About Dobrivoje Vidić
Lived 1918 – 1992 (aged 73). Dobrivoje Vidić was a political commissar and diplomat.
Dobrivoje Vidić (; 24 December 1918 – 3 March 1992 ) was a Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the President of the Presidium of SR Serbia (the precursor to the post of President of Serbia) from 5 May 1978 to 5 May 1982.
He additionally served as Yugoslav ambassador to Burma (1952–1953), Soviet Union (1953–1956 and 1965–1969), United Nations (1958–1960) and United Kingdom (1970–1973).
Controversies According to the newspaper Blic, during 1941 Vidić worked as a translator for the Germans in Užice, and at the end of 1944, as the secretary of the KPY for the Užice district, he decided to shoot Andrija Mirković, the former mayor of Užice.
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Who was Dobrivoje Vidić?
Serbian politician
When was Dobrivoje Vidić born?
Dobrivoje Vidić was born on 24 December 1918 in Čačak.
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Dobrivoje Vidić died on 3 March 1992 in Belgrade.
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Dobrivoje Vidić was a political commissar and diplomat.
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