Mitja Ribičič
Mitja Ribičič | |
|---|---|
| 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 18 May 1969 – 30 July 1971 | |
| President | Josip Broz Tito |
| Preceded by | Mika Špiljak |
| Succeeded by | Džemal Bijedić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1919 Trieste, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 28 November 2013 (aged 94) Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) |
Mitja Ribičič (19 May 1919 – 28 November 2013) was a Slovenian former politician.
He was the only Slovenian prime minister of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1969–1971). Between 1945 and 1957, he was at the top of the repressive system in Slovenia, and has been accused of violations of human rights and crimes against humanity.[1]
He was born in a Slovene-speaking family in Trieste, Italy on 19 May 1919. Ribičič died on 28 November 2013 in Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia, aged 94.[2]
References
- ↑ "Mitja Ribičič ovaden za genocid". RTVSLO.si.
- ↑ "Mitja Ribičič, Controversial Politician, Has Died". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.