Zoran Đinđić
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Zoran Đinđić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђинђић, pronounced [zɔ̝̌ran d͡ʑîːnd͡ʑit͡ɕ] ⓘ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđić was a long-time opposition politician and held a doctorate in philosophy.
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Zoran Đinđić | |
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Зоран Ђинђић | |
Prime Minister of Serbia | |
In office 25 January 2001 – 12 March 2003 | |
President | Milan Milutinović Nataša Mićić (acting) |
Preceded by | Milomir Minić |
Succeeded by | Zoran Živković |
67th Mayor of Belgrade | |
In office 21 February 1997 – 30 September 1997 | |
Preceded by | Nebojša Čović |
Succeeded by | Vojislav Mihailović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-08-01)1 August 1952 Bosanski Šamac, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
Died | 12 March 2003(2003-03-12) (aged 50) Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Political party | DS (1990–2003) |
Spouse |
Ružica Đinđić (m. 1990) |
Children | Jovana Luka |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade University of Konstanz |
Signature | |
Website | zorandjindjic |
Đinđić was one of the original thirteen restorers of the modern day Democratic Party,[1] becoming its president in 1994.[2] During the 1990s, he was one of the co-leaders of the opposition to the administration of Slobodan Milošević, and became the Prime Minister of Serbia in 2001[2] after the overthrow of Milošević.
As Prime Minister, he advocated pro-democratic reforms and the integration of Serbia into European structures.[3] His government ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and implemented innovations in line with the Council of Europe recommendations, which led to the introduction of institutions for the protection of human rights and freedoms, as well as for Serbia and Montenegro to become a member state of the Council of Europe in 2003.[4] His government strongly advocated cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Following the arrest of Special Operations Unit (JSO) members and extradition to the ICTY, the JSO organized an armed mutiny in November 2001 in Belgrade.[5] Đinđić was assassinated in 2003 by Zvezdan Jovanović, a former JSO member operative with ties to the Zemun Clan.[6][7]