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Vladimir Bakarić
	Vladimir Bakarić
	; Marshal Josip Broz Tito (right) and Vladimir Bakarić (left) during a reception
	8th President of PR Croatia; President of the Assembly of PR Croatia
	In office; December 1953 – December 1963
Prime Minister	Jakov Blažević; Zvonko Brkić; Mika Špiljak
Preceded by	Zlatan Sremec
Succeeded by	Ivan Krajačić
	1st Prime Minister of PR Croatia; President of the Executive Council of PR Croatia
	In office; 14 April 1945 – December 1953
President	Vladimir Nazor; Karlo-Gašpar Mrazović; Vicko Krstulović; Zlatan Sremec
Preceded by	Pavle Gregorić; (as Minister for Croatia)
Succeeded by	Jakov Blažević
	2nd Chairman of the League of Communists of Croatia
	In office; 1948 – May 1969
President	Vladimir Nazor; Karlo-Gašpar Mrazović; Vicko Krstulović; Zlatan Sremec; Himself; Ivan Krajačić; Jakov Blažević
Prime Minister	Himself; Jakov Blažević; Zvonko Brkić; Mika Špiljak; Savka Dabčević-Kučar
Preceded by	Đuro Špoljarić
Succeeded by	Savka Dabčević-Kučar
Born	8 March 1912; Velika Gorica, Croatia-Slavonia, Austro-Hungary
Died	16 January 1983 (aged 70); Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Religion	None (Atheist)

Dr. Vladimir Bakarić (8 March 1912 – 16 January 1983) was a Croatian communist and a politician in Socialist Yugoslavia. He helped organize Partisan resistance in Croatia during World War II. From 1948 to 1969 he was the chairman of the Croatian League of Communists, and as such was a close collaborator of President Josip Broz Tito. Even after stepping down from the top post in Croatian communist hierarchy, he retained much influence and was in fact considered to be the most influential Croatian politician. Together with Edvard Kardelj he belonged to the more liberal wing of the Yugoslav political elite and was known for his statement on the need for "federation to federate" (federiranje federacije), a reference to the struggle between Yugoslav unitarists who advocated giving more powers to the central government and federalists who wanted to shift power to the republics. Still, Bakarić was usually extremely careful in his public pronouncements on policy and wary of radical statements. This earned him the nickname Mrtvac ("Dead man").

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Political offices
Preceded by Zlatan Sremec	President of the Assembly of PR Croatia December 1953 – December 1963	Succeeded by Ivan Krajačić
Preceded by Pavle Gregorić as Minister for Croatia	President of the Executive Council of PR Croatia 14 April 1945 – December 1953	Succeeded by Jakov Blažević
Party political offices
Preceded by Đuro Špoljarić	Chairman of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Croatia 1948 – 1969	Succeeded by Savka Dabčević-Kučar