Background
Dizdarevic, Raif was born in 1926 in Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.
Dizdarevic, Raif was born in 1926 in Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.
During World World War II, he participated in the armed resistance in the Partisans. Political career
Diplomat, serving on embassies in Bulgaria (1951–1954), the Soviet Union (1956–1959), and Czechoslovakia (1963–1967)
1972: Assistant Federal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, with Milos Minic as Minister
1978-1982: Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1982-1983: Chairman of Federal Assembly
1984-1988: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia
1988-1989: Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia, following the resignation of Hamdija Pozderac. During his time as head of state, Yugoslavia had a foreign debt of over $21 billion United States dollar and an annual inflation rate of 217 percent.
In March 1989 Dizdarević had to cancel a foreign trip to Brazil, Uruguay and Senegal amid unrest in the Albanian-majority province of Kosovo.
Later life
Dizdarević, who tried to keep the Yugoslav federation together, lost his political influence with the start of the Yugoslav wars. Later he lived in Sarajevo and published his memoirs.
He published a memoir book Od smrti Tita do smrti Jugoslavije ("From the death of Tito to the death of Yugoslavia", ) and a book of memories on events and personalities Vrijeme koje se pamti" ("Times to be remembered", ).
Delaware Federal Chamber Assembly Yugoslavia, since 1982, president assembly, 1982—1983. Federal secretary foreign affairs, 1984—1987. Minister foreign affairs Yugoslavia, Novi Beograd, 1982—1988.
Vice president, 1987—1988. President, 1988—1989.
