Milka Planinc
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Key facts
- President
- Petar Stambolić , Mika Špiljak , Veselin Đuranović , Radovan Vlajković
- Preceded by
- Veselin Đuranović
- Succeeded by
- Branko Mikulić
- Born
- Milka Malada , ( 1924-11-21 ) 21 November 1924, Drniš , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (modern Croatia )
- Died
- 7 October 2010 (2010-10-07) (aged 85), Zagreb , Croatia
- Party
- League of Communists
- Spouse
- Zvonko Planinc ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; died 1993 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Milka
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- Drniš
- Place of death
- Zagreb
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
- Political party
- League of Communists of Yugoslavia
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Native language
- Croatian
- Field of work
- politics
- Conflict
- World War II in Yugoslavia
- Military branch
- Yugoslav People's Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant
- Image
- Milka Planinc.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Zagreb
- Residence
- Zagreb
- Significant event
- funeral
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- date of birth
- 1924-11-21
- date of death
- 2010-10-07
- place of burial
- Mirogoj Cemetery
- name in native language
- Milka Planinc
- Commons category
- Milka Planinc
- birth name
- Milka Malada
- ethnic group
- Croats
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Encyclopedic overview
Milka Planinc (née Malada; pronounced [mîːlka plǎnint͡s]; 21 November 1924 – 7 October 2010) was a Croatian communist politician who served as Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1986. She was the first and only woman to hold this office. Planinc was also the first female head of government of a diplomatically recognized socialist state in Europe.
Early life
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