Branko Mamula
Branko Mamula | |
|---|---|
| Бранко Мамула | |
| 4th Federal Secretary of People's Defence of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 5 May 1982 – 15 May 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Veselin Đuranović Milka Planinc Branko Mikulić |
| Preceded by | Nikola Ljubičić |
| Succeeded by | Veljko Kadijević |
| 9th Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army | |
| In office 10 July 1979 – 5 May 1982 | |
| Minister | Nikola Ljubičić |
| Preceded by | Stane Potočar |
| Succeeded by | Petar Gračanin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1921 Slavsko Polje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Croatia) |
| Died | 19 October 2021 (aged 100) Tivat, Montenegro |
| Nationality | Yugoslav |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1942–1990) League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia (1990–1992) |
| Awards | Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
| Branch/service | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1988 |
| Rank | Admiral of the fleet |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Branko "Đuro" Mamula (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко "Ђурo" Мамула; 30 May 1921 – 19 October 2021) was a Serbian politician and Yugoslav officer who participated in World War II in Yugoslavia. He was later the Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1988.