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Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta
Serbian environmental activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aleksandar Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Јовановић; born 30 September 1966), commonly known by his nickname Ćuta, is a Serbian environmental and political activist who has been a member of the National Assembly of Serbia since August 2022.
Aleksandar Jovanović | |
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Александар Јовановић | |
![]() Jovanović in 2022 | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 1 August 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-09-30) 30 September 1966 (age 57) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Political party | |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Environmental activist |
Nickname | Ćuta |
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Born in Belgrade, Jovanović often stayed at Stara Planina, a mountain in Eastern Serbia, and was interested in rock music, football, and chess during his youth. He founded the Defend the Rivers of Stara Planina organisation in 2017, which primarily concentrated on combating the construction of small hydros in the Stara Planina region, although over time, Jovanović shifted his presence over other regions of Serbia. He gained recognition in the media and has been noted as one of the representatives of environmental activism in Serbia. Jovanović has organised environmental protests and gatherings around Serbia and managed to stop the construction of several projects.
Jovanović was the organiser of the Ecological Uprising protests, which set off the 2021–2022 environmental protests, in which he played a key role. He led the Ecological Uprising movement and cooperated with opposition politicians Nebojša Zelenović and Radomir Lazović, ultimately forming the We Must (Moramo) electoral alliance with them for the 2022 general election. He appeared first on its electoral list and was successfully elected to the National Assembly of Serbia. He was one of the co-presidents of the Together political party from 2022 until his resignation in 2023.