Branko Kostić

Branko Kostić
Бранко Костић
Kostić in 1968
Acting President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
In office
6 December 1991 – 15 June 1992
Prime MinisterAnte Marković
Aleksandar Mitrović (acting)
Preceded byStipe Mesić
Succeeded byOffice dissolved
Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office
6 December 1991 – 15 June 1992
Preceded byStipe Mesić
Succeeded byDobrica Ćosić
Personal details
Born(1939-08-28)28 August 1939
Rvaši, Cetinje, Yugoslavia
Died20 August 2020(2020-08-20) (aged 80)
Podgorica, Montenegro
Political partySKJ (until 1990)
DPS (1990–1992)

Branko Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Костић, 28 August 1939 – 20 August 2020) was a Yugoslav politician, businessman, and university professor.[1]

Biography

He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics in 1962, received his master's degree in 1977, doctorate in 1980; all at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade. He held numerous responsible political functions during the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY):

As president of the Presidency of Montenegro, he was chairman of the committee for the transfer of the remains of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and members of the royal family from Sanremo, Italy to Cetinje, Montenegro.[2]

In the 1970s, he built a career in industry and his name is associated with the most successful years of growth and development of what was then the largest company in Montenegro. He was an advisor and then a commercial (1969–1974) and general manager of the Aluminum Combine in Titograd (1974–1978).

After leaving the Aluminum Combine, he continued his career at the University of Montenegro. He was a scientific advisor at the Institute for Technical Research, one of the founders of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and a full professor of economics at all technical faculties, until retiring in 2003. A full overview of published works was given in his bio-bibliography in the Memorial of the Faculty of Civil Engineering (Memorial, 2000).[3]

He spoke Russian and French, and used English.

He was the bearer of the Order of Labour with a Golden Wreath and of the Memorial for his contribution to the preservation of Yugoslav statehood and the affirmation of ethnic and self-determined Yugoslavs.[4]

Published books

  • "Aluminium and Technical Progress", Institute za technical istraživanja – Tehnički fakulteti, Titograd, 1981.
  • "1991 – Not to be forgotten", Filip Višnjić, Beograd and Obodsko slovo, Rijeka Crnajevića, 1996[5]
  • "Records", Vaša Knjiga, Beograd and Pegaz, Bijelo Polje, 2005[6]
  • "The truth about the breaking up of Yugoslavia - My testimony in the Hague", Pegaz, Bijelo Polje, 2010[7]
  • "Fishing of Ceklin", Pegaz, Bijelo Polje, 2011[8]
  • "Kostići: Fraternity in Ceklin, Old Montenegro; genealogy (from about 1490 to 2013)", Pegaz, Bijelo Polje, 2014[9]
  • "I didn't step down the oath: interviews, speeches, statements, Books 1 & 2", Pegaz, Bijelo Polje, 2015[10]

References

  1. ^ "Preminuo Branko Kostić".
  2. ^ "Who's who in Montenegro", Budva, 2004; Historical Lexicon of Montenegro.
  3. ^ ed.Vujovic, Arsenije (2000). Memorial of the Faculty of Civil Engineering. Podgorica: University of Montenegro, Faculty of Civil engineering in Podgorica. pp. 53–56. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Elster, Robert J (2004). The international Who's Who. London: Europa Publications, Taylor & Francis Group.
  5. ^ Kostić, Branko (1996). 1991: da se ne zaboravi. Beograd; Rijeka Crnojevića: Filip Višnjić; Obodsko slovo. ISBN 978-86-7363-173-8. OCLC 36571014.
  6. ^ Kostić, Branko (2005). Zapisi. Bijelo Polje: Vaša knjiga. ISBN 978-86-7792-007-4. OCLC 213383856.
  7. ^ Kostić, Branko; International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 (2010). Istina o razbijanju Jugoslavije: moje svjedočenje u Hagu. Podgorica: Pegaz. ISBN 978-86-7792-244-3. OCLC 671492067.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Maribor, IZUM-Institut informacijskih znanosti. "Цеклински риболови : на Скадарском језеру у Црној Гори :: COBISS+". plus.cg.cobiss.net. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  9. ^ Kostić, Branko (2014). Kostići: bratstvo u Ceklinu, Stara Crna Gora; rodoslov (od oko 1490. do 2013). Podgorica: Pegaz. ISBN 978-86-7792-354-9. OCLC 934637671.
  10. ^ Kostić, Branko (2015). Nijesam pogazio zakletvu: intervjui, govori, izjave Tom 1 Tom 1. ISBN 978-86-7792-375-4. OCLC 1099735390.

Positions held

Political offices
Preceded by President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
(acting)
6 December 1991 – 15 June 1992 		Succeeded by
post abolished
Preceded by President of the Presidency of Montenegro
17 March 1989 – 23 December 1990 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
1991–1992 		Succeeded by