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Blažo Jovanović (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic; Блажо Јовановић; pronounced [blǎːʒɔ jɔʋǎːnɔʋitɕ]; 28 March 1907 – 4 February 1976) was a Montenegrin politician and revolutionary army commander in the Yugoslav Partisans. He served as the first President of the People's Assembly of Montenegro and was also the speaker of the Parliament of the People's Republic of Montenegro from 1954 to 1963.[1]
Blažo Jovanović | |
|---|---|
 Jovanović in 1942, during World War II | |
| Prime Minister of Montenegro | |
| In office 17 April 1945 – 4 February 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Milovan Đilas |
| Succeeded by | Filip Bajković |
| President of the People's Assembly | |
| In office 15 December 1953 – 12 July 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Nikola Kovačević |
| Succeeded by | Filip Bajković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1907 Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Died | 4 February 1976 (aged 68) Igalo, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | League of Communists |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Yugoslav Partisans |
| Rank | General Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Blažo Jovanović was born in Podgorica, the largest city of Principality of Montenegro, into a middle class family. During World War II, he was one of the most important leaders of the Provincial Committee of the Yugoslav Communist Party of Montenegro, the Bay of Kotor and the Sandžak; in the summer of 1941 he was with Milovan Đilas, one of the main leaders of the Montenegrin insurrection against the Italian occupant.
On 18 July 1941 he practically assumed the function of political commissar with the title of "person for the connection with the people" of the so-called "supreme temporary command" of the insurrectionary forces in Montenegro, while Đilas became the superior commander, and Arso Jovanović, a distant relative of Blažo, became the chief of staff. He was the second president of the People's Assembly of Montenegro, he was also president of the Parliament of the People's Republic of Montenegro from 1954 to 1963.[2]
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