Leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Highest-standing official of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Emblems of the LCY

Longest serving
Josip Broz Tito
5 January 1939 – 4 May 1980

Seat| Palace of Socio-Political Organisations, Belgrade
(1964–91)[1]
Marx and Engels Square, Belgrade
(1945–1964)[1]
Appointer| Presidency (1980–90)
Central Committee (1919–80)
Constituting instrument| Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Formation| 23 April 1919
First holder| Filip Filipović
Final holder| Miroslav Ivanović
Abolished| 22 January 1991

The leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY) was first established as an office on 23 April 1919 under the name "Secretary of the Central Committee" (later renamed "Political Secretary of the Central Committee" at the 3rd Congress in 1926). However, in reality, power in this period was shared in a collective leadership with the "Technical Secretary of the Central Committee" (later renamed "Organisational Secretary of the Central Committee" in 1926). When the office of political secretary changed its name on 8 December 1936 to "General Secretary of the Central Committee", the position became more powerful. It kept that name until its abolishment on 4 October 1966, when it was replaced by the "President of the Central Committee". This office lasted until 15 March 1969, when it was replaced by the office of the "President of the League of Communists." Upon the death of Josip Broz Tito, the office of president was replaced with the "President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists". This office lasted a decade. With several branches having already left the LCY, the remaining members of the Central Committee of the 13th Congress established the office of "Coordinator of the Presidency of the Central Committee" on 23 May 1990. Three days later, on 26 May, the 14th Congress reconvened and elected a provisional leadership, with the leader holding the office of "Chairman of the Committee for the Preparation of the Congress of Democratic and Programmatic Renewal of the Central Committee". For most of its existence, the officeholder was the de facto leader of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

## Institutional history

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With the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes on 1 December 1918, the socialist movements of the different provinces, chiefly the Serbian Social Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia–Herzegovina, sought to unify the movement by creating an all-Yugoslav party.[2] The LCY's founding congress, held on 20–23 April 1919, established this party and named it the Socialist Labour Party of Yugoslavia (Communists). The party organisation was led by the offices of secretary and technical secretary of the Central Council.[3] The congress elected two secretaries; Filip Filipović and Živko Topalović. Of the two, Filipović was of the highest rank and acted informally as the party's first secretary, that is, party leader. Vladimir Ćopić, the elected technical secretary, was third-ranked in the leadership.[4]

The 2nd Congress, convened on 20–25 June 1920, renamed the party the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY). It also established the office of president of the Central Council, which existed alongside the offices of secretary and technical secretary until the party's banning in 1921.[4] The ban forced the party underground, and a new leadership headed by Triša Kaclerović was established by the 6th Session of the Central Council of the 2nd Congress, held on 2–3 June 1921.[5] An indirect consequence of the ban was that the offices of president and technical secretary were abolished. At the 3rd CPY Congress, held on 17–22 May 1926, the secretaryship was named political secretary while the Central Council was renamed the Central Committee. From then on, the party leader's formal title was political secretary of the party Central Committee. With the party facing fierce troubles during the 1920s and early 1930s, the leadership was continually reorganised by the Communist International (Comintern). On 8 December 1936, the Executive Committee of the Comintern decided to designate the incumbent political secretary, Milan Gorkić, as general secretary of the CPY Central Committee.[6] The name change informally consolidated Gorkić's powers, in part because the Soviet communist party was headed by a general secretary. Gorkić held the post for less than a year due to being recalled to the Soviet Union in the middle of 1937, where he was accused of counter-revolutionary activities and executed by state authorities.[7]

The general secretary presided over the work of the Politburo, the party's political organ, and led the work of the Secretariat, the party's executive organ. The most powerful members of the Politburo concurrently served as members of the Secretariat.[8] The four secretaries that made up the Secretariat (Tito, Aleksandar Ranković, Edvard Kardelj and Milovan Djilas) had considerable informal influence on the Politburo. They would often decide on policies before meetings and get the Politburo to rubber stamp them.[9] Tito, as general secretary, had considerable influence over the selection of the composition of the central committee and its Politburo.[10]

During the 1940s, Tito, the sitting general secretary, began abrogating the responsibilities of the Politburo and centralising power in his own hands. According to Ranković, a member of both the Politburo and the Secretariat, exchanges between the Yugoslav party and its Soviet counterpart were hidden from the Politburo. Upon asking Tito at a Politburo session to publicise this information to the gathered attendees, Tito responded, "I am the [general secretary] of the party. I have the right to decide what to tell you and the others."[11] During World War II, Tito, as general secretary, was also elected the chairman of the Military Committee of the CPY Central Committee on 10 April 1940.[12] This institution was later transformed into the Supreme Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia, which was transformed into a state institution with the establishment of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (FPRY) on 31 January 1946. The FPRY was established as a people's democratic state and adopted a communist form of government where the communist party had seized a monopoly on state power by having a two-thirds majority in the highest state organ of power, that is, the National Assembly.[13] These power relations between the general secretary and the remainder of the party leadership remained intact until the dissolution of the Secretariat in 1966.[14]

The 5th Session of the Central Committee of the 8th Congress, held on 4 October 1966, abolished the general secretary and the executive committee and replaced them with the office of president of the LCY Central Committee and the LCY Presidency.[14] The 9th LCY Congress, held on 11–15 March 1969, adopted a statute that abolished the LCY Central Committee and replaced it with an annually convened conference. That meant that, by extension, the office of president of the LCY Central Committee was abolished and replaced by the office of president of the LCY. It was the responsibility of the president of the LCY to direct the work of the presidency as well as to convene and preside over its meetings. During sessions of the presidency, the conference and at the congress, the LCY president had the right to raise questions. Up until the election of the working presidency, the LCY president was responsible for inaugurating and presiding over the congress and conference. It was the incumbent's responsibility to maintain communication with the LCY republican branches, to represent the LCY abroad, and to present and defend the LCY's policies and practices.[15] The statute adopted at the 9th LCY Congress stated that the president was elected by the congress and was accountable to it, the conference, and the presidency.[16]

At the 10th Congress of the LCY, held on 27–30 May 1974, the Central Committee was reestablished. Tito was elected to serve an unlimited term as the president of the LCY by the 10th Congress. This decision was later reconfirmed by the 11th LCY Congress, held on 20–23 June 1978, and the decision was incorporated into the party statute.[17] Despite serving an unlimited term, Tito as president of the LCY remained accountable to the LCY Central Committee.[18] Earlier, at the 2nd Conference on 25–27 January 1972, the office of "Secretary of the Executive Bureau of the Presidency of the Central Committee" was established, with the Slovene Stane Dolanc as its first officeholder, and two years before Tito's death, on 19 October 1978, the presidency established the office of "Chairman of the Presidency of the Central Committee".[19] The president of the LCY functioned as the primus inter pares of these three offices.[20] After Tito's death, the LCY Central Committee opted to abolish the office of president of the LCY and rename the chairmanship the president of the presidency.[21] The president of the presidency was limited to a one-year term, and the secretary of the presidency to a two-year term limit.[20]

The LCY Presidency elected the president of the presidency from among its members. The elected president of the presidency had to be from a different republic or autonomous province than the secretary of the presidency.[22] The president of the presidency was to preside over the sessions of the presidency, and in conjunction with the presidency secretary, the relevant presidency member in charge of the specific policy area in question and the executive secretaries could set the agenda for sessions of the presidency.[23] Per party rules, the officeholder had to maintain contact with individual presidency members and the presidency as a whole alongside the secretary of the presidency. Only after consulting with individual members and the secretary could the incumbent implement the work programme and decisions adopted by the LCY Central Committee and the presidency.[24] The officeholder was an ex officio member of the state presidency until the party backed constitutional amendments that removed this right.[25] By right of office, the president of the presidency was also a member of the LCY Central Committee delegation to the Conference of the Socialist Alliance of Working People.[26]

At the 26th Session of the Central Committee of the 13th Congress, held on 11 September 1989, Bosnian Croat Ivan Brigić, who led the work on formulating amendments to the party statute at the upcoming 14th Congress, proposed abolishing the presidency and replacing it with a new executive body and abolishing the office of president of the presidency and reintroducing the post of president of the LCY Central Committee, who could serve for a two-year term.[27] The 14th Congress, when it first convened on 20–22 January, failed to elect an LCY Central Committee, adopt a new programme and party statute. The sitting president of the presidency, Milan Pančevski, who was originally going to step down at the congress, continued to serve until his term expired on 17 May, but no successor was elected to replace him. When the 32nd Session of the Central Committee of the 13th Congress convened on 23 May, it elected Montenegrin presidency member Miomir Grbović as coordinator instead of acting president of the presidency.[28] Three days later, on 26 May, the 14th Congress elected a provisional leadership to convene the 15th LCY Congress. It failed in its task, and on 22 January 1991, it—the last federal organ of the LCY—self-dissolved.[29]

Institutional history of the highest-standing office of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia  Title  | Established  | Abolished  | Established by  | Ref.

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Secretary of the Central Council of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Sekretar Centralnog saveta Komunističke partije Jugoslavije | 23 April 1919  | 22 May 1926  | 1st Congress [sr] | [30]
Technical Secretary of the Central Council of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Tehnički sekretar Centralnog saveta Komunističke partije Jugoslavije | 23 April 1919  | 3 June 1921  | [31]
President of the Central Council of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Predsednik Centralnog saveta Komunističke partije Jugoslavije | 24 June 1920  | 3 June 1921  | 2nd Congress [sr] | [31]
Political Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Politički sekretar Centralnog komiteta Komunističke partije Jugoslavije | 22 May 1926  | 8 December 1936  | 3rd Congress [sr] | [30]
Organisational Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Organizacioni sekretar Centralnog komiteta Komunističke partije Jugoslavije | 22 May 1926  | 8 December 1936  | [32]
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Generalni sekretar Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Jugoslavije | 8 December 1936  | 4 October 1966  | Communist International | [6]
President of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Predsednik Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Jugoslavije | 4 October 1966  | 15 March 1969  | 5th Session of the 8th Central Committee | [14]
President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Predsednik Saveza komunista Jugoslavije | 15 March 1969  | 29 June 1982  | 9th Congress [sr] | [33]
President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Predsednik Predsedništva Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Jugoslavije | 4 May 1980  | 23 May 1990  | 11th Session of the 11th Central Committee | [34]
Coordinator of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Koordinator Predsedništva Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Jugoslavije | 23 May 1990  | 26 May 1990  | 32nd Session of the 13th Central Committee | [35]
Chairman of the Committee for the Preparation of the Congress of Democratic and Programmatic Renewal of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Predsednik Odbora za pripremu kongresa demokratske i programske obnove Centralnog komiteta Saveza komunista Jugoslavije | 26 May 1990  | 22 January 1991  | 14th Extraordinary Congress | [36]

## Early years (1919–36)

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### Political Secretary

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Political secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia  No. | Officeholder  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure | Term | Birth | PM | Death | Ethnicity  | Ref.

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1  |  | Filip Filipović | 23 April 1919  | 3 June 1921  | 2 years, 41 days  | 1st–2nd
(1919–26)  | 1878  | 1919  | 1938  | Serb | [37]
1  |  | Živko Topalović | 23 April 1919  | 24 June 1920  | 1 year, 62 days  | 1st
(1919–20)  | 1886  | 1919  | 1972  | Serb | [3]
2  |  | Sima Marković | 24 June 1920  | 3 June 1921  | 344 days  | 2nd
(1920–26)  | 1888  | 1919  | 1939  | Serb | [38]
3  |  | Triša Kaclerović | 3 June 1921  | 17 July 1922  | 1 year, 45 days  | 2nd
(1920–26)  | 1879  | 1919  | 1964  | Serb | [39]
2  |  | Sima Marković | 17 July 1922  | 12 May 1923  | 299 days  | 2nd
(1920–26)  | 1888  | 1919  | 1939  | Serb | [40]
3  |  | Triša Kaclerović | 12 May 1923  | 22 May 1926  | 3 years, 10 days  | 2nd
(1920–26)  | 1879  | 1919  | 1964  | Serb | [41]
2  |  | Sima Marković | 22 May 1926  | 1 December 1927  | 1 year, 193 days  | 3rd
(1926–28)  | 1888  | 1919  | 1939  | Serb | [42]
4  |  | Đuro Cvijić | 1 December 1927  | 13 April 1928  | 134 days  | 3rd
(1926–28)  | 1896  | 1919  | 1938  | Croat | [43]
5  |  | Jovan Mališić | 27 November 1928  | 11 August 1930  | 1 year, 257 days  | 4th
(1928–48)  | 1902  | 1919  | 1939  | Montenegrin | [44]
1  |  | Filip Filipović | December 1931  | 2 April 1932  | Unclear  | 4th
(1928–48)  | 1878  | 1919  | 1938  | Serb | [45]
6  |  | Miloš Marković | 2 April 1932  | June 1932  | Unclear  | 4th
(1928–48)  | 1901  | 1920  | 1933  | Serb | [46]
7  |  | Milan Gorkić | 26 December 1934  | 8 December 1936  | 1 year, 348 days  | 4th
(1928–48)  | 1904  | 1919  | 1937  | Czech | [47]

### President

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Presidents of the Central Council of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia  No. | Officeholder  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure | Term | Birth | PM | Death | Ethnicity  | Ref.

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1  |  | Pavle Pavlović | 24 June 1920  | 3 June 1921  | 344 days  | 2nd
(1920–26)  | 1888  | 1919  | 1971  | Serb | [48]
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| Jakov Lastrić | 24 June 1920  | 3 June 1921  | 344 days  | 2nd
(1920–26)  | 1885  | 1919  | 1938  | Croat | [49]

## Officeholders (1936–91)

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Leaders of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia  No. | Officeholder  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure | Term | Birth | PM | Death | Branch  | Ethnicity  | Ref.

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1  |  | Milan Gorkić | 8 December 1936  | 17 August 1937  | 252 days  | 4th
(1928–48)  | 1904  | 1919  | 1937  | No branch  | Czech | [50]
2  |  | Josip Broz Tito | 5 January 1939  | 4 May 1980  | 41 years,
120 days  | 4th–11th
(1928–82)  | 1892  | 1920  | 1980  | No branch  | Croat | [51]
3  |  | Stevan Doronjski | 4 May 1980  | 20 October 1980  | 169 days  | 11th
(1978–82)  | 1919  | 1939  | 1981  | Vojvodina | Serb | [52]
4  |  | Lazar Mojsov | 20 October 1980  | 20 October 1981  | 1 year  | 11th
(1978–82)  | 1920  | 1940  | 2011  | Macedonia | Macedonian | [53]
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| Dušan Dragosavac | 20 October 1981  | 29 June 1982  | 252 days  | 11th
(1978–82)  | 1919  | 1940  | 2014  | Croatia | Serb | [54]
6  |  | Mitja Ribičič | 29 June 1982  | 30 June 1983  | 1 year,
1 day  | 12th
(1982–86)  | 1919  | 1941  | 2013  | Slovenia | Slovene | [55]
7  |  | Dragoslav Marković | 30 June 1983  | 26 June 1984  | 362 days  | 12th
(1982–86)  | 1920  | 1939  | 2005  | Serbia | Serb | [56]
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| Ali Šukrija | 26 June 1984  | 25 June 1985  | 364 days  | 12th
(1982–86)  | 1919  | 1939  | 2005  | Kosovo | Albanian | [57]
9  |  | Vidoje Žarković | 25 June 1985  | 28 June 1986  | 1 year,
3 days  | 12th
(1982–86)  | 1927  | 1943  | 2000  | Montenegro | Montenegrin | [58]
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| Milanko Renovica | 28 June 1986  | 30 June 1987  | 1 year,
2 days  | 13th
(1986–90)  | 1928  | 1947  | 2013  | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Serb | [59]
11  |  | Boško Krunić | 30 June 1987  | 30 June 1988  | 1 year  | 13th
(1986–90)  | 1929  | 1946  | 2017  | Vojvodina | Serb | [60]
12  |

| Stipe Šuvar | 30 June 1988  | 17 May 1989  | 321 days  | 13th
(1986–90)  | 1936  | 1955  | 2004  | Croatia | Croat | [61]
13  |

| Milan Pančevski | 17 May 1989  | 17 May 1990  | 1 year  | 13th
(1986–90)  | 1935  | 1957  | 2019  | Macedonia | Macedonian | [62]
14  |

| Miomir Grbović | 23 May 1990  | 26 May 1990  | 3 days  | 13th
(1986–90)  | 1951  | 1973  | Alive  | Montenegro | Montenegrin | [63]
15  |

| Miroslav Ivanović | 26 May 1990  | 22 January 1991  | 241 days  | PROV
(1990–91)  | 1955  | ?  | Alive  | Montenegro | Montenegrin | [64]

## Timeline

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## References

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### Archives

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* Staff writer (30 May 1990). "Odbor za pripremu" [Preparation Committee]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
* Staff writer (January 1974). "Adoption of New Constitution.-Election of New Assembly of Federal Republic. - Marshal Tito elected President of Federal Republic for Unlimited Term, - New Collective Presidency and Federal Executive Council. - 10th Congress of League of Communists of Yugoslavia. - Related Developments". Keesing's Record of World Events. 20 (1). Keesing’s Record of World Events.
* Staff writer (October 1978). "Elections to Federal Assembly - Appointment of New Vice-President of Collective Presidency - New Federal Executive Council - 11th Congress of League of Communists". Keesing's Record of World Events. 24 (1). Keesing’s Record of World Events.
* Staff writer (May 1990). "New state President–Warning on country's disintegration–Non-communist governments in Slovenia and Croatia". Keesing's Record of World Events. 36 (5). Keesing’s Record of World Events.
* Torov, Ivan (1990). "Pancevski Replaced by Grbovic as LCY Chief". Daily Report: East Europe. Vol. 101–110\. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. p. 46.
* Vojinović, M. (10 March 2001). "Kako su se socijalisti dočepali ogromne imovine početkom devedesetih: Leva ruka, desni džep" [How socialists got hold of huge assets in the early nineties: Left hand, right pocket]. Glas javnosti (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
* Trgo, Fabijan (1966). "Survey of the People's Liberation War". Marxists.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013.

### Books

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* League of Communists of Croatia (1978). "Osmi kongres Savez komunista Hrvatske" [8th Congress of the League of Communists of Croatia]. Stenografske bilješke. 4 (8). League of Communists of Croatia.
* Историја Савеза комуниста Југославије [History of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia] (in Serbo-Croatian). Publishing Center "Komunist"; Narodna knjiga; Rad. 1985. COBISS 68649479
* Andrejevich, Milan (1989). "Yugoslav Views on Pluralism and Poland". Situation Report (18 September 1989). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research: 3–10.
* Banac, Ivo (2018). With Stalin against Tito: Cominformist Splits in Yugoslav Communism. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-2083-3.
* Bilandžić, Dušan; Cetinić, Marin; Damjanović, Pero; Gardašević, Milena; Hardi, Ali; Hadžirović, Ahmed; Končar, Ranko; Kresal; Radoje, Pajović; Vidak, Perić; Popivoda, Krsto; Radovanović, Milija; Stankovski, Boško; Stojanović, Stanislav; Šarac, Džemil; Živković, Dušan (1980). Hronologija radničkog pokreta i SKJ: 1919–1979 [Chronology of the Labour Movement and the LCY: 1919–1979] (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 1: 1919–1941. Narodna Knjiga / Institutt za Savremenu Istoriju.
* Burg, Steven L. (1983). Conflict and Cohesion in Socialist Yugoslavia: Political Decision Making since 1966. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-07651-0.
* Calic, Marie-Janine (2019). A History of Yugoslavia. Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-838-3.
* Carter, April (1982). Democratic Reform in Yugoslavia: The Changing Role of the Party. Frances Pinter Publishers. ISBN 0-903804-88-3.
* Dedijer, Vladimir (1981). A Novi prilozi za biografiju Josipa Broza Tita [New Contributions to the Biography of Josip Broz Tito]. Liburnija.
* Djokić, Dejan (2023). A Concise History of Serbia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-02838-8.
* Drachkovitch, Milorad (1973). Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern. Hoover Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8179-8403-8.
* Đurašković, Đuro (1982). Osam Sekretara Partije [The Eighth Secretaries of the Party] (in Serbo-Croatian). Privredni pregled.
* Filipović, Filip; Kesić, Stojan (1987). Sabrana dela: Avgust 1916-Sredina Novembra 1919. godine [Collected Works: August 1916-Mid-November 1919] (in Serbo-Croatian). Institut za savremenu istoriju.
* Johnson, A. Ross (1983). "Political Leadership in Yugoslavia: Evolution of the League of Communists" (PDF). Rand Publications Series: The Report. United States Department of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
* Klemenčič, Matjaž; Žagar, Mitja (2004). The Former Yugoslavia's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-294-3.
* Kravchenko, Leonid Petrovich (1990). Кто есть кто в мировой политике [Who's Who in World Politics] (in Russian). Publishing House of Political Literature. ISBN 978-5250005135.
* Lampe, John R. (2000). Yugoslavia as History: Twice There Was a Country. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-77357-1.
* League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1969). "The Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia". Ninth Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. Aktuelna Pitanja Socijalizma. pp. 207–229\. ISBN 90-247-2975-0.
* Lewytzkyj, Borys; Stroynowski, Juliusz, eds. (1978). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-7940-3017-6.
* McCrea, Barbara P. (1969). The Yugoslav Communist Party: Decentralization and Reorganization (Thesis). Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
* Morača, Pero; Bilandžić, Dušan; Stojanović, Stanislav (1977). Istorija Saveza Komunista Jugoslavije [History of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia] (in Serbo-Croatian). Izdavačko preduzeće Rad knjige.
* Pijade, Moša (1964). Izabrani spisi [Selected Writings] (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 1\. Institut za izučavanje radničkog pokreta.
* Pirjevec, Jože (2018). Tito and His Comrades. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-31770-6.
* Pleterski, Janko; Kecić, Danilo; Vasić, Miroljub; Damjanović, Pero; Trgo, Fabijan; Morača, Pero; Petranović, Branko; Bilandžić, Dušan; Stojanović, Stanislav (1985). Povijest Saveza komunista Jugoslavije [History of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia] (in Serbo-Croatian). Izdavački Centar Komunist / Narodna Knjiga / Rad.
* Plut-Pregelj, Leopoldina; Kranjc, Gregor; Lazarević, Žarko; Rogel, Carole (2018). Historical Dictionary of Slovenia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5381-1106-2.
* Rajović, Radošin, ed. (1970). Jugoslovenski savremenici: Ko je ko u Jugoslaviji [Yugoslav Contemporaries: Who's Who in Yugoslavia] (in Serbo-Croatian). Hronometar.
* Simons, Williams B.; White, Stephen, eds. (1984). "The Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia". The Party Statutes of the Communist World. Law in Eastern Europe. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 485–533\. ISBN 90-247-2975-0.
* Singleton, Frederick Bernard (1985). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-27485-2.
* Stanković, Slobodan (1981). Staar, Richard F. (ed.). The End of the Tito Era: Yugoslavia's Dilemmas. Hoover International Studies. Hoover Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8179-7362-9.
* Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989a). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: A–H. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
* Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989b). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: I–O. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
* Stroynowski, Juliusz, ed. (1989c). Who's Who in the Socialist Countries of Europe: P–Z. K. G. Saur Verlag. ISBN 3-598-10719-6.
* Tito, Josip Broz (1980). The Party of the Revolution: Fifth Conference of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, 1940. Socialist Thought and Practice.
* Tito, Josip Broz (1981). Damjanović, Pero (ed.). Sabrana Djela: Maj 1926 – Avgust 1928 [Collected Works: May 1926 – August 1928]. Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia: Beogradski izdavačko-grafički zavod.
* Tito, Josip Broz (1982). Damjanović, Pero; Vujošević, Ubavka (eds.). Sabrana djela: Oktobar 1940-April 1941 [Selected Works: 1940 – April 1941] (in Serbo-Croatian). Institut za savremenu istoriju.
* Vinterhalter, Vilko (1972). In the Path of Tito. Abacus Press. ISBN 978-0-85626-011-7.

### Journals

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* Engelsfeld, Neda (1972). "Rad kluba komunističkih poslanika u plenumu Ustavotvorne skupštine (u prosincu 1920. i u siječnju 1921.)" [Work of the Communist Delegates' Club in the Constitutional Assembly (in December 1920 and January 1921)]. Radovi: Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (in Croatian). 2 (1). Zagreb, Croatia: University of Zagreb: 181–262\. ISSN 0353-295X.

### Footnotes

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1. ^ a b Calic 2019, pp. 195–197.
2. ^ Engelsfeld 1972, p. 187.
3. ^ a b Pleterski et al. 1985, p. 64.
4. ^ a b Dedijer 1981, p. 336.
5. ^ Đurašković 1982, p. 75.
6. ^ a b Vinterhalter 1972, pp. 147–148; Burg 1983, p. 33; McCrea 1969, p. 172; Johnson 1983, p. 15; Carter 1982, p. 43; Tito 1980, p. 589.
7. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, p. 127.
8. ^ History of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia 1985, pp. 104–106.
9. ^ Pirjevec 2018, p. 153.
10. ^ Pirjevec 2018, p. 59.
11. ^ Pirjevec 2018, pp. 63–64.
12. ^ Trgo 1966.
13. ^ Trgo 1966; Lampe 2000, pp. 226–240.
14. ^ a b c Burg 1983, p. 33; McCrea 1969, p. 172; Johnson 1983, p. 15; Carter 1982, p. 43.
15. ^ 1969, Article 66 of the "Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" of the 9th Congress.
16. ^ 1969, Article 67 of the "Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" of the 9th Congress.
17. ^ Staff writer 1974, p. 26655; Staff writer 1978, p. 29236.
18. ^ Staff writer 1974, p. 26655.
19. ^ Johnson 1983, p. 21; Stanković 1981, p. 74.
20. ^ a b Burg 1983, p. 317; Stanković 1981, p. 74.
21. ^ Burg 1983, p. 327.
22. ^ 1982, Article 83 of the "Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" of the 12th Congress.
23. ^ Stanković 1981, p. 74.
24. ^ Stanković 1981, p. 75.
25. ^ Klemenčič & Žagar 2004, pp. 281–282.
26. ^ 1982, Article 84 of the "Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" of the 12th Congress.
27. ^ Andrejevich 1989, p. 9.
28. ^ Torov 1990, p. 46.
29. ^ Vojinović 2001.
30. ^ a b Pleterski et al. 1985, p. 64; Vinterhalter 1972, pp. 147–148; Tito 1980, p. 589.
31. ^ a b Tito 1980, p. 589; Đurašković 1982, p. 75; Pleterski et al. 1985, p. 64.
32. ^ Pleterski et al. 1985, p. 64; Tito 1980, p. 589.
33. ^ 1969, Article 66 of the "Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia" of the 9th Congress; Burg 1983, p. 33; McCrea 1969, p. 172; Johnson 1983, p. 15; Carter 1982, p. 43.
34. ^ Johnson 1983, p. 21; Stanković 1981, pp. 74–75.
35. ^ Staff writer 1990, p. 37463; Torov 1990, p. 46.
36. ^ Staff writer 1990, p. 37463; Slobodna Dalmacija 1990; Vojinović 2001.
37. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 99–100; Morača, Bilandžić & Stojanović 1977, pp. 22–23; Đurašković 1982, p. 75.
38. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 259–260; Morača, Bilandžić & Stojanović 1977, p. 22; Đurašković 1982, p. 75.
39. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, p. 174; Đurašković 1982, p. 75; Banac 2018, p. 52.
40. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 259–260.
41. ^ Banac 2018, p. 52; Drachkovitch 1973, p. 174.
42. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 259–260; Tito 1981, p. 239.
43. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 69–70; Tito 1981, p. 239.
44. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 250–251; Bilandžić et al. 1980, p. 173; Đurašković 1982, p. 184.
45. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 99–100; Bilandžić et al. 1980, pp. 197 & 199; Đurašković 1982, pp. 39–41.
46. ^ Bilandžić et al. 1980, pp. 199 & 201.
47. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 126–127; Tito 1980, p. 147; Bilandžić et al. 1980, p. 224; Pleterski et al. 1985, p. 126.
48. ^ Đurašković 1982, p. 75; Filipović & Kesić 1987, p. 579.
49. ^ Pijade 1964, p. 831; Đurašković 1982, p. 75.
50. ^ Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 126–127; Bilandžić et al. 1980, p. 258; Tito 1980, p. 147.
51. ^ Rajović 1970, pp. 126–128; Drachkovitch 1973, pp. 41–42; Stanković 1981, p. 131; Singleton 1985, p. 271; Pirjevec 2018, p. 46.
52. ^ Rajović 1970, pp. 217–218; Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 132; Singleton 1985, p. 271.
53. ^ Rajović 1970, pp. 688–689; Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, pp. 413–414; Singleton 1985, p. 271; Stroynowski 1989b, p. 796.
54. ^ Rajović 1970, p. 221; Stroynowski 1989a, p. 257.
55. ^ Rajović 1970, p. 898; Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 513; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 989; Plut-Pregelj et al. 2018, pp. 476–477.
56. ^ Rajović 1970, pp. 609–610; Stroynowski 1989b, p. 739.
57. ^ Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 597; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1143.
58. ^ Rajović 1970, pp. 1197–1198; Lewytzkyj & Stroynowski 1978, p. 696; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 1342.
59. ^ Rajović 1970, p. 896; Stroynowski 1989c, p. 986.
60. ^ Rajović 1970, pp. 526–527; Stroynowski 1989b, p. 632.
61. ^ Rajović 1970, p. 1058; League of Communists of Croatia 1978, p. 25; Djokić 2023, p. 462.
62. ^ Rajović 1970, p. 754; Stroynowski 1989c, pp. 887–888.
63. ^ Staff writer 1990, p. 37463; Torov 1990, p. 46; Kravchenko 1990, p. 124.
64. ^ Slobodna Dalmacija 1990; Vojinović 2001.

* v
* t
* e

League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Central organisation

| Leaders|

* Filip Filipović (1919–1921)
* Živko Topalović (1919–1920)
* Sima Marković (1920–1921)
* Triša Kaclerović (1921–1922)
* Sima Marković (1922–1923)
* Triša Kaclerović (1923–1926)
* Sima Marković (1926–1927)
* Đuro Cvijić (1927–1928)
* Jovan Mališić (1928–1930)
* Filip Filipović (1931–1932)
* Miloš Marković (April–June 1932)
* Milan Gorkić (1934–1937)
* Josip Broz Tito (1937–1980)
* Stevan Doronjski (1980)
* Lazar Mojsov (1980–1981)
* Dušan Dragosavac (1981–1982)
* Mitja Ribičič (1982–1983)
* Dragoslav Marković (1983–1984)
* Ali Šukrija (1984–1985)
* Vidoje Žarković (1985–1986)
* Milanko Renovica (1986–1987)
* Boško Krunić (1987–1988)
* Stipe Šuvar (1988–1989)
* Milan Pančevski (1989–1990)
* Miomir Grbović (May 1990)
* Miroslav Ivanović (1990–1991)

|

Secretaries|

* Mijalko Todorović (1966–1969)
* Stane Dolanc (1972–1979)
* Dušan Dragosavac (1979–1981)
* Dobroslav Čulafić (1981–1982)
* Nikola Stojanović (1982–1984)
* Dimče Belovski (1984–1986)
* Radiša Gačić (1986–1988)
* Štefan Korošec (1988–1990)
* Petar Škundrić (1990)
* Predrag Jereminov (1990–1991)

Central Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission (Chairman)
* League of Socialist Youth
* Borba

National meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions (President)
* Supervisory Commission (President)
* Committee for the Preparation of the Democratic and Programmatic Renewal

|

Congresses|

* 1st: 1919
* 2nd: 1920
* 3rd: 1926
* 4th: 1928
* 5th: 1948
* 6th: 1952
* 7th: 1958
* 8th: 1964
* 9th: 1969
* 10th: 1974
* 11th: 1978
* 12th: 1982
* 13th: 1986
* 14th: 1990

Conferences|

* 1st: 1922
* 2nd: 1923
* 3rd: 1924
* 4th: 1934
* 5th: 1940
* 1st (6th): 1970
* 2nd (7th): 1972
* 3rd (8th): 1972
* 4th (9th): 1973
* (10th): 1988

Rules|

* "Statute of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia"
* "Standing Rules of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia"
* "Rules of Procedure on the Organisation and Activity of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia"

Elected by the
Central Committee|

| Presidency|

* 1st: 1919–1920
* 2nd: 1920–1926
* 3rd: 1926–1928
* 4th: 1928–1948
* 5th: 1948–1952
* 6th: 1952–1958
* 7th: 1958–1964
* 8th: 1964–1969
* 9th: 1969–1974 (Executive Bureau
* Presidency)
* 10th: 1974–1978 (Executive Committee
* Presidency)
* 11th: 1978–1982
* 12th: 1982–1986
* 13th: 1986–1990

|

Secretariat|

* 3rd: 1926–1928
* 4th:1928–1948
* 5th: 1948–1952
* 6th: 1952–1958

Control Commission|

* 5th: 1948–1952
* 6th: 1952–1958
* 7th: 1958–1964

Elected by
Congress|

| Central Committee|

* 1st: 1919–1920
* 2nd: 1920–1926
* 3rd: 1926–1928
* 4th: 1928–1948
* 5th: 1948–1952
* 6th: 1952–1958
* 7th: 1958–1964
* 8th: 1964–1969
* 9th: 1969–1974
* 10th: 1974–1978
* 11th: 1978–1982
* 12th: 1982–1986
* 13th: 1986–1990

|

Statutory Commission|

* 8th: 1964–1969
* 9th: 1969–1974
* 10th: 1974–1978
* 11th: 1978–1982
* 12th: 1982–1986
* 13th: 1986–1990

Supervisory Commission|

* 5th: 1948–1952
* 6th: 1952–1958
* 7th: 1958–1964
* 8th: 1964–1969
* 9th: 1969–1974
* 10th: 1974–1978
* 11th: 1978–1982
* 12th: 1982–1986
* 13th: 1986–1990

Bosnian-Herzegovinian branch

| Leaders|

* Isa Jovanović (1939–1943)
* Đuro Pucar (1943–1965)
* Cvijetin Mijatović (1965–1969)
* Branko Mikulić (1969–1978)
* Nikola Stojanović (1978–1982)
* Hamdija Pozderac (1982–1984)
* Mato Andrić (1984–1986)
* Milan Uzelac (1986–1988)
* Abdulah Mutapčić (1988–1989)
* Nijaz Duraković (1989–1991)

|

Secretaries|

* Branko Mikulić (1966–1969)
* Nijaz Dizdarević (Jan.–Apr. 1969)
* Hamdija Pozderac (1969–1971)
* Hasan Grabčanović (1971–1974)
* Nikola Stojanović (1974–1978)
* Hrvoje Ištuk (1978–1982)
* Ivan Brigić (1982–1984)
* Živko Grubor (1984–1986)
* Šaban Kevrić (1986–1989)
* Dragan Kragulj (1989–1991)

Central Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission
* League of Socialist Youth

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

|

Congresses|

* 1st: 1948
* 2nd: 1954
* 3rd: 1959
* 4th: 1965
* 5th: 1969
* 6th: 1974
* 7th: 1978
* 8th: 1982
* 9th: 1986
* 10th: 1989
* 11th: 1991

Elected by
Congress|

| Supervisory Commission|

* 1st: 1948–1954
* 2nd: 1954–1959
* 3rd: 1959–1965
* 4th: 1965–1969
* 5th: 1969–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

|

Statutory Commission|

* 5th: 1969–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

Central Committee|

* 1st: 1948–1954
* 2nd: 1954–1959
* 3rd: 1959–1965
* 4th: 1965–1969
* 5th: 1969–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

Croatian branch

| Leaders|

* Đuro Špoljarić (1937–1939)
* Rade Končar (1939–1940)
* Vladimir Popović (1940–1942)
* Andrija Hebrang (1942–1944)
* Vladimir Bakarić (1944–1969)
* Savka Dabčević-Kučar (1969–1971)
* Milka Planinc (1971–1982)
* Jure Bilić (1982–1983)
* Josip Vrhovec (1983–1984)
* Mika Špiljak (1984–1986)
* Stanko Stojčević (1986–1989)
* Ivica Račan (1989–1990)

|

Secretaries|

* Miko Tripalo (1966–1969)
* Pero Pirker (1969–1971)
* Josip Vrhovec (1971–1974)
* Dušan Dragosavac (1974–1978)
* Milutin Baltic (1978–1982)
* Marijan Kalanj (1982–1984)
* Stanko Stojčević (1984–1986)
* Dragutin Dimitrović (1986–1989)
* Boris Malada (1989–1990)

Central Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission
* League of Socialist Youth

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

|

Congresses|

* 1st: 1937
* 2nd: 1948
* 3rd: 1954
* 4th: 1959
* 5th: 1965
* 6th: 1968
* 7th: 1974
* 8th: 1978
* 9th: 1982
* 10th: 1986
* 11th: 1989
* 12th: 1990

Elected by
Congress|

| Supervisory Commission|

* 1st: 1937–1948
* 2nd: 1948–1954
* 3rd: 1954–1959
* 4th: 1959–1965
* 5th: 1965–1968
* 6th: 1968–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

|

Statutory Commission|

* 6th: 1968–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

Central Committee|

* 1st: 1937–1948
* 2nd: 1948–1954
* 3rd: 1954–1959
* 4th: 1959–1965
* 5th: 1965–1968
* 6th: 1968–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

Macedonian branch

| Leaders|

* Blažo Orlandić (1939–1940)
* Metodi Shatorov (1940–1941)
* Lazar Koliševski (Aug.–Nov. 1941)
* Bane Andrejev (1941–1942)
* Cvetko Uzunovski (Jun.–Sep. 1942)
* Kuzman Josifovski Pitu (1942–1943)
* Lazar Koliševski (1943–1963)
* Krste Crvenkovski (1963–1969)
* Angel Čemerski (1969–1982)
* Krste Markovski (1982–1984)
* Milan Pančevski (1984–1986)
* Jakov Lazaroski (1986–1989)
* Petar Gošev (1989–1991)

|

Secretaries|

* Boško Stankovski (1966–1968)
* Angel Čemerski (1968–1969)
* Slavko Milosavlevski (1969–1972)
* Boro Denkov (1972–1982)
* Milan Pančevski (1982–1984)
* Jakov Lazaroski (1984–1986)
* Mihail Danev (1986–1989)
* Tito Petkovski (1989–1991)

Central Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission
* League of Socialist Youth

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

|

Congresses|

* 1st: 1948
* 2nd: 1953
* 3rd: 1959
* 4th: 1963
* 5th: 1968
* 6th: 1974
* 7th: 1978
* 8th: 1982
* 9th: 1986
* 10th: 1989
* 11th: 1991

Elected by
Congress|

| Supervisory Commission|

* 1st: 1948–1954
* 2nd: 1954–1959
* 3rd: 1959–1965
* 4th: 1965–1968
* 5th: 1968–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

|

Statutory Commission|

* 5th: 1968–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

Central Committee|

* 1st: 1948–1954
* 2nd: 1954–1959
* 3rd: 1959–1965
* 4th: 1965–1968
* 5th: 1968–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

Montenegrin branch

| Leaders|

* Jovan Tomašević (1920–1924)
* Stanko Dragojević (Feb.–late 1924)
* Aleksa Pavićević (1924–1925)
* Nikola Kovačević (1925–1928)
* Nisa Milanović (1928–1929)
* Adolf Muk (Jul.–Oct. 1930)
* Božo Ljumović (1932–1934)
* Nikola Lekić (1934–1936)
* Božo Ljumović (1940–1942)
* Blažo Jovanović (1943–1963)
* Đorđije Pajković (1963–1968)
* Veselin Đuranović (1968–1977)
* Vojislav Srzentić (1977–1982)
* Dobroslav Ćulafić (1982–1984)
* Vidoje Žarković (May–Jul. 1984)
* Marko Orlandić (1984–1986)
* Miljan Radović (1986–1989)
* Veselin Vukotić (Jan.–Apr. 1988)
* Milica Pejanović (April 1989)
* Momir Bulatović (1989–1991)

|

Secretaries|

* Veselin Đuranović (1966–1968)
* Dobroslav Ćulafić (1968–1969)
* Vojislav Srzentić (1969–1974)
* Miljan Radović (1974–1978)
* Vuko Vukadinović (1978–1982)
* Velisav Vuksanović (1982–1986)
* Savo Šekarić (1986–1989)
* Milo Đukanović (1989–1991)

Central Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission
* League of Socialist Youth

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

|

Congresses|

* 1st: 1948
* 2nd: 1954
* 3rd: 1959
* 4th: 1965
* 5th: 1968
* 6th: 1974
* 7th: 1978
* 8th: 1982
* 9th: 1986
* 10th: 1989
* 10th: 1991

Elected by
Congress|

| Supervisory Commission|

* 1st: 1948–1954
* 2nd: 1954–1959
* 3rd: 1959–1965
* 4th: 1965–1968
* 5th: 1968–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

|

Statutory Commission|

* 5th: 1968–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

Central Committee|

* 1st: 1948–1954
* 2nd: 1954–1959
* 3rd: 1959–1965
* 4th: 1965–1968
* 5th: 1968–1974
* 6th: 1974–1978
* 7th: 1978–1982
* 8th: 1982–1986
* 9th: 1986–1989
* 10th: 1989–1991

Serbian branch

| Leaders|

* Blagoje Parović (1933–1934)
* Trajko Stamenković (1934–1935)
* Aleksandar Ranković (1937–1941)
* Blagoje Nešković (1941–1949)
* Petar Stambolić (1949–1957)
* Jovan Veselinov (1957–1966)
* Dobrivoje Radosavljević (1966–1968)
* Petar Stambolić (Jan.–Nov. 1968)
* Marko Nikezić (1968–1972)
* Tihomir Vlaškalić (1972–1982)
* Dušan Čkrebić (1982–1984)
* Ivan Stambolić (1984–1986)
* Slobodan Milošević (1986–1989)
* Bogdan Trifunović (1989–1990)

|

Secretaries|

* Stevan Doronjski (1966–1968)
* Latinka Perović (1968–1972)
* Nikola Petronić (1972–1974)
* Đorđe Lazić (1974–1976)
* Ivan Stambolić (1976–1978)
* Spiro Galović (1978–1982)
* Radiša Gačić (1982–1986)
* Zoran Sokolović (1986–1989)
* Milomir Minić (1989–1991)

Central Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission
* League of Socialist Youth

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

|

Congresses|

* 1st: 1945
* 2nd: 1949
* 3rd: 1954
* 4th: 1959
* 5th: 1965
* 6th: 1968
* 7th: 1974
* 8th: 1978
* 9th: 1982
* 10th: 1986
* 11th: 1989
* 12th: 1990

Elected by
Congress|

| Supervisory Commission|

* 1st: 1945–1949
* 2nd: 1949–1954
* 3rd: 1954–1959
* 4th: 1959–1965
* 5th: 1965–1968
* 6th: 1968–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

|

Statutory Commission|

* 6th: 1969–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

Central Committee|

* 1st: 1945–1949
* 2nd: 1949–1954
* 3rd: 1954–1959
* 4th: 1959–1965
* 5th: 1965–1968
* 6th: 1968–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

Slovenian branch

| Leaders|

* Franc Leskošek (1937–1945)
* Boris Kidrič (1945–1946)
* Miha Marinko (1946–1966)
* Albert Jakopič (1966–1968)
* France Popit (1968–1982)
* Andrej Marinc (1982–1986)
* Milan Kučan (1986–1989)
* Ciril Ribičič (1989–1990)

|

Secretaries|

* France Popit (1966–1968)
* Andrej Marinc (1968–1972)
* Franc Šetinc (1972–1982)
* Miha Ravnik (1982–1986)
* Miloš Prosenc (1986–1989)
* Sonja Lokar (1989–1990)

Central Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission
* League of Socialist Youth

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

|

Congresses|

* 1st: 1937
* 2nd: 1948
* 3rd: 1954
* 4th: 1959
* 5th: 1965
* 6th: 1968
* 7th: 1974
* 8th: 1978
* 9th: 1982
* 10th: 1986
* 11th: 1989

Elected by
Congress|

| Supervisory Commission|

* 1st: 1945–1948
* 2nd: 1948–1954
* 3rd: 1954–1959
* 4th: 1959–1965
* 5th: 1965–1968
* 6th: 1968–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

|

Statutory Commission|

* 6th: 1969–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

Central Committee|

* 1st: 1945–1948
* 2nd: 1948–1954
* 3rd: 1954–1959
* 4th: 1959–1965
* 5th: 1965–1968
* 6th: 1968–1974
* 7th: 1974–1978
* 8th: 1978–1982
* 9th: 1982–1986
* 10th: 1986–1989
* 11th: 1989–1990

Yugoslav People's Army branch

| Leaders|

* Branko Borojević (1969–1971)
* Džemil Šarac (1971–1978)
* Dane Ćuić (1978–1984)
* Georgije Jovičić (1984–1988)
* Petar Šimić (1988–1990)
* Božidar Grubišić (May–Dec. 1990)

|

Secretaries|

* Milan Krdžić (1975–1978)
* Georgije Jovičić (1978–1982)
* Slavko Maričević (1982–1984)
* Simeon Bunčić (1984–1988)
* Nebojša Tica (1988–1990)

Committee|

* President & Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

|

Conferences|

* 1st: 1969
* 2nd: 1970
* 3rd: 1971
* 4th: 1972
* 5th: 1977
* 6th: 1980
* 7th: 1982
* 8th: 1986
* 9th: 1989
* 10th: 1990

Provincial committees with representation in the LCY's leading bodies

| Kosovo|

| Leaders|

* Miladin Popović (Jul.–Dec. 1937)
* Petar Radović (1937–1938)
* Miladin Popović (1939–1941)
* Boro Vukmirović (1941–1943)
* Pavle Jovićević (1943–1944)
* Miladin Popović (1944–1945)
* Đorđije Pajković (1945–1956)
* Dušan Mugoša (Feb.–Jun. 1956)
* Veli Deva (1956–1971)
* Mahmut Bakalli (1971–1981)
* Veli Deva (1981–1982)
* Sinan Hasani (1982–1983)
* Ilijaz Kurteši (1983–1984)
* Svetislav Dolašević (1984–1985)
* Kolj Široka (1985–1986)
* Azem Vllasi (1986–1988)
* Kaqusha Jashari (Apr.–Nov. 1988)
* Remzi Kolgeci (1988–1989)
* Rahman Morina (1989–1990)

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Secretaries|

* ? (1966–1969)
* Mihajlo Zvicer (1969–1972)
* Dušan Ristić (1972–1978)
* Petar Kostić (1978–1982)
* Mitar Samardžić (1982–1984)
* Bajram Seljami (1984–1986)
* Vojislav Zajić (1986–1988)
* ? (1988–1989)
* Ljubomir Popović (1989–1990)

Provincial Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Central Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

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Conferences|

* 1st: 1937
* 2nd: 1939
* 3rd: 1945
* 4th: 1948
* 5th: 1951
* 6th: 1953
* 7th: 1956
* 8th: 1959
* 9th: 1965
* 10th: 1968
* 11th: 1974
* 12th: 1978
* 13th: 1982
* 14th: 1986
* 15th: 1989
* 16th: 1990

Vojvodina|

| Leaders|

* Jovan Veselinov (1936)
* Lazar Milankov (1936)
* Žarko Zrenjanin (1938–1942)
* Jovan Veselinov (1943–1946)
* Dobrivoje Vidić (1946–1951)
* Stevan Doronjski (1951–1966)
* Mirko Tepavac (1966–1969)
* Mirko Čanadanović (1969–1972)
* Dušan Alimpić (1972–1981)
* Boško Krunić (1981–1982)
* Marko Đuričin (1982–1983)
* Slavko Veselinov (1983–1984)
* Boško Krunić (1984–1985)
* Đorđe Stojšić (1985–1988)
* Milovan Šogorov (Apr.–Oct. 1988)
* Boško Kovačević (1988–1989)
* Nedeljko Šipovac (1989–1990)

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Secretaries|

* Mirko Čanadanović (1966–1969)
* Miloš Radojčin (1969–1972)
* Jon Srbovan (1972–1974)
* Nándor Major (1974–1978)
* Boško Krunić (1978–1982)
* Sreta Stajić (1982–1984)
* Katalin Hajnal (1984–1986)
* Milovan Šogorov (1986–1988)
* Janko Drča (Apr.–Oct. 1988)
* Miodrag Koprivica (1988–1989)
* Emilija Bruner-Bala (1989–1990)

Provincial Committee|

* President
* Secretary
* Presidency
* Executive Secretary
* Control Commission

Branch meetings|

| Elected organs|

* Provincial Committee
* Commission on Statutory Questions
* Supervisory Commission

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Conferences|

* 1st: ?
* 2nd: ?
* 3rd: ?
* 4th: 1935
* 5th: 1938
* 6th: 1940
* 7th: 1945
* 8th: 1948
* 9th: 1951
* 10th: 1953
* 11th: 1956
* 12th: 1960
* 13th: 1965
* 14th: 1968
* 15th: 1974
* 16th: 1978
* 17th: 1982
* 18th: 1986
* 19th: 1989
* 20th: 1990

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* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Macedonia
* Montenegro
* Vojvodina
* Kosovo

* Leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

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