Presidency of the 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

8th Presidency
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Emblem of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
13 December 1964 – 15 March 1969 (4 years, 92 days) Overview
Type	Political organ
Election	1st Session of the Central Committee of the 8th Congress
Members
Total	19 members (1964–1966) 35 (1966–1969)
Newcomers	5 members (1964–1966) 18 (1966–1969)
Old	14 members (7th, 1964–1966) 17 members (1966–1969)
Reelected	17 members (1966) 12 members (9th)

This electoral term of the Executive Committee was elected by the 1st Session of the Central Committee of the 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia on 13 December 1964, and was in session until the 5th Session on 4 October 1966, which abolished it and replaced it with a new body: Presidency of the Party Central Committee. The Presidency was in session until the gathering of the 9th Congress in 1969.

Composition

1st Session: 1964–1966

Members of the Executive Committee of the 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Name	7th EXE	5th PLS	Birth	PM	Death	Branch	Nationality	Gender	Ref.
Vladimir Bakarić	Old	Elected	1912	1933	1983	Croatia	Croat	Male	[1]
Krste Crvenkovski	New	Elected	1921	1939	2001	Macedonia	Macedonian	Male	[2]
Ivan Gošnjak	Old	Elected	1909	1933	1980	Croatia	Croat	Male	[3]
Blažo Jovanović	Old	Elected	1907	1924	1976	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[4]
Edvard Kardelj	Old	Elected	1910	1928	1979	Slovenia	Slovene	Male	[5]
Lazar Koliševski	Old	Elected	1914	1935	2000	Macedonia	Macedonian	Male	[6]
Boris Kraigher	New	Elected	1914	1934	1967	Slovenia	Slovene	Male	[7]
Miha Marinko	Old	Elected	1900	1923	1983	Slovenia	Slovene	Male	[8]
Cvijetin Mijatović	New	Elected	1913	1934	1993	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Serb	Male	[9]
Đorđije Pajković	New	Elected	1917	1936	1980	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[10]
Đuro Pucar	Old	Elected	1899	1922	1979	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Serb	Male	[11]
Aleksandar Ranković	Old	Not	1909	1928	1983	Serbia	Serb	Male	[11]
Mika Špiljak	New	Elected	1916	1938	2007	Croatia	Croat	Male	[12]
Petar Stambolić	Old	Elected	1912	1935	2007	Serbia	Serb	Male	[13]
Josip Broz Tito	Old	Elected	1892	1920	1980	Not made public	Croat	Male	[14]
Mijalko Todorović	New	Not	1913	1938	1999	Serbia	Serb	Male	[15]
Jovan Veselinov	Old	Elected	1906	1923	1982	Serbia	Serb	Male	[16]
Veljko Vlahović	Old	Elected	1914	1935	1975	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[17]
Svetozar Vukmanović	Old	Elected	1912	1933	2000	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[18]

5th Session: 1966–1969

Members of the Presidency of the 8th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Name	1st PLS	9th PRE	Birth	PM	Death	Branch	Nationality	Gender	Ref.
Vladimir Bakarić	Old	Elected	1912	1933	1983	Croatia	Croat	Male	[1]
Jakov Blažević	New	Elected	1912	1928	1996	Croatia	Croat	Male	[19]
Krste Crvenkovski	Old	Elected	1921	1939	2001	Macedonia	Macedonian	Male	[2]
Savka Dabčević-Kučar	New	Ex-officio	1923	1943	2009	Croatia	Croat	Female	[20]
Ratomir Dugonjić	New	Elected	1916	1937	1987	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Serb	Male	[21]
Ivan Gošnjak	Old	Not	1909	1933	1980	Croatia	Croat	Male	[3]
Fadilj Hodža	New	Elected	1916	1941	2001	Kosovo	Albanian	Male	[22]
Avdo Humo	New	Not	1914	1941	1983	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Muslim	Male	[23]
Blažo Jovanović	Old	Not	1907	1924	1976	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[4]
Osman Karabegović	New	Not	1911	1932	1996	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Muslim	Male	[24]
Edvard Kardelj	Old	Elected	1910	1928	1979	Slovenia	Slovene	Male	[5]
Rudi Kolak	New	Not	1918	1941	2004	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Croat	Male	[25]
Lazar Koliševski	Old	Elected	1914	1935	2000	Macedonia	Macedonian	Male	[6]
Boris Kraigher	Old	Died	1914	1934	1967	Slovenia	Slovene	Male	[7]
Ivan Maček	New	Not	1908	1930	1993	Slovenia	Slovene	Male	[26]
Miha Marinko	Old	Not	1900	1923	1983	Slovenia	Slovene	Male	[8]
Cvijetin Mijatović	Old	Elected	1913	1934	1993	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Serb	Male	[9]
Đorđije Pajković	Old	Not	1917	1936	1980	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[10]
Dušan Petrović	New	Not	1914	1935	1977	Serbia	Serb	Male	[27]
Koča Popović	New	Not	1908	1933	1992	Serbia	Serb	Male	[28]
Milentije Popović	New	Elected	1913	1939	1971	Serbia	Serb	Male	[29]
Vladimir Popović	New	Not	1914	1932	1972	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[30]
Đuro Pucar	Old	Not	1899	1922	1979	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Serb	Male	[11]
Dobrivoje Radosavljević	New	Not	1915	1933	1984	Serbia	Serb	Male	[31]
Nikola Sekulić	New	Not	1911	1931	2002	Croatia	Croat	Male	[32]
Lidija Šentjurc	New	Not	1911	1932	2000	Slovenia	Slovene	Female	[33]
Vidoe Smilevski	New	Not	1915	1940	1979	Macedonia	Macedonian	Male	[32]
Pal Šoti	New	Not	1916	1936	1993	Vojvodina	Hungarian	Male	[34]
Mika Špiljak	Old	Elected	1916	1938	2007	Croatia	Croat	Male	[12]
Petar Stambolić	Old	Elected	1912	1935	2007	Serbia	Serb	Male	[13]
Borko Temelkovski	New	Not	1919	1939	2001	Macedonia	Macedonian	Male	[35]
Josip Broz Tito	Old	Elected	1892	1918	1980	Not made public	Croat	Male	[14]
Jovan Veselinov	Old	Not	1906	1923	1982	Serbia	Serb	Male	[16]
Veljko Vlahović	Old	Elected	1914	1935	1975	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[17]
Svetozar Vukmanović	Old	Not	1912	1933	2000	Montenegro	Montenegrin	Male	[18]

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