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Milan Jelić
Милан ЈелићFile:Milan jelic1 m.jpg 6th President of Republika Srpska In office
9 November 2006 – 30 September 2007Preceded by Dragan Čavić Succeeded by Rajko Kuzmanović Personal details Born March 26, 1956
Koprivna, YugoslaviaDied 30 September 2007 (aged 51)
Modriča, Bosnia and HerzegovinaNationality Serb Political party SNSD Religion Serbian Orthodox Dr. Milan Jelić (Cyrillic: Милан Јелић) (26 March 1956 – 30 September 2007) was a Serb politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 9 November 2006 until his death from a heart attack, he was President of Republika Srpska[1].
Born in Koprivna village near Modriča, Jelić completed his secondary education in Doboj and has graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Economics at Subotica, Serbia. He gained a doctorate from the University of Banja Luka.
Jelić spent four years on the local council in Modriča, and at the beginning of 1987 he was appointed manager of OOUR in the town. There he spent seven years, until he was appointed general manager of Modriča. After the Dayton Agreement was signed he was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He also served as President of the Football Association of Republika Srpska, and President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On the afternoon of 30 September 2007, while watching a soccer game in Modriča[2], Jelić experienced heart failure, and died shortly afterwards, after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt in the Doboj hospital.
References
- ^ Bosnian Serb republic leader dies, retrieved from bbc.co.uk, September 30, 2007
- ^ President of Bosnian Serb Republic dies, retrieved September 30, 2007
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National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Preceded by
?Deputy for Modriča
1996 – 2006Succeeded by
?Political offices Preceded by
Dragan ČavićPresident of Republika Srpska
2006 – 2007Succeeded by
Igor Radojičić (interim)Radovan Karadžić · Biljana Plavšić · Nikola Poplašen · Mirko Šarović · Dragan Čavić · Milan Jelić · Igor Radojičić (acting) · Rajko Kuzmanović · Milorad DodikCategories:- Presidents of Republika Srpska
- 1956 births
- 2007 deaths
- People from Modriča
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
- Politicians of Republika Srpska
- University of Novi Sad alumni
- Alliance of Independent Social Democrats politicians
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