Abdulah Mutapčić
8th President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
May 1988 – 29 June 1989
Preceded byMilan Uzelac
Succeeded byNijaz Duraković
Mayor of Zenica
In office
1970–1974
Personal details
Born(1932-01-01)1 January 1932
Zenica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died29 October 2013(2013-10-29) (aged 81)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosniak
Political partySKJ (until 1990)
Residence(s)Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
OccupationPolitician

Abdulah Mutapčić (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Абдулах Мутапчић; born 1 January 1932 – 29 October 2013) was a Bosnian politician who was the President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1988 to 1989. He also served as mayor of Zenica from 1970 to 1974.

Biography

Mutapčić was born on 1 January 1932 in Zenica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From 1970 to 1974, he was the Mayor of Zenica. Later on in his life, Mutapčić served as the President of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from May 1988 until 29 June 1989.[1][2]

It was during his tenure as President of the Central Committee that tensions between the republics of SFR Yugoslavia came to a head, in which he attempted to navigate SR Bosnia and Herzegovina around the growing tensions between SR Croatia and SR Serbia.[3]

He died on 29 October 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Worldleadersindex.org". Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ Heads of State and Government By John Da Graça pp144
  3. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina: The End of a Legacy by Dr. Neven Anđelić and Neven Anđelić pp101
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Political offices
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President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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