 6 March 1889 (Abdicated) |
7 years | Previously ruled as Prince |
| — |
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Jovan Ristić Јован Ристић (1831–1899) |
— | 6 March 1889 | 13 April 1893 (Deposed) |
4 years, 38 days | Regency Council For Alexander I |
| — | 
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General Jovan Belimarković Генерал Јован Белимарковић (1827–1906) | |||||
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General Kosta Protić Генерал Коста Протић (1831–1892) |
4 June 1892 (Died in Office) |
3 years, 90 days | |||
| 2 | 
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Aleksandar I Александар I (1876–1903) |
Obrenović | 6 March 1889 | 11 June 1903 (Assassinated) |
14 years, 97 days | Son of Milan I |
| 3 | 
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Petar I Петар I (1844–1921) [a] |
Karađorđević | 15 June 1903 (Crowned on 21 September 1904) |
1 December 1918 | 15 years, 169 days | Son of Aleksandar Karađorđević |
| — | 
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Crown Prince Aleksandar Престолонаследник Александар (1888–1934) [a] |
Karađorđević | 24 June 1914 | 1 December 1918 | 4 years, 160 days | Regent Son of Petar I For Petar I |
Republic
[edit]Socialist Republic of Serbia (1944–1992)
[edit]SR Serbia within Democratic Federal Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Parties: Communist Party / League of Communists Socialist Party of Serbia
Status: Denotes Acting President
| President | Election | Term of office | Party | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| President of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Serbia 1944–1945 | ||||||||
| N/A | 
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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 |
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Siniša Stanković Синиша Станковић (1892–1974) |
— | 7 April 1945 | 20 November 1946 | 1 year, 227 days | Communist Party | |
| 2 | 
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Aćim Grulović Аћим Груловић (1898–1948) |
— | 20 November 1946 | 23 December 1948 | 2 years, 33 days | Communist Party | |
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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. |
| League of Communists (renamed) | ||||||||
| Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 | ||||||||
| 4 | 
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Petar Stambolić Петар Стамболић (1912–2007) |
— | December 1953 | April 1957 | 3 years, 4 months | League of Communists | |
| 5 | 
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Jovan Veselinov Јован Веселинов (1906–1982) |
— | April 1957 | 26 June 1963 | 6 years, 2 months | League of Communists | |
| 6 | 
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Dušan Petrović Šane Душан Петровић Шане (1914–1977) |
— | 26 June 1963 | 6 May 1967 | 3 years, 314 days | League of Communists | |
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Miloš Minić Милош Минић (1914–2003) |
— | 6 May 1967 | 6 May 1969 | 2 years | League of Communists | |
| 8 | 
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Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005) |
— | 6 May 1969 | 19 April 1974 | 4 years, 348 days | League of Communists | |
| 9 | 
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Živan Vasiljević Живан Васиљевић (1920–2007) |
— | 19 April 1974 | 6 May 1974 | 17 days | League of Communists | |
| Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991 | ||||||||
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Dragoslav Marković Драгослав Марковић (1920–2005) |
— | 6 May 1974 | 5 May 1978 | 3 years, 364 days | League of Communists | |
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Dobrivoje Vidić Добривоје Видић (1918–1991) |
— | 5 May 1978 | 5 May 1982 | 4 years | League of Communists | |
| 11 | 
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Nikola Ljubičić Никола Љубичић (1916–2005) |
— | 5 May 1982 | 5 May 1984 | 2 years | League of Communists | |
| 12 | 
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Dušan Čkrebić Душан Чкребић (1927–2022) |
— | 5 May 1984 | 5 May 1985 | 1 year | League of Communists | |
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Ivan Stambolić Иван Стамболић (1936–2000) |
— | 5 May 1985 | 14 December 1987[b] | 2 years, 223 days | League of Communists | |
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Petar Gračanin Петар Грачанин (1923–2004) |
— | 14 December 1987 | 20 March 1989 | 1 year, 96 days | League of Communists | |
| N/A |
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Ljubiša Igić Љубиша Игић (1941–2023) |
— | 20 March 1989 | 8 May 1989 | 49 days | League of Communists | Acting President |
| 15 | 
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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. |
| Socialist Party of Serbia (renamed) | ||||||||
| President of the Republic 1991–1992 | ||||||||
| (15) |
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Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006) |
1990 | 11 January 1991 | 28 April 1992 | 1 year, 108 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)
[edit]Republic of Serbia within Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Parties: Socialist Party of Serbia Civic Alliance of Serbia Democratic Party of Serbia Serbian Renewal Movement G17 Plus Democratic Party
Status: Denotes Acting President
| President | Election | Term of office | Party | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 (15) |
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Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић (1941–2006) |
1992 | 28 April 1992 | 23 July 1997 | 5 years, 86 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
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Dragan Tomić Драган Томић (1935–2022) |
— | 23 July 1997 | 29 December 1997 | 159 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | Acting |
| 2 (16) |
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Milan Milutinović Милан Милутиновић (1942–2023) |
1997 | 29 December 1997 | 29 December 2002 | 5 years | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
| N/A | 
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Nataša Mićić Наташа Мићић (born 1965) |
— | 29 December 2002 | 27 January 2004 | 1 year, 29 days | Civic Alliance of Serbia | Acting |
| N/A | 
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Dragan Maršićanin Драган Маршићанин (born 1951) |
— | 4 February 2004 | 3 March 2004 | 28 days | Democratic Party of Serbia | Acting |
| N/A | 
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Vojislav Mihailović Војислав Михаиловић (born 1951) |
— | 3 March 2004 | 4 March 2004 | 1 day | Serbian Renewal Movement | Acting |
| N/A | 
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Predrag Marković Предраг Марковић (born 1955) |
— | 4 March 2004 | 11 July 2004 | 129 days | G17 Plus | Acting |
| 3 (17) |
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Boris Tadić Борис Тадић (born 1958) |
2004 | 11 July 2004 | 5 June 2006 | 1 year, 329 days | Democratic Party | |
Republic of Serbia (independent country, 2006–present)
[edit]Republic of Serbia became an independent state on 5 June 2006.
Parties: Democratic Party Socialist Party of Serbia Serbian Progressive Party
Status: Denotes Acting President
| President | Election | Term of office | Party | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 (17) |
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Boris Tadić Борис Тадић (born 1958) |
2008 | 5 June 2006 | 5 April 2012 (Resigned) |
5 years, 305 days | Democratic Party | |
| N/A | .jpg)
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Slavica Đukić Dejanović Славица Ђукић Дејановић (born 1951) |
— | 5 April 2012 | 31 May 2012 | 56 days | Socialist Party of Serbia | Acting |
| 2 (18) |
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Tomislav Nikolić Томислав Николић (born 1952) |
2012 | 31 May 2012 | 31 May 2017 | 5 years | Serbian Progressive Party | |
| 3 (19) |
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Aleksandar Vučić Александар Вучић (born 1970) |
2017 2022 |
31 May 2017 |
Incumbent | 7 years, 175 days | Serbian Progressive Party | |
Timeline
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See also
[edit]- List of Serbian monarchs
- List of Serbian regents
- President of Serbia
- Prime Minister of Serbia
- List of heads of state of Yugoslavia
- President of Serbia and Montenegro
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b 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).
- ^ Removed from the position in the aftermath of the 8th session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia.
External links
[edit]- List of Serbian heads of state and government
- The President of the Republic of Serbia
- Serbian Royal Family
Heads of state of Serbia since 1804 | ||
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 Revolutionary Serbia(1804–1813) |  | |
 Principality of Serbia(1815–1882) |
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 Kingdom of Serbia(1882–1918) | ||
 Socialist Republic of Serbia(1945–1992) | ||
 Republic of Serbia(1992–2006) |
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 Republic of Serbia(since 2006) |
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Regents or interim presidents are in italics | ||
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