President of Serbia and Montenegro
The president of Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Председник Србије и Црне Горе) was the head of state of Serbia and Montenegro. From its creation in 1992 until 2003, when the country was reconstituted as a confederacy (state union), the head of state was known as the president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
President of Serbia and Montenegro | |
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Formation | 15 June 1992 |
First holder | Dobrica Ćosić |
Final holder | Svetozar Marović |
Abolished | 3 June 2006 |
Succession | Boris Tadić Filip Vujanović |
In 2006 the office was abolished as the state union was dissolved, with Serbia and Montenegro becoming independent countries.
List
No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Representing | Term of office | Political party | Note | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
Presidents of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992–2003 | ||||||||
1 | Dobrica Ćosić (1921–2014) | Serbia | 15 June 1992 | 1 June 1993 | 351 days | Independent | – | |
– | Miloš Radulović (1929–2017) Acting | Montenegro | 1 June 1993 | 25 June 1993 | 24 days | DPS | – | |
2 | Zoran Lilić (born 1953) | Serbia | 25 June 1993 | 25 June 1997 | 4 years, 0 days | SPS | – | |
– | Srđa Božović (born 1955) Acting | Montenegro | 25 June 1997 | 23 July 1997 | 28 days | DPS | – | |
3 | Slobodan Milošević (1941–2006) | Serbia | 23 July 1997 | 7 October 2000 | 3 years, 76 days | SPS | Forced to step down in the Bulldozer Revolution. | |
4 | Vojislav Koštunica (born 1944) | Serbia | 7 October 2000 | 7 March 2003 | 2 years, 151 days | DSS | The only president elected in direct election. | |
President of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006 | ||||||||
5 | Svetozar Marović (born 1955) | Montenegro | 7 March 2003 | 3 June 2006 | 3 years, 88 days | DPS | Also head of government as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro (offices merged). |