Preceded by Dragan Cavic Name Milan Jelic Political party SNSD | Nationality Bosnian Serb Succeeded by Rajko Kuzmanovic Role Politician | |
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Born 26 March 1956Koprivna, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia ( 1956-03-26 ) Died September 30, 2007, Modrica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Party Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | ||
Bosnian serb president milan jelic buried in his hometown
Milan Jelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јелић; 26 March 1956 – 30 September 2007) was a Bosnian Serb politician. From 9 November 2006 until his death from a heart attack, he was President of Republika Srpska.
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- Bosnian serb president milan jelic buried in his hometown
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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. He has two sons, Petar and Dimitrije.
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, during his usual training session in Modriča, Jelić experienced heart failure, and died shortly afterwards, after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt in the Doboj hospital.
Bosnia serb president milan jelic dies triggering election
Personal life
Petar Jelić, a professional footballer, is his son.
