Lazar Mojsov | |
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Лазар Мојсов | |
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| 9thPresident of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 15 May 1987 – 15 May 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Branko Mikulić |
| Preceded by | Sinan Hasani |
| Succeeded by | Raif Dizdarević |
| 15thVice President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 15 May 1986 – 15 May 1987 | |
| President | Sinan Hasani |
| Preceded by | Sinan Hasani |
| Succeeded by | Hamdija Pozderac |
| President of thePresidency of theLCY Central Committee | |
| In office 20 October 1980 – 20 October 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Stevan Doronjski |
| Succeeded by | Dušan Dragosavac |
| 34thPresident of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1977–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Indalecio Liévano |
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| Born | (1920-12-19)19 December 1920 |
| Died | 25 August 2011(2011-08-25) (aged 90) |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
| Children | Svetlana Mojsov |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
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Lazar Mojsov (Macedonian:Лазар Мојсов; 19 December 1920 – 25 August 2011) was aMacedonian journalist,communist politician and diplomat fromSFR Yugoslavia.
Mojsov was born on 19 December 1920 inNegotino,Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Mojsov received his doctoral degree from theUniversity of Belgrade'sLaw School and joined theCommunist Party of Yugoslavia.[1] He fought for theanti-fascist partisans inWorld War II. During the 1940s, he participated as the public prosecutor in theshow trials against many real or alleged collaborators, and people with pro-Bulgarian views, who were sentenced to death for treason, inSocialist Republic of Macedonia.[2] He was the attorney general of SR Macedonia from 1948 to 1951.[3] During the next two decades, he served as a member of the parliaments ofSFR Yugoslavia and SR Macedonia and as editor-chief ofNova Makedonija andBorba.[3][1] Meanwhile, he began a diplomatic career, serving as Yugoslav ambassador to theSoviet Union andMongolia from 1958 to 1961 and as ambassador toAustria from 1967 to 1969. From 1969 to 1974, he served as Yugoslav ambassador to theUnited Nations,Guyana andJamaica.[3][4]
From 1974 to 1982, Mojsov was deputy foreign minister of Yugoslavia, and, from 1977 to 1978, he was the president of theUnited Nations General Assembly.[3] From 1980 to 1981, he served as Chairman of the Presidium of theCentral Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, and from May 1982 to May 1984, he was the foreign minister.[5] From 1984 to 1989, he was a member of the collectivepresidency of Yugoslavia and was itschairman from 15 May 1987 to 15 May 1988.[5][6] After the1989 Kosovo miners' strike, he participated in the preparation of the arrest of Kosovo Albanian politicianAzem Vllasi on 2 March by fabricating a story that he had a document where Vllasi and other Kosovo Albanian leaders had a three-phase plan, starting with the strike and ending with an insurrection, while also blaming the Albanian secret service in Tirana. In 1990, he became a member of the Serbian political partyLeague of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia.[7] Mojsov also wrote on the subjects of foreign policy and theMacedonian Question. Mojsov died in August 2011, aged 90, inBelgrade. He was buried atBelgrade New Cemetery's Alley of Distinguished Citizens.[8][4] His daughterSvetlana Mojsov is a scientist.[9]
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| Preceded by | President of the United Nations General Assembly 1977–1978 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of the Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia 15 May 1987 – 15 May 1988 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia 20 October 1980 – 20 October 1981 | Succeeded by |
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