Milan Đukić

Milan Đukić (Милан Ћукић, also Milan Djukic in English sources) (born Donji Lapac, Yugoslavia, 10 April 1947, died 8 October 2007) was a Serbian-Croatian politician. He was the leader of the Serb People's Party, and a former deputy speaker of the Croatian Parliament.^[1]

Đukić lead the Serb People's Party from the 1990s until his death in 2007.^[2] His party represented ethnic Serbs in Croatia who did not join a separatist rebellion against Croatia's independence movement from the former Yugoslavia.^[2]

Đukić was the subject of heavy criticism from both Croats and Serbs within Croatia. Croats disliked him because he criticized the government's treatment of ethnic Serbs,^[2] who are the country's largest minority group. Ethnic Serbs at times disliked Đukić because he was seen as part of Croatia's political establishment.^[2]

Đukić served as a lawmaker and member of parliament from 1992 until 2004.^[2] He served as deputy parliament speaker from 1992 until 1996.^[2] His influence in government gradually diminished as other ethnic Serbs attracted votes and attention from Croatia's minority communities.^[2]

Đukić died in his home village of Donji Lapac, which is located in central Croatia, on 8 October 2007.^[2] He was 61 and was survived by his wife, Dara, and their two children.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Ethnic Serb leader in Croatia dies". B92. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=10&dd=09&nav_id=44435. Retrieved 2007-10-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Milan Djukic". Associated Press (Associated Press). 2007-10-09. http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=13527. Retrieved 2007-10-13. ^{[dead link]}

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Name	Dukic, Milan
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Date of birth	10 April 1947
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Date of death	8 October 2007
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