Jure Pelivan (; 1 December 1928 – 18 July 2014) was a Bosnian Croat politician and

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. He served as the last

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of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 20 December 1990 until 3 March 1992, during the end of the Yugoslav era. He then served as the first Prime Minister of the independent

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from 3 March 1992 to 9 November 1992. An ethnic Croat, Pelivan was a member of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH). Pelivan, an economist, served as a board member of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina for eight years following the end of the

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. He moved to neighboring

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, in 2007, where he resided for the remainder of his life. Pelivan died in Split on 18 July 2014, at the age of 85.

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1928 births 2014 deaths People from Livno Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Bosnia and Herzegovina economists Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery {{BosniaHerzegovina-politician-stub