Ivan Ribar

Ivan Ribar (pronounced [ǐvan rîbaːr]; 21 January 1881 – 2 February[1] 1968) was a Croatian politician who served in several governments of various forms in Yugoslavia. Ideologically a Pan-Slavist and communist, he was a prominent member of the Yugoslav Partisans, who resisted the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia.

For the neighbourhood in New Belgrade, see Dr Ivan Ribar.
Not to be confused with Ivo Lola Ribar, his son.

Ivan Ribar
Ribar in 1945
1st President of the Presidency of the National Assembly of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
In office
29 December 1945 – 14 January 1953
Prime MinisterJosip Broz Tito
Preceded byOffice established[nb 1]
King Peter II
(as King of Yugoslavia)
Succeeded byJosip Broz Tito
(as President of Yugoslavia)
1st President of the Constituent Assembly of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
In office
12 December 1920 – 19 October 1922
Prime MinisterLjubomir Davidović
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byLjubomir Jovanović
Personal details
Born(1881-01-21)21 January 1881
Vukmanić, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died2 February 1968(1968-02-02) (aged 87)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
CitizenshipYugoslav
NationalityCroat
Political partySKJ (1942–1968)
DS (1919–1929)
HSK (1905–1918)
ProfessionLawyer and politician

Biography

Ribar was born in Vukmanić (part of Karlovac) and held a PhD in law. He worked as an attorney in Zagreb, Đakovo and Belgrade.[2]

Ribar lost his entire family during World War II: his two sons, Ivo "Lola" and Jurica, and his wife Antonija. Both Ivo and Jurica were killed in action in 1943 fighting for the Partisans, while Ribar's wife was executed by the Germans in 1944.[3] Ivo, his older 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.[4]

Politics

In politics, he was: President of the Parliamentary Assembly of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–22)[2] President of Executive Committee, Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (26 October 1942 – 4 December 1943), Chairman of the Presidium of the Provisional People's Assembly (4 December 1943 – 5 March 1945), Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly (29 December 1945 – 14 January 1953)

From the proclamation of a republic in 1945 until 1953, Ribar was the de jure head of state of Yugoslavia; his position as parliamentary speaker was constitutionally made equivalent to that of president. In 1953, Communist Party leader and Prime Minister Josip Broz Tito, the country's de facto leader since 1945, was elected to the new post of President of the Republic.

Second marriage and death

Ribar spent his last years in Zagreb.[2] In 1952 he married painter and poet Cata Dujšin-Ribar and moved into her flat on 3 Demeter Street.[5] He died in 1968, aged 87.[2] In 1976, his widow donated their flat and their art collection to the city of Zagreb. The art collection is exhibited at the Demeter Street flat, which is open to public. As of 2021, the flat is temporarily closed due to damage from the 2020 Zagreb earthquake.[5]

See also

Notes
  1. Between 1945–53, the President of the Presidency of the National Assembly was also the de jure head of state of Yugoslavia. From 14 January 1953 the office of parliamentary speaker 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.

References
  1. Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 9781134264902.
  2. "Ribar, Ivan". arhinet.arhiv.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian State Archives. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. "Kratka hronika porodice Ribar". 27 November 2013.
  4. Ivan Ribar profile Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, gimnazija-karlovac.hr; accessed 12 July 2015. (in Croatian)
  5. "Donation to the City of Zagreb: The Dr Ivan Ribar and Cata Dujšin-Ribar Memorial Collection". Zagreb City Museum. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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