The Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Начелник Генералштаба, Načelnik Generalštaba; sl, Načelnik Generalštaba; mk, Началник на Генералштабот) refers of the

chief Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the bo ...

of the General Staff of the

Royal Yugoslav Army The Yugoslav Army ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslovenska vojska, JV, Југословенска војска, ЈВ), commonly the Royal Yugoslav Army, was the land warfare military service branch of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (originally Kingdom of Serbs, ...

from 1918 to 1941, the

Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska ar ...

from 1945 to 1992 and the

Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro The Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Војска Србије и Црне Горе, Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, ВСЦГ / ''VSCG'') included ground forces with internal and border troops, naval forces, air and air defense ...

(officially named the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003) from 1992 to 2006.

List of chiefs of the general staff

† denotes people who died in office.

Royal Yugoslav Army (1918–1920)

Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces (1920–1941)

Yugoslav Army Outside the Homeland (1941–1942)

Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (1942–1945)

National Liberation Army (1941–1945)

Yugoslav People's Army (1945–1992)

The Chief of the General Staff ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Načelnik Generalštaba - NGŠ, Начелник Генералштаба - НГШ; mk, Началник на Генералштабот; sl, Načelnik Generalštaba) was the

chief of staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

of the

General Staff A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military ...

of the

(JNA) during its existence from 1945 to 1992. He was appointed by the

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(after 1980

Presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified by ...

) of the

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...

, who was the commander-in-chief. While the Federal Secretary of People's Defence (

defence minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in s ...

) headed the Federal Secretariat of People's Defence (''Savezni sekretarijat za narodnu odbranu - SSNO'') and it was the most effective military person, the Chief of the General Staff (which was the formational part of ''SSNO'') was the most professional and staff body.

Timeline

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Bubanj Bubanj ( sr-Cyrl, Бубањ; or as it is often called ''Bubanj Selo'' (), because the city district of the city of Niš called ''Bubanj'') is a village in the municipality of Palilula, City of Niš, Serbia. According to the 2002 census its popu ...

" bar:potocar from:1972 till:1979 color:cgs text:" Potočar" bar:mamula from:1979 till:1982 color:cgs text:" Mamula" bar:gracanin from:1982 till:1985 color:cgs text:" Gračanin" bar:canadi from:1985 till:1987 color:cgs text:" Čanadi" bar:mirkovic from:1987 till:1989 color:cgs text:"

Mirković Mirković ( sr-Cyrl, Мирковић, ; meaning "son of "Mirko") is a Serbian and Croatian surname, and may refer to: *Borivoje Mirković (1884–1969), Yugoslav brigadier general * Čedomir Mirković (1944–2005), Serbian writer *Dragana Mirko ...

" bar:adzic from:1989 till:1992 color:cgs text:" Adžić" bar:pantic from:1992 till:1992 color:cgs text:" Panić"

Armed Forces of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

Following the

breakup of Yugoslavia The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

and the secession of four out of six constituent republic in the SFR Yugoslavia the remaining two (

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

and

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) established a federation in 1992 called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia). This lasted until 2003 when it was reconstituted as a state union called

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

. In 2006 both countries declared independence and parted ways.

Notes

Sources

* Chief of the General Staff: 1876–2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000. {{Chief of military by country Military of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Military of SFR Yugoslavia Military of Serbia and Montenegro Lists of military personnel by country 1918 establishments in Yugoslavia 2006 disestablishments in Serbia and Montenegro