Ivan Ribar
| Ivan Ribar | |
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Ivan Ribar
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| 1st President of the Constituent Assembly | |
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In office 1920–1922 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| 1st President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly | |
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In office 29 December 1945 – 14 January 1953 |
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| Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
| Preceded by |
Office established King Peter IIa (as King of Yugoslavia) |
| Succeeded by |
Josip Broz Titoa (as President of Yugoslavia) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 January 1881 Vukmanić, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 2 February 1968 (aged 87) Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship | Yugoslav |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Political party |
Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Tonica Ribar |
| Children | Jurica Ribar, Ivo Lola Ribar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| a Between 1945-53, the President of the Assembly was also the Yugoslav head of state. From 14 January 1953 the president of the assembly was no longer head of state, but was succeeded in that role by the office of the President of Yugoslavia which was first occupied by Josip Broz Tito, and held by him up to his death in 1980. | |
Ivan Ribar (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐvan rîbaːr]; 21 January 1881 - 2 February 1968) was a Yugoslav politician and soldier of Croatian descent. He was born in Vukmanić (part of Karlovac). He had a PhD in law.
In politics, he was:
Ribar lost his entire family during World War II: his two sons, Jurica and Ivo, and his wife, Tonica. His sons fought for the Partisans against the Italian Fascists. Ivo Lola Ribar, his younger son, was in charge of the Young Communist League of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) during the war, and was proclaimed posthumously a People's Hero of Yugoslavia.
Ivan Ribar died in Zagreb in 1968, aged 87.
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