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Lazar Mojsov
Lazar Mojsov
Лазар Мојсов
	Mojsov, c. 1977
34th President of the United Nations General Assembly
	In office; 1977–1978
Preceded by	Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
Succeeded by	Indalecio Liévano
President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
	In office; 15 May 1987 – 15 May 1988
Prime Minister	Branko Mikulić
Preceded by	Sinan Hasani
Succeeded by	Raif Dizdarević
15th Vice President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
	In office; 15 May 1986 – 15 May 1987
President	Sinan Hasani
Preceded by	Sinan Hasani
Succeeded by	Hamdija Pozderac
President of the Presidency of the LCY Central Committee
	In office; 20 October 1980 – 20 October 1981
Preceded by	Stevan Doronjski
Succeeded by	Dušan Dragosavac
Personal details
Born	19 December 1920; Negotino, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	25 August 2011 (aged 90); Belgrade, Serbia
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Alma mater	University of Belgrade

Lazar Mojsov (Macedonian: Лазар Мојсов; 19 December 1920 – 25 August 2011) was a Macedonian journalist, communist politician and diplomat from SFR Yugoslavia.^[1]

Biography

Mojsov received his doctoral degree from the University of Belgrade's Law School.^[2]

He fought for the anti-fascist partisans in World War II and continued to rise through the ranks of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia after 1945. He was attorney general of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia from 1948 to 1951.^[2] During the next two decades, he served as a member of the parliaments of SFR Yugoslavia and SR Macedonia and as a newspaper editor.^[2]

Meanwhile, he began a diplomatic career, serving as Yugoslav ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia from 1958 to 1961 and as ambassador to Austria from 1967 to 1969. From 1969 to 1974, he served as Yugoslav ambassador to the United Nations, Guyana and Jamaica.^[2]

From 1974 to 1982, Mojsov was deputy foreign minister of Yugoslavia, and, from 1977 to 1978, he was the president of the United Nations General Assembly.^[2] From 1980 to 1981, he served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, and from May 1982 to May 1984, he was the foreign minister.^[3] From 1984 to 1989, he was a member of the collective presidency of Yugoslavia and was its chairman from 1987 to 1988.^[3]

Mojsov also lectured and wrote on the subject of international relations.

Mojsov died in August 2011, aged 90, in Belgrade. He was laid to rest at Novo groblje cemetery's Alley of Distinguished Citizens.^[4]

References

^ "Sahranjen Lazar Mojsov" [Lazar Mojsov buried]. Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lazar Mojsov (Yugoslavia)". un.org. United Nations. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Lazar Mojsov". jorm.gov. Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of North Macedonia.
^ "Sahranjen Lazar Mojsov". novosti.rs. 25 August 2011.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe	President of the United Nations General Assembly 1977–1978	Succeeded by Indalecio Liévano
Political offices
Preceded by Sinan Hasani	President of the Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia 15 May 1987 – 15 May 1988	Succeeded by Raif Dizdarević
Party political offices
Preceded by Josip Broz Tito	President of the Presidency of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia 20 October 1980 – 20 October 1981	Succeeded by Dušan Dragosavac