Radoje Kontić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоје Контић; born 31 May 1937) is a Montenegrin former politician and technologist who served as the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1993 to 1998.
Radoje Kontić | |
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Радоје Контић | |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 9 February 1993 – 19 May 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Milan Panić |
| Succeeded by | Momir Bulatović |
| 12th President of the Executive Council of SR Montenegro | |
| In office 29 March 1989 – 15 February 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Vuko Vukadinović |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1937 Nikšić, Yugoslavia (now Montenegro) |
| Political party | DPS (1992–2006) SKJ (1960s–1992) |
Biography edit
He was the last Chairman of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro's Executive Council from 1989 to 1991 - a post which he obtained by riding the wave of the anti-bureaucratic putsch in Montenegro during January 1989. He also served as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia[1] from February 9, 1993 until May 19, 1998 when he lost a no-confidence vote. He was a member of the League of Communists of Montenegro and later a member of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro.
Like many others in the technocratically inclined second generation of Yugoslav communists, Kontić entered politics through directorial stints in state-owned companies. In Kontić's particular case, he worked his way up the corporate/political ladder in the Nikšić steelmill throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Finally in 1978 he became a member of SR Montenegro's Executive Council, thus entering politics full-time.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Yugoslavia: Ever smaller?". The Economist. 21 May 1998. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Montenegro". World Statesmen. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
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