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Crvenkovski, Branko

(Encyclopedia)Crvenkovski, Branko, 1962–, North Macedonian political leader, b. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now in Bosnia and Herzegovina). An electrical engineer, he worked in industry before being elected to the Nati...

Izetbegović, Alija

(Encyclopedia)Izetbegović, Alija, 1925–2003, Bosnian political leader. As a Muslim nationalist in what was then part of Communist Yugoslavia, he served time in prison (1946–49, 1983–88). After helping to fou...

Koštunica, Vojislav

(Encyclopedia)Koštunica, Vojislav voiˈsläv kôshto͞oˈnētsä [key], 1944–, Serbian politician, president of Yugoslavia (2000–3) and prime minister of Serbia (2004–8) b. Belgrade. A constitutional lawyer ...

Subotica

(Encyclopedia)Subotica so͞oˌbôˈtĭtsä [key], Ger. Maria Theresiopel or Theresiopel, Hung. Szabadka, city (1991 pop. 100,386), N Serbia, in the Vojvodina region. An important railway junction and an industrial ...

Macedonia, region, Europe

(Encyclopedia)Macedonia măsˌədōˈnēə [key], region, SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, divided among the countries of Greece, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia. A secret terrorist organization working for Mace...

Jugoslavia

(Encyclopedia)Jugoslavia: see Yugoslavia.

Osijek

(Encyclopedia)Osijek ōˈsēyĕk [key], Ger. Esseg, Hung. Eszék, city (2011 pop. 108,048), in Croatia, on the Drava River. The chief city of the historic region of Slavonia, it is a river port and industrial cente...

Mladić, Ratko

(Encyclopedia)Mladić, Ratko rätˈkō mlädˈĭch [key], 1942–, Bosnian Serb military leader. Raised in Tito's Yugoslavia, he joined the army, rising through the officer corps to become a lieutenant general. In ...

Karadžić, Radovan

(Encyclopedia)Karadžić, Radovan räˈdōvän käˈräjĭch [key], 1945–, Bosnian Serb physician, author, and political leader, b. Savnik, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. The son of a Serb nationalist and World War II r...

Djilas, Milovan

(Encyclopedia)Djilas, Milovan mēˈləvän jēˈläs [key], 1911–95, Yugoslav political leader and writer, b. Montenegro. A Communist party member from 1932, he helped Josip Broz Tito organize volunteers to fight...
 

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