Once Milosevic's mentor and close friend, Stambolic was president of Serbia from 1986 until 1987, when his protege staged a coup and replaced him.
Nekada Miloševićev mentor i bliski prijatelj, Stambolić je bio predsednik Predsedništva Srbije od 1986. do 1987, kada je njegov stićenik organizovao prevrat i zamenio ga na položaju.