Vladimir Popović (politician)
Vladimir Popović | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Popović 27 January 1914 Gornji Brčeli, Montenegro |
| Died | 1 April 1972 (aged 58) London, England |
| Education | University of Belgrade School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain, Spanish Republican Army
Major General, Yugoslav People's Liberation Army |
| Awards | Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941
Order of People's Hero |
Vladimir Popović Lukin (27 January 1914 – 1 April 1972) was a Yugoslav diplomat, communist politician and army general. He was a close associate of Josip Broz Tito. He was, during his career, a delegate to the UN, close associate of Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavia's envoy (ambassador) to the USSR, US, China, and Vietnam, member of the federal government of Yugoslavia, and chair of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia, and secretary to the presidency until his death in 1972.