# Raif Dizdarević, Former Yugoslav President, Dies at 100

Raif Dizdarević, former President of Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, died in Sarajevo at age 100.

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Raif Dizdarević, former President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, died in Sarajevo on 2026-04-12 at the age of 100. [^1]

Raif Dizdarević, a prominent Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Yugoslav diplomat and politician, passed away in Sarajevo. [^2]

He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia from 1984 to 1987. [^3]

Raif Dizdarević assumed the function of President of the Presidency of SFRJ on May 15, 1988, which was the highest official state function in Yugoslavia at the time. [^4]

Raif Dizdarević served as President of the Presidency of SR BiH from 1978 to 1982 and later as President of the Federal Assembly of SFRJ. [^5]

During his tenure as President of the SFRJ, Dizdarević led the country through a period of deep economic crisis and rising nationalism. [^6]

Raif Dizdarević was born on December 9, 1926, in Foča. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Raif Dizdarević, former President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, died in Sarajevo on 2026-04-12 at the age of 100. (Nezavisne novine, News)
2. Raif Dizdarević, a prominent Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Yugoslav diplomat and politician, passed away in Sarajevo. (Blic.rs, News)
3. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia from 1984 to 1987. (Nezavisne novine, News)
4. Raif Dizdarević assumed the function of President of the Presidency of SFRJ on May 15, 1988, which was the highest official state function in Yugoslavia at the time. (Nezavisne novine, News)
5. Raif Dizdarević served as President of the Presidency of SR BiH from 1978 to 1982 and later as President of the Federal Assembly of SFRJ. (Nezavisne novine, News)
6. During his tenure as President of the SFRJ, Dizdarević led the country through a period of deep economic crisis and rising nationalism. (Blic.rs, News)
7. Raif Dizdarević was born on December 9, 1926, in Foča. (Blic.rs, News)

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