Rodoljub Čolaković

Rodoljub Čolaković
Родољуб Чолаковић
Čolaković in 1966
1st Prime Minister of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
27 April 1945 – September 1948
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byĐuro Pucar
Minister for PR Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Provisional Government of DF Yugoslavia
In office
7 March 1945 – 11 November 1945
Prime MinisterJosip Broz Tito
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
BornRodoljub Čolaković
(1900-06-07)7 June 1900
Died30 March 1983(1983-03-30) (aged 82)
CitizenshipYugoslav
PartySKJ (1919–1983)
SpouseMilica Zorić-Čolaković
OccupationSoldier, politician, journalist
Awards10 Yugoslav and 2 international decorations, including
Order of the People's Hero
Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Order of National Liberation
Partisan 1941 Commemorative Medal
Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of Kutuzov
(full list below)
Military service
Allegiance Yugoslavia (1941–1945)
Branch/serviceYugoslav People's Army
National Liberation Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankMajor general
Battles/warsSpanish Civil War
World War II
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Rodoljub "Roćko" Čolaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Родољуб Чолаковић; 7 June 1900 – 30 March 1983) was a Yugoslav politician, journalist and writer who served as the 1st Prime Minister of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina and as the Minister for PR Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Provisional Government of DF Yugoslavia led by Josip Broz Tito. He was a major general in the Yugoslav People's Army and in the National Liberation Army during World War II.