Zoran Đinđić

Zoran Djindjic  ^listen (Zoran Đinđić, in Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђинђић) (August 1, 1952 – March 12, 2003) was Serbian prime minister, long-time opposition politician and philosopher by profession. Official photo from http://www. ... To play the audio file do not click on the -image. ... The Serbian language or Serb language is one of the standard versions of the Central-South Slavic diasystem, formerly (and still frequently) called Serbo-Croatian. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first letters) is an alphabet used to write six natural Slavic languages (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ...

Đinđić was born in Bosanski Šamac, a town on the Sava river in northern Bosnia. His father Dragomir was an officer in the Yugoslavian army. His mother Mila was a hostess. Đinđić had one older sister - Gordana. Đinđić took an interest in politics as a student at the University of Belgrade. Bosanski Šamac (in Serbian Cyrillic: Босански Шамац) is a town in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the right bank of the Sava river. ... Sava also Save (German Save, Hungarian Száva) is a river in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... University of Belgrade is the highest educational institution in Belgrade and Serbia. ...

A pro-reform socialist, Đinđić was imprisoned for several months after he tried, along with other students from Croatia and Slovenia, to establish a non-communist student organisation. Released from jail, he continued his studies in Germany under professor Jürgen Habermas in Frankfurt. In 1979 he obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy from the university of Konstanz. He spoke fluent German. His English was of a moderate level. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... A student society or student organization is an organization, operated by students at a university, whose membership normally consists only of students. ... Habermas speaking with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, 2004 Jürgen Habermas (born June 18, 1929 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a philosopher and social theorist in the tradition of critical theory. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth largest city in Germany. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The term Philosophy derives from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom. ... Konstanz (English traditionally Constance) is a small university town of around 80,000 people on the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In 1989 Đinđić returned to Yugoslavia to take up a teaching post at Novi Sad University, and together with other Serb dissidents he founded the Democratic Party. He became Chairman of the Executive Board of the party in 1990, and was elected to the Parliament of Serbia in the same year. In 1993 he became the President of the Democratic Party. Following the collapse of the short-lived coalition "Zajedno" (Together) with Vuk Drašković's SPO and Vesna Pešić's GSS, Đinđić registered as a separate candidate. After a massive series of public protests over rigged elections, Đinđić became Mayor of Belgrade in 1997, the first non-communist mayor to hold that post since the Second World War. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... Motto: none Executive government Mayor (Gradonačelnik) City council (Skupština Grada) Mayor Maja Gojković Area 235. ... Demokratska Stranka logo The Democratic Party (Serbian: Demokratska Stranka) is a political party in Serbia. ... Vuk Drašković (November 29, 1946-) is a Serbian politician who is presently the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro. ... The Serbian Renewal Movement (Srpski Pokret Obnove) is a political party in Serbia. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Serbian political parties ... Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

During the NATO bombing campaign of Serbia, Đinđić sought safety and fled to temporary exile in Montenegro because of information provided to him by Arkan that he was at the top of the assassination list of then-President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia Slobodan Milošević's secret service. Before long, he left for Western countries, visiting Gerhard Schröder and Bill Clinton. Photo of his handshake with Clinton at time of bombing was used by Milošević's propaganda to portray him as a traitor. Upon his return to the country in July 1999, Đinđić was charged with endangering state security in a trial that was rigged and closed to the public. In September 1999 Đinđić was named by TIME magazine as one of the most relevant politicians for the 21st century. The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  – Total  – % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2003)  – Density  616,258  48. ... Željko Ražnatović or in Serbian Cyrillic writing Жељко Ражњатовић, (April 17, 1952 - January 15, 2000), widely known as Arkan or Аркан, was a Serbian paramilitary leader, nationalistic politician, assembly representative, folk hero, owner of a soccer club, shady businessman, mafia boss and war profiteer. ... Official language Serbian written in Cyrillic alphabet1 Capital Belgrade2 President3 Svetozar Marović Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 105th 102,350 km² 0. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević  listen (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced ; born 20 August 1941) is a former President of Serbia and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia. ... Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder [] (born April 7, 1944), a German politician, has been serving as Chancellor of Germany since 1998. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ...

Đinđić played a prominent role in the presidential elections of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in September 2000 and in the October 5 uprising that overthrew the Milošević's regime, and then led the broad-based 18-party Democratic Opposition of Serbia coalition to victory in the Serbian elections of December 2000. He became Premier of Serbia on January 25, 2001. He played a key role in sending Milošević to the UN War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. However, Đinđić said that he became disillusioned with the protracted trial of Milošević, and later condemned it as an expensive "circus". Đinđić said the court in The Hague was "allowing Milošević to behave like a demagogue and to control the trial". Official language Serbian written in Cyrillic alphabet1 Capital Belgrade2 President3 Svetozar Marović Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 105th 102,350 km² 0. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... The Democratic Opposition of Serbia was an alliance of political parties in Serbia, formed as an alliance against the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its leader, Slobodan Milosevic. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is a body of the United Nations established to prosecute war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ...

Đinđić was received favourably by Western nations. His meetings with Western leaders George Bush, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac and others strongly indicated that the West supported his politics. Đinđić had constant disagreements with federal president Vojislav Koštunica. On the other hand, he had a close relationship with Montenegrin president Milo Đukanović. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd (current) president of the United States. ... The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Tony Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Jacques René Chirac (born November 29, 1932) is a French politician. ... Vojislav Koštunica [pronounced voy-ees-lahf kosh-TOON-ee-tsa] (born March 24, 1944) is the Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia and a lawyer from Serbia. ... Milo Đukanović (born 1962) is the current Prime Minister of the state of Montenegro, within the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. ...

On August 7, 2001, Đinđić headed a delegation that met with Bill Gates, in Redmond, becoming the first head of state to pay an official visit to Microsoft. Đinđić and Gates discussed the modernization of Serbian public services, and agreed that Serbia would become Microsoft's strategic partner and that Belgrade would become Microsoft's main residence and software representative center for the underdeveloped region of the Balkans. Nothing has come of this initiative thus far. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bill Gates William Henry Gates III, KBE (born October 28, 1955), commonly known as Bill Gates, is an American businessman and a microcomputer pioneer. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT) headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ...

Assassination

Đinđić was assassinated in Belgrade in the stairway of the main Serbian government building on March 12, 2003, 12:23 PM. Shot once in the chest, a high-power bullet penetrated his heart and killed him instantly. According to the official government statement, Đinđić was not conscious and did not have a pulse upon arriving at the emergency ward. His bodyguard Milan Veruović was also seriously wounded in stomach by another shot. Đinđić's alleged assassin, police specialist Zvezdan Jovanović, called Zveki, had fired the bullets by sniper scope from the window of a nearby building. Jovanović, codenamed Snake, was born in 1965 in Peć, Kosovo. He had been a member of the feared paramilitary unit, the Red Berets, and held the police rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Jovanović was active in the series of Serbian wars in the 1990s. Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for March, 2003. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... Peć (Пећ; Albanian Pejë or Peja) is a city located inKosovo at 42. ... Kosovo and Metohia (Serbian: Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija, Albanian: Kosova), in English most oftenly called just Kosovo, is a province of Serbia. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

The assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić was preceded by several unsuccessful attempts to end his life. Most notable was an attempt several days before March 12, 2003, in which a truck driven by Dejan Milenković, a known member of the criminal "Zemun Clan", tried to force the Prime Minister's car off the highway in New Belgrade. Đinđić escaped injury only due to the outstanding reaction of his driver and his security detail. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dejan Milenkovic is a suspect in the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic on March 12, 2003. ...

Zoran Đinđić's funeral

Đinđić had made many enemies for his pro-Western stance, reformist policies which had seen unemployment rise to over 30%, for arresting Milošević, for relinquishing him to The Hague, and for clamping down on organized crime. The murder was allegedly organised by Milorad Ulemek, an ex-Commander of the special police, also known as Legija, who ordered Jovanović to carry out the assassination. Legija was connected to the powerful Zemun clan of the Serbian mafia. Vojislav Šešelj, an ultra-nationalist foe of Đinđić's, was suspected of playing a role in the instigation of the assassination plot. Zoran Djindjics Funeral File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Legija is being tried for the murder of Zoran Djindjic. ... Coat of Zemun Zemun (Земун, Hungarian: Zimony, German: Semlin) is a major suburb of Belgrade situated on the left bank of the Sava river. ... Vojislav Šešelj (born October 11, 1954 in Sarajevo) is a Serbian politician, the president of the Serbian Radical Party during the 1990s. ...

Nataša Mićić, then acting President of Serbia, declared a state of emergency immediately following the shooting. Zoran Živković was elected by the Serbian Democratic Party as Đinđić's successor. However after new parliamentary elections Boris Tadić was appointed president of the party. Categories: People stubs | Serbian politicians | 1965 births ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Demokratska Stranka logo The Democratic Party (Serbian: Demokratska Stranka) is a political party in Serbia. ... Boris Tadić  listen? (born January 15, 1958) is the President of Serbia. ...

Đinđić was married to Ružica and had two children with his wife. His daughter Jovana was born in 1990 and his son Luka was born in 1992.

His solemn state procession and funeral on March 15, 2003 was attended by many citizens as well as by foreign delegations. Đinđić's death represented a political and moral tragedy for many Serbs who saw in him a man who had guaranteed coexistence with neighboring nations, integration with Europe, and economic recovery. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Quotes

“If someone in Serbia thinks the law and the reforms can be stopped by eliminating me, then he is in a huge delusion. Serbia will continue to live on, and proceed that path with or without me, because I myself am not the regime.” — Politika (February 21, 2003) and Glas Javnosti (February 24, 2003). February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In Serbian: “Ако неко мисли да ће зауставити спровођење закона тиме што ће мене уклонити онда се грдно вара, јер ја нисам систем. Систем ће функционисати и даље и нико неће добити амнестију за злочине тако што ће уклонити једног или два функционера државе.” Политика 21. фебруар 2003. и Глас Јавности 24. фебруар 2003. године.

External links

• News story on the assassination - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/12/djindjic_dead030312)
• BBC News: Obituary by Gabriel Partos (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2843451.stm)
• Freely downloadable documentary containing parts of Djindjic's speeches (without editorials). In Serbian, English subtitles available. (http://www.akosrbijastane.net/)