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Vladimir Bakarić ([ʋlǎdimiːr bǎkarit͡ɕ]; 8 March 1912 – 16 January 1983) was a Yugoslav and Croatian communist revolutionary and a politician.
Bakarić helped organize Partisan resistance in Independent State of Croatia during World War II. From 1948 to 1969 he was the chairman of theLeague of Communists of Croatia, and as such was a close collaborator of President Josip Broz Tito. Even after stepping down from the top post in communist hierarchy at SR Croatia, he retained much influence and was in fact considered to be the most influential politician in SR Croatia.
Together with Edvard Kardelj he belonged to the more liberal wing of the Yugoslav political elite and was known for his statement on the need to "federate the federation" (federiranje federacije), a reference to the struggle between Yugoslav unitarists who advocated giving more powers to the central government and federalists who wanted to shift power to the republics. Still, Bakarić was usually extremely careful in his public pronouncements on policy and wary of radical statements.
Sources
- "BAKARIĆ, Vladimir". Croatian Biographical Lexicon (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. 1983. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Zlatan Sremec | Speaker of the Croatian Parliament December 1953 – December 1963 | Succeeded by Ivan Krajačić |
| Preceded by Pavle Gregorić | Prime Minister of Croatia 14 April 1945 – December 1953 | Succeeded by Jakov Blažević |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Andrija Hebrang | Secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia 1948 – 1969 | Succeeded by Savka Dabčević-Kučar |