This electoral term of the Central Committee was elected by the 4th Congress of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) in 1928, and was in session until the convocation of the 5th Congress in 1948. Mid-term elections were organised by the 4th Conference in 1934 and the 5th Conference in 1940. A Temporary Leadership was established in 1938; it received the approval of the Communist International in 1939, in the aftermath of the purge of the CPY, which killed several leading Central Committee members.
Note: Rodoljub ÃÂolakoviÃÂ (1900-1983) was member of CC of CPY from 1936 to 1938, also of Politburo.
Note: ÃÂuro à  poljarià(1906âÂÂ1991) was elected secretary of CC of Communist party of Croatia on its first congress in 1937 (till 1939, when he was replaced)
Note: later coopted in CC also: Blagoje Neà ¡koviÃÂ, Andrija Hebrang, Vladimir BakariÃÂ, Rodoljub ÃÂolakoviÃÂ, Ivan Goà ¡njak, ÃÂuro Salaj, Jovan Veselinov, Osman KarabegoviÃÂ, Lazar Kolià ¡evski, Moma MarkoviÃÂ, Ivan MaÃÂek etc., including 4 candidates, mentioned below)
Note: Andrija Herbang (1899-1949), Croat, was by-elected to CC of CPY in 1942 and expelled in 1948, arrested and killed in prison
Note: Blaà ¾o JovanoviÃÂ, Krsto Popivoda, Vladimir Popoviàand Svetozar Vukmanoviàwere by-elected (coopted) to full CC membership during WWII