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Obrad Piljak (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǒbraːt pǐːʎak]);[1] 4 December 1933[2] – 7 April 2013) was a Bosnian politician and former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from April 1989 to December 1990. He was the last nominated (non-elected) member of the Communist party of Bosnia and Herzegovina to serve as presidency chairman, before the first multi-party elections were held in 1990 and Alija Izetbegović replaced him in his post.
Obrad Piljak | |
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9th President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office April 1989 – 20 December 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Marko Ćeranić |
Preceded by | Nikola Filipović |
Succeeded by | Alija Izetbegović |
Personal details | |
Born | Petrovo Vrelo, Glamoč, Vrbas Banate, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 4 December 1933
Died | 1 April 2013 79) | (aged
Political party | SKJ |
Occupation | Politician |
Obrad Piljak was born in 1933 in Petrovo Vrelo, Glamoč. He holds a Ph.D. degree in economics. When not in politics, he was involved with banking and worked at the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Piljak was on the advisory board of the Federal Banking Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was also an associate professor at the Faculty of economics in the University of Sarajevo. Piljak died in 2013, aged 79.[3]
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