Branko Mamula

Branko Mamula
Бранко Мамула
4th Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia
In office
5 May 1982  15 May 1988
Preceded by Nikola Ljubičić
Succeeded by Veljko Kadijević
Personal details
Born (1921-05-30) 30 May 1921
Vrginmost, Kordun, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality Yugoslav
Political party SKJ
Awards Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Military service
Allegiance Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Service/branch Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service 1941–1988
Rank Fleet Admiral
Commands
Battles/wars World War II

Branko "Đuro" Mamula (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко "Ђурo" Мамула; born 30 May 1921) is a retired Yugoslav officer who participated in World War II in Yugoslavia. He was later the Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1988.

Biography

Mamula was born in Kordun to an ethnic Serb family. He joined Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1940 and at the start of World War II in Yugoslavia in 1941 he joined the Partisan resistance movement. During the war he was put in charge of numerous units, moving through the ranks of the Partisans. Before he became the Defence Minister he held the rank of Admiral as Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's Army from 1979–1982. After becoming Defence Minister in 1983 he was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet. He lived in Opatija until 1991.[1][2] Since 2007 he has lived in Tivat, Montenegro.

The entrance to Branko Mamula's former villa in Opatija, Croatia, with signpost in English: "Mamula is Gone"

References

  1. Profile, slobodnadalmacija.hr; accessed 19 September 2016.(Croatian)
  2. Berislav Jelinić; Eduard Šostarić; Maroje Mihovilović (27 February 2006). "1789 agenata KOS-a u RH" [1789 Yugoslav secret service agents in Croatia] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
Military offices
Preceded by
Stane Potočar
Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army
10 July 19795 May 1982
Succeeded by
Petar Gračanin
Political offices
Preceded by
Nikola Ljubičić
Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia
5 May 198215 May 1988
Succeeded by
Veljko Kadijević
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