Milka Planinc

In memoriam

25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia. She served from 16 May 1982 to 15 May 1986. Prior to becoming prime minister she joined the Communist Youth League in 1941. She then spent years working for the Partisans and the Communist Party. Her career took off during the "Croatian Spring", a political turmoil of the late 1960s and early 70s. She was appointed head of the central committee of the league of communists of Croatia in 1971. She held the post until 1982, when she was appointed prime minister. She is best remembered for stabilizing the wilting economy and for being the first and only woman to hold this office and she was the first female head of government in a diplomatically recognized Communist state. After leaving office, Yugoslavia disintegrated in wars in the early 1990s and the country no longer existed. She retired from politics.

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