Career
From 1979 to 1982, he served as Ambassador of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Soviet Union (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics). He was the President of the Presidency of Montenegro from May 1983 to May 1984. He held the post until his resignation on 1 February 1989.
The demonstrations resulted in a collective resignation of the party and government leadership of Montenegro and Montenegrin representatives in the highest bodies of the Yugoslav government and party.
After the breakup of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the creation of new "Yugoslavia" consisting only of Serbia and Montenegro, Orlandić promoted full independence of Montenegro. He authored three books in Serbo-Croatian: U Vrtlogu (1997), U Predvecerje Sloma (2002), and Crnogorsko Posrtanje (2005).