Vladimir Popović (1914-1972)
Encyclopedia
Vladimir Popović also known as Vlado Popović, Diplomat
, politician
, general
, revolutionary
, close associate to Josip Broz Tito
, Kingdom of Montenegro
.
Died 1972 in London
, Great Britain
.
Slovenians. In 1929 it was proclaimed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. When World War II started
– the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded by Germany.
In 1945 at the end of WWII it was proclaimed the Federation of Yugoslavia consisting of 6 socialist republics.
1932 joined the Yugoslav Communist Party.
1937 graduated from the University of Belgrade
School of Medicine.
1937 represented his fellow students at the World Youth Congress in Paris where he met Josip Broz Tito, then Secretary of the Yugoslav Communist Party.
1937 he joined the Spanish Civil War
, Rank of Captain in the Spanish Republican Army.
1941 after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the German and Italian Army, he became a leader of the Yugoslav partisans forces in Croatia
.
1944 advanced to major general, commanded the Partisan
Third Army Corps in Bosnia.
1941–1945 fought German, Italian, Bulgarian, Hungarian and local followers of Third Reich until 1945 when the battle was won.
1945 Josip Broz Tito
sent VP to Bulgaria as the Yugoslav military and political representative.
1945 was named Yugoslavia’s first Communist Ambassador to Soviet Union
.
1946 was a member of Yugoslav Delegation to the UN.
1946 member of Yugoslav Delegation at the Paris Peace conference in Versailles (21 delegations from countries in the Second World War with Germany).
1946-1947 in Moscow he helped negotiate economic-cooperation agreements with the Soviet Union.
1948 Cominform
(an organization 1947–56 established by the Communist parties of nine European countries for mutual advice and coordinated activity) denounced the Yugoslav Communist Party and the Soviet Union imposed an economic blockade on Yugoslavia.
1948 became First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and was elected to the Central Committee
of the Yugoslav Communist party.
1949 as chief of the Yugoslav Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly he sought the aid of Western powers for his country.
1950 was named as Ambassador to the USA and pledged a policy of peaceful cooperation. He was influential in obtaining $38 million in food and supplies for his drought–stricken country.
1951 he helped obtain $50 million in economic aid from the United States
, Britain
and France
.
1954 Chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia.
1955–1958 he served as ambassador to China
and Vietnam
.
1958 -1972 He served as:
Married the former Vjera Radimir in 1946
1969.
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
, revolutionary
Revolutionary
A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.-Definition:...
, close associate to Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
Biography
Born 1914 in Gornji Brceli, near BarBar, Montenegro
Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 17,727...
, Kingdom of Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
.
Died 1972 in London
London
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, Great Britain
Great Britain
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.
Life and work
The Kingdom of Montenegro in 1918 was integrated into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats andSlovenians. In 1929 it was proclaimed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. When World War II started
– the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded by Germany.
In 1945 at the end of WWII it was proclaimed the Federation of Yugoslavia consisting of 6 socialist republics.
1932 joined the Yugoslav Communist Party.
1937 graduated from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
School of Medicine.
1937 represented his fellow students at the World Youth Congress in Paris where he met Josip Broz Tito, then Secretary of the Yugoslav Communist Party.
1937 he joined the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, Rank of Captain in the Spanish Republican Army.
1941 after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the German and Italian Army, he became a leader of the Yugoslav partisans forces in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
.
1944 advanced to major general, commanded the Partisan
Partisan
-Political matters:*Partisan In politics, partisan literally means organized into political parties. The expression "partisan politics" usually refers to fervent, sometimes militant, support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea...
Third Army Corps in Bosnia.
1941–1945 fought German, Italian, Bulgarian, Hungarian and local followers of Third Reich until 1945 when the battle was won.
1945 Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
sent VP to Bulgaria as the Yugoslav military and political representative.
1945 was named Yugoslavia’s first Communist Ambassador to Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
1946 was a member of Yugoslav Delegation to the UN.
1946 member of Yugoslav Delegation at the Paris Peace conference in Versailles (21 delegations from countries in the Second World War with Germany).
1946-1947 in Moscow he helped negotiate economic-cooperation agreements with the Soviet Union.
1948 Cominform
Cominform
Founded in 1947, Cominform is the common name for what was officially referred to as the Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers' Parties...
(an organization 1947–56 established by the Communist parties of nine European countries for mutual advice and coordinated activity) denounced the Yugoslav Communist Party and the Soviet Union imposed an economic blockade on Yugoslavia.
1948 became First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and was elected to the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the Yugoslav Communist party.
1949 as chief of the Yugoslav Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly he sought the aid of Western powers for his country.
1950 was named as Ambassador to the USA and pledged a policy of peaceful cooperation. He was influential in obtaining $38 million in food and supplies for his drought–stricken country.
1951 he helped obtain $50 million in economic aid from the United States
United States
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, Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
1954 Chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia.
1955–1958 he served as ambassador to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
1958 -1972 He served as:
- Member of the presidium of the Central Committee in charge of Foreign Policy
- Member of the Federal Government
- Chairman of the Committee for foreign economic relations
- Head of goodwill trade missions to Latin America
- On missions to members of The Non-Aligned Movement NAM
- Secretary to the Presidency until his death 1972
Married the former Vjera Radimir in 1946
External links
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