“none of us believed in Slovenia that these were spontaneous meetings and rallies.”
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Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 until his overthrow in 2000. Milošević played a major role in the Yugoslav Wars and became the first sitting head of state charged with war crimes, as well as the first former head of state charged with crimes against humanity…
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politics · Yugoslav and Serbian politician (1941–2006) · politician · also Slobodan Milošević, Slobodan Milosevic, Sloba, Milošević
Born 20 August 1941 · Died 11 March 2006 · Q47139
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2026· 3 entries
Public attention spiked: 9,810 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.9× the usual 1,994, with 0 article edits.
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The New York Times: Slobodan Milosevic
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2019· 1 entry
balkaninsight: Slobodan Milosevic Sympathiser Awarded Nobel Literature Prize
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2017· 1 entry
balkaninsight: Slobodan Milosevic ‘Accepted Bosnia Peace Plan’
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2010· 2 entries
Foreign Affairs: Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic
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Life website included Milošević in its list of "The World's Worst Dictators"
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2007· 1 entry
In its verdicts against Republic of Serbian Krajina President Milan Martić, the ICTY concluded:
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2006· 3 entries
openDemocracy: Slobodan Milosevic: myth and responsibility
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Died 2006-03-11.
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“Opis: o relacjach panujących między Mirjaną Marković a Slobodanem Miloševiciem.”
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2005· 2 entries
NPR: Milosevic and Saddam: Two Trials, Two Tales
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Several members of the Serbian secret police and criminal gangs were convicted in Belgrade for a number of murders, including Stambolić's
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2003· 1 entry
And Milošević was charged with ordering his murder
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2002· 1 entry
Adam LeBor and Louis Sell would write that Pavlović was really dismissed because he opposed Milošević's policies towards Kosovo-Serbs
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2001· 1 entry
In relation to the Croatian War of Independence and Bosnian War respectively, with the latter including charges of genocide
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2000· 1 entry
Amidst demonstrations against the disputed presidential election, Milošević was arrested by Yugoslav federal authorities in March 2001 on suspicion of corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement
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1999· 1 entry
Some observers suggested the possibility of Russia deploying troops in support of Serbia
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1998· 2 entries
Miloševic promised to introduce a new economic program which would begin a process of market reforms, reduction of trade barriers, and the privatization of more state owned enterprises in order to achieve an economic gro
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And NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia between March and June 1999, ending in full withdrawal of Yugoslav security forces from the province and deployment of international civil and security forces
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1997· 2 entries
After an invitation by Chinese president Jiang Zemin
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Career landmark: President of Yugoslavia (1997–2000).
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1992· 2 entries
And said that "Bosnia and Herzegovina was illegally proclaimed as an independent state and recognized
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Which dismantled the remaining communist infrastructure and created a federal democratic multiparty system of government
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1991· 3 entries
And even after the formation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), it too did not initially recognize Croatia's independence
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The Yugoslav government declared Macedonia an "artificial nation" and it allied with Greece against the country, even suggesting a partition of the Republic of Macedonia between Yugoslavia and Greece
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Saying "The Šiptars [Albanians] are watching and waiting"
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1990· 2 entries
With a number of nationalist parties running on the agenda of creating a Greater Serbia as Yugoslavia fell apart
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After other republics abandoned the League of Communists of Yugoslavia and adopted democratic multiparty systems, Milošević's government quickly followed suit and the 1990 Serbian Constitution was created
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1989· 8 entries
And led the anti-bureaucratic revolution, reforming Serbia's constitution and transitioning the state into a multi-party system, reducing the power of autonomous provinces
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An amended Serbian constitution was submitted to the governments of Kosovo, Vojvodina and Serbia for approval
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The Serbian media began to speak of "the alleged imperilment of the Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina", as tensions between Serbs, Bosniaks and Croats increased over Serb support for Milošević
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With the introduction of slogans, graffiti, and songs glorifying Milošević
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Milošević gave support to Croatian Serbs who were vouching for the creation of an autonomous province for Croatian Serbs, which was opposed by Croatian communist authorities
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That declared Slovenia's right to secession
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Nationalism soared in response along with acts of intolerance, discrimination, and ethnic violence increasing
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Career landmark: President of Serbia (1989–1997).
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1988· 2 entries
The anti-bureaucratic revolution led to the resignation of the governments of Vojvodina and Montenegro and to the election of officials allied with Milošević
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With Slovenia accusing Serbia of pursuing Stalinism while Serbia accused Slovenia of betrayal
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1987· 3 entries
After he ousted opponents, including Stambolić
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Milošević "endorsed a Serbian nationalist agenda" and "exploited a growing wave of Serbian nationalism in order to strengthen centralised rule in the SFRY"
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As a force in Serbian politics after he declared support for Serbs in the Serbian Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, who claimed they were being oppressed by the provincial government which was dominated by Kosovo'
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1986· 1 entry
Serbian President Ivan Stambolić responded by accepting this position, declaring that the 1974 constitution was contrary to the interests of Serbs, though he warned that "certain individuals" were "coquetting" with Serbi
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1983· 1 entry
Where large numbers of people attended while considering Ranković a Serbian "national" leader
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1982· 1 entry
And 1983, in response to nationalist Albanian riots in Kosovo, the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia adopted a set of conclusions aimed at centralizing Serbia's control over law enforcement and
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1968· 1 entry
Milošević got a job at the Tehnogas company, where Stambolić was working, and became its chairman in 1973
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1965· 1 entry
Married his childhood friend Mirjana Marković with whom he had two children: Marko and Marija
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1964· 2 entries
Studied at University of Belgrade Faculty of Law (1964).
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Milošević became an economic advisor to the mayor of Belgrade Branko Pešić
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1956· 1 entry
A show trial in Pristina was held in which multiple Albanian Communists of Kosovo were convicted of being infiltrators from Albania and were given long prison sentences
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1941· 1 entry
Born 1941-08-20.
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