Marko Orlandić

Marko Orlandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Орландић) (28 September 1930 – 20 December 2019) was a Montenegrin politician active during the 1970s and 1980s. In two terms, 1969–1971 and 1971–1974, he was a member of the Federal Executive Council. He was the Prime Minister from May 1974 to May 1978 and President of Montenegro from May 1983 to May 1984.

From 1979 to 1982, he served as Ambassador of SFRY in Soviet Union (USSR). He was one of the figures who called for Montenegro's independence.

After the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, a new Yugoslavia was formed with only Serbia and Montenegro. Orlandić supported full independence for Montenegro. He wrote three books in Serbo-Croatian: U Vrtlogu (1997), U Predvečerje Sloma (2002), and Crnogorsko Posrtanje (2005). 

Orlandić died in Podgorica on 20 December 2019 at the age of 89.Preminuo nekadašnji jugoslovenski ambasador u SSSR Marko Orlandić  

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