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List of heads of state of Serbia

This article lists the heads of state of Serbia, from the establishment of the modern Serbian state during the Serbian Revolution to the present day.

The list includes the heads of state of Revolutionary Serbia and the independent monarchies; Principality of Serbia and Kingdom of Serbia, as well as Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and heads of state of the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), a constituent country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Between 1944 and 1974, Serbia's head of state was the speaker (president) of the Serbian parliament.

Monarchy

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Main article: List of Serbian monarchs

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)

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Grand Vožd Reign Claim
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		House Reign start Reign end Duration
1   Karađorđe Petrović
Карађорђе Петровић
(1768–1817) 		Founder of the House of Karađorđević 15 February 1804 21 September 1813
(Exiled) 		9 years, 218 days Leader of the
First Serbian Uprising
(elected at the Orašac Assembly)

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)

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Status:   Denotes Regent

Prince Reign Claim
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		House Reign start Reign end Duration
1   Miloš Obrenović I
Милош Обреновић I
(1780–1860) 		Founder of the House of Obrenović 23 April 1815 25 June 1839
(Abdicated) 		24 years, 63 days Leader of the
Second Serbian Uprising
(elected at the Takovo Meeting)
2   Milan Obrenović II
Милан Обреновић II
(1819–1839) 		Obrenović 25 June 1839 8 July 1839 13 days Son of Miloš Obrenović I
3   Mihailo Obrenović III
Михаило Обреновић III
(1823–1868) 		Obrenović 8 July 1839 14 September 1842
(Deposed) 		3 years, 68 days Son of Miloš Obrenović I
4   Aleksandar Karađorđević
Александар Карађорђевић
(1806–1885) 		Karađorđević 14 September 1842 23 December 1858
(Abdicated) 		16 years, 100 days Son of Karađorđe Petrović
(1)   Miloš Obrenović I
Милош Обреновић I
(1780–1860) 		Founder of the House of Obrenović 23 December 1858 26 September 1860 1 year, 278 days Second reign
(restored at the St. Andrew's Day Assembly)
(3)   Mihailo Obrenović III
Михаило Обреновић III
(1823–1868) 		Obrenović 26 September 1860 10 June 1868
(Assassinated) 		7 years, 258 days Second reign
Son of Miloš Obrenović I
—   General Milivoje Blaznavac
Генерал Миливоје Блазнавац
(1824–1873) 		— 10 June 1868 22 August 1872 4 years, 73 days  
Regency Council
For Milan Obrenović IV
—   Jovan Ristić
Јован Ристић
(1831–1899)
—   Jovan Gavrilović
Јован Гавриловић
(1796–1877)
5   Milan Obrenović IV
Милан Обреновић IV
(1854–1901) 		Obrenović 10 June 1868 6 March 1882 13 years, 269 days Grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović I

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)

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Status:   Denotes Regent

King Reign Claim
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		House Reign start Reign end Duration
1   Milan I
Милан I
(1854–1901) 		Obrenović 6 March 1882 6 March 1889
(Abdicated) 		7 years Previously ruled as Prince
—   Jovan Ristić
Јован Ристић
(1831–1899) 		— 6 March 1889 13 April 1893
(Deposed) 		4 years, 38 days Regency Council
For Alexander I
—   General Jovan Belimarković
Генерал Јован Белимарковић
(1827–1906)
—   General Kosta Protić
Генерал Коста Протић
(1831–1892) 		4 June 1892
(Died in Office) 		3 years, 90 days
2   Aleksandar I
Александар I
(1876–1903) 		Obrenović 6 March 1889 11 June 1903
(Assassinated) 		14 years, 97 days Son of Milan I
3   Petar I
Петар I
(1844–1921)
[a] 		Karađorđević 15 June 1903
(Crowned on 21 September 1904) 		1 December 1918 15 years, 169 days Son of Aleksandar Karađorđević
—   Crown Prince Aleksandar
Престолонаследник Александар
(1888–1934)
[a] 		Karađorđević 24 June 1914 1 December 1918 4 years, 160 days Regent
Son of Petar I
For Petar I

Republic

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Main article: List of presidents of Serbia

Socialist Republic of Serbia (1944–1992)

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SR Serbia within Democratic Federal Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Parties:   Communist Party / League of Communists   Socialist Party of Serbia

Status:   Denotes Acting President

President Election Term of office Party Notes
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Time in office
President of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Serbia
1944–1945
N/A   Siniša Stanković
Синиша Станковић
(1892–1974) 		— 12 November 1944 7 April 1945 146 days Communist Party Leader of Serbian wartime assembly.
President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
1945–1953
1   Siniša Stanković
Синиша Станковић
(1892–1974) 		— 7 April 1945 20 November 1946 1 year, 227 days Communist Party
2   Aćim Grulović
Аћим Груловић
(1898–1948) 		— 20 November 1946 23 December 1948 2 years, 33 days Communist Party
3   Isa Jovanović
Иса Јовановић
(1906–1983) 		— 23 December 1948 December 1953 4 years, 11 months Communist Party
(renamed) 		Communist Party reformed and renamed into the League of Communists.
League of Communists
(renamed)
Presidents of the People's Assembly
1953–1974
4   Petar Stambolić
Петар Стамболић
(1912–2007) 		— December 1953 April 1957 3 years, 4 months League of Communists
5   Jovan Veselinov
Јован Веселинов
(1906–1982) 		— April 1957 26 June 1963 6 years, 2 months League of Communists
6   Dušan Petrović Šane
Душан Петровић Шане
(1914–1977) 		— 26 June 1963 6 May 1967 3 years, 314 days League of Communists
7   Miloš Minić
Милош Минић
(1914–2003) 		— 6 May 1967 6 May 1969 2 years League of Communists
8   Dragoslav Marković
Драгослав Марковић
(1920–2005) 		— 6 May 1969 19 April 1974 4 years, 348 days League of Communists
9   Živan Vasiljević
Живан Васиљевић
(1920–2007) 		— 19 April 1974 6 May 1974 17 days League of Communists
Presidents of the Presidency
1974–1991
(8)   Dragoslav Marković
Драгослав Марковић
(1920–2005) 		— 6 May 1974 5 May 1978 3 years, 364 days League of Communists
10   Dobrivoje Vidić
Добривоје Видић
(1918–1991) 		— 5 May 1978 5 May 1982 4 years League of Communists
11   Nikola Ljubičić
Никола Љубичић
(1916–2005) 		— 5 May 1982 5 May 1984 2 years League of Communists
12   Dušan Čkrebić
Душан Чкребић
(1927–2022) 		— 5 May 1984 5 May 1985 1 year League of Communists
13   Ivan Stambolić
Иван Стамболић
(1936–2000) 		— 5 May 1985 14 December 1987[b] 2 years, 223 days League of Communists
14   Petar Gračanin
Петар Грачанин
(1923–2004) 		— 14 December 1987 20 March 1989 1 year, 96 days League of Communists
N/A   Ljubiša Igić
Љубиша Игић
(1941–2023) 		— 20 March 1989 8 May 1989 49 days League of Communists Acting President
15   Slobodan Milošević
Слободан Милошевић
(1941–2006) 		1989 8 May 1989 11 January 1991 1 year, 248 days League of Communists
(renamed) 		League of Communists reformed and renamed into the Socialist Party of Serbia.
Socialist Party of Serbia
(renamed)
President of the Republic
1991–1992
(15)   Slobodan Milošević
Слободан Милошевић
(1941–2006) 		1990 11 January 1991 28 April 1992 1 year, 108 days Socialist Party of Serbia

Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)

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Republic of Serbia within Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Parties:   Socialist Party of Serbia   Civic Alliance of Serbia   Democratic Party of Serbia   Serbian Renewal Movement   G17 Plus   Democratic Party

Status:   Denotes Acting President

President Election Term of office Party Notes
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Time in office
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(15) 		  Slobodan Milošević
Слободан Милошевић
(1941–2006) 		1992 28 April 1992 23 July 1997 5 years, 86 days Socialist Party of Serbia
N/A   Dragan Tomić
Драган Томић
(1935–2022) 		— 23 July 1997 29 December 1997 159 days Socialist Party of Serbia Acting
2
(16) 		  Milan Milutinović
Милан Милутиновић
(1942–2023) 		1997 29 December 1997 29 December 2002 5 years Socialist Party of Serbia
N/A   Nataša Mićić
Наташа Мићић
(born 1965) 		— 29 December 2002 27 January 2004 1 year, 29 days Civic Alliance of Serbia Acting
N/A   Dragan Maršićanin
Драган Маршићанин
(born 1951) 		— 4 February 2004 3 March 2004 28 days Democratic Party of Serbia Acting
N/A   Vojislav Mihailović
Војислав Михаиловић
(born 1951) 		— 3 March 2004 4 March 2004 1 day Serbian Renewal Movement Acting
N/A   Predrag Marković
Предраг Марковић
(born 1955) 		— 4 March 2004 11 July 2004 129 days G17 Plus Acting
3
(17) 		  Boris Tadić
Борис Тадић
(born 1958) 		2004 11 July 2004 5 June 2006 1 year, 329 days Democratic Party

Republic of Serbia (independent country, 2006–present)

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Republic of Serbia became an independent state on 5 June 2006.

Parties:   Democratic Party   Socialist Party of Serbia   Serbian Progressive Party

Status:   Denotes Acting President

President Election Term of office Party Notes
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Time in office
1
(17) 		  Boris Tadić
Борис Тадић
(born 1958) 		2008 5 June 2006 5 April 2012
(Resigned) 		5 years, 305 days Democratic Party
N/A   Slavica Đukić Dejanović
Славица Ђукић Дејановић
(born 1951) 		— 5 April 2012 31 May 2012 56 days Socialist Party of Serbia Acting
2
(18) 		  Tomislav Nikolić
Томислав Николић
(born 1952) 		2012 31 May 2012 31 May 2017 5 years Serbian Progressive Party
3
(19) 		  Aleksandar Vučić
Александар Вучић
(born 1970) 		2017
2022 		31 May
2017 		Incumbent 7 years, 202 days Serbian Progressive Party

Timeline

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Aleksandar VučićTomislav NikolićSlavica Đukić DejanovićBoris TadićPredrag MarkovićVojislav MihailovićDragan MaršićaninNataša MićićMilan MilutinovićDragan TomićSlobodan MiloševićLjubiša IgićPetar GračaninIvan StambolićDušan ČkrebićNikola LjubičićDobrivoje VidićŽivan VasiljevićDragoslav MarkovićMiloš MinićDušan Petrović ŠaneJovan VeselinovPetar StambolićIsa JovanovićAćim GrulovićSiniša StankovićAlexander I of YugoslaviaPeter I of SerbiaAlexander I of SerbiaMilan I of SerbiaAlexander Karađorđević, Prince of SerbiaMihailo Obrenović, Prince of SerbiaMilan Obrenović, Prince of SerbiaMiloš Obrenović, Prince of SerbiaKarađorđe

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b In exile from November 1915 until the liberation in 1918, due to the occupation by the Central Powers during World War I (see Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian occupation of Serbia).
  2. ^ Removed from the position in the aftermath of the 8th session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia.
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