Milovan Djilas
Milovan Djilas | |
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Milovan Đilas Милован Ђилас | |
Djilas in 1950 | |
| President of the Federal People's Assembly of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 25 December 1953 – 16 January 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Simić |
| Succeeded by | Moša Pijade |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 14 January 1953 – 17 January 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
| Preceded by | Blagoje Nešković |
| Succeeded by | Svetozar Vukmanović |
| Minister without portfolio of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 2 February 1946 – 14 January 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
| Minister for Montenegro in the Government of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 7 March 1945 – 17 April 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Blažo Jovanović (as Prime Minister of Montenegro) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1911 Podbišće, Montenegro |
| Died | 20 April 1995 (aged 83) Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |
| Resting place | Podbišće, Montenegro |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1932–1954) |
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| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
| Branch/service | Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav People's Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1957 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
| Awards | Order of National Liberation (1945) Order of the People's Hero (1953) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy Yugoslav philosophy |
| School | Marxism Djilasism |
| Main interests | Political philosophy |
| Notable ideas | New class |
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Milovan Djilas (/ˈdʒɪlɒs/; Serbian: Милован Ђилас, Milovan Đilas, pronounced [mîlɔʋan dʑîlaːs]; 12 June 1911 – 20 April 1995) was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well as in the post-war government. A self-identified democratic socialist, Djilas became one of the best-known and most prominent dissidents in Yugoslavia and all of Eastern Europe.