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Socialist Yugoslavia: Naval rank flags (1956-1991)

Part 3 - Non-naval dignitary ranks

Prime Minister
President of the Federal Parliament
- First version (1956-1963)
- Second version (1963-1991)
Member of the Government and President of the Parliament of a Republic
General and Chief of Staff of the Territorial Defense of a Republic or an Autonomous Region
Diplomatic and Consular Representatives
Vice Admiral
Rear Admiral

See also:

Prime Minister

by Zeljko Heimer

The flag of the Prime Minister / Chairman of the Fe'deral Executive Council (Rangovna zastava predsjednika Saveznog izvrznog vijesa) was a square version of the national flag. It must have been introduced only after 1980 when the Presidency was formed.

Source: V. Isaic [isa01], with a somewhat smaller coat of arms

Zeljko Heimer, 26 October 2003

President of the Federal Parliament

First version (1956-1963)

by Zeljko Heimer

The flag of the President of the People's Federal Parliament (Rangovna zastava predsjednika Savezne narodne skupztine) was a square tricolour flag with the federal coat of arms in the middle, overlapping the three horizontal stripes. The parliament name dropped out the "People's" attribute in 1963, when also the number of the torches increased to six.

Source: Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964.

Zeljko Heimer, 20 October 2003

Second version (1963-1991)

by Zeljko Heimer

The parliament name dropped out the "People's" attribute in 1963, when also the national coat of arms was changed, and the flag of the President of the Parliament was amended accordingly.

Sources:

Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
V. Isaic [isa01], with a somewhat smaller coat of arms

Zeljko Heimer, 26 October 2003

Member of the Government and President of the Parliament of a Republic

by Zeljko Heimer

The flag for the members of the Federal Executive Council (the government) was a square tricolour flag with the yellow bordered red five-pointed star surrounded by a wreath, as in the naval ensign. The same flag was prescribed for the presidents of the six Republics constituting the Federation.

Sources:

Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
V. Isaic [isa01], with a new caption: "Flag of a Member of the Presidency " (Rangovna zastava Zlanova Predsjednistva). This must have been introduced only after 1980, when the Presidency was formed.

Zeljko Heimer, 26 October 2003

General and Chief of Staff of the Territorial Defense of a Republic or an Autonomous Region

by Zeljko Heimer

The flag of a General and a Chief of Staff of the Territorial Defence of a Republic or an Autonomous Region (Rangovna zastava generala i starjezine republickog odnosno pokrajinskog staba teritorijalne obrane) was a square white flag with a border made of tricolour bars and the General's emblem in the middle.

The emblem consisted of a sword and a cannon crossed in saltire within a yellow wreath and surmonted with a yellow bordered red star.

Territorial defense was a military force organized on subdivision republics level, possibly comaparable to national guard in the USA. For example, the Territorial Defense of Slovenian formed the core of the emerging Slovenian Army in the1991 war there.

Source: V. Isaic [isa01]

Zeljko Heimer, 26 October 2003

Diplomatic and Consular Representatives

by Zeljko Heimer

The flag for the accredited representatives of the state (diplomatic and heads of consular missions) was similar to the civil ensign, i.e., the national flag in 2:3 ratio.

Source: Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964.

Zeljko Heimer, 19 October 2003