Dobrivoje Vidić Explained

Dobrivoje Vidić
Native Name:Добривоје Видић
Office:President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia
Term Start:5 May 1978
Term End:5 May 1982
Predecessor:Dragoslav Marković
Successor:Nikola Ljubičić
Birth Date:24 December 1918
Birth Place:Čačak, Kingdom of SCS
Death Place:Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Party:League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Dobrivoje Vidić (Serbian: Добривоје Видић; 24 December 1918 – 3 March 1992[1]) was a Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia (the precursor to the post of President of Serbia) from 5 May 1978 to 5 May 1982.

He additionally served as Yugoslav ambassador to Burma (1952–1953), Soviet Union (1953–1956 and 1965–1969), United Nations (1958–1960) and United Kingdom (1970–1973).

Controversies

According to the newspaper Blic, during 1941 Vidić worked as a translator for the Germans in Užice,[2] and at the end of 1944, as the secretary of the KPY for the Užice district, he decided to shoot Andrija Mirković, the former mayor of Užice.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Umro Dobrivoje Vidić. Borba. istorijskenovine.unilib.rs. 4 March 1992. 19 December 2023. 32. Serbian.
  2. Web site: Bivši predsednik Srbije u mladosti radio za naciste kao prevodilac. Blic. BLIC. 9 October 2013. 19 December 2023. sr.
  3. Web site: Naručivao streljanja, pa postao predsednik Srbije. Blic. BLIC. 7 October 2013. 19 December 2023. sr.