Famous Bosnian Leaders

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Gavrilo Princip

(Assassinator of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)

Birthdate: July 25, 1894

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Obljaj

Died: April 28, 1918

Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb member of the Young Bosnia movement who wished to end the Austro-Hungarian reign in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He thus assassinated Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, at age 19. This eventually contributed to the start of World War I.

Radovan Karadžić

(Politician)

Birthdate: June 19, 1945

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Petnjica, Montenegro

Alija Izetbegovic

(Political Activist, First President of Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Birthdate: August 8, 1925

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Died: October 19, 2003

Bosnian politician and founder of the Party of Democratic Action, Alija Izetbegovic had been the first president of the independent Bosnia and Herzegovina. A qualified lawyer, he had also penned several books, such as Islam Between East and West. In 2006, his cemetery was bombed by unidentified miscreants.

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Ratko Mladić

(Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal and colonel-general who led the Army of Republika Srpska)

Birthdate: March 12, 1942

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Božanovići, Independent State of Croatia

Slobodan Praljak

(Director)

Birthdate: January 2, 1945

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia

Died: November 29, 2017

Vojislav Šešelj

(Deputy Prime Minister)

Birthdate: October 11, 1954

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Sarajevo

Biljana Plavšić

(Bosnian Serb Politician Who was Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity for Her Role in the Bosnian War)

Birthdate: July 7, 1930

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Biljana Plavšić is a Bosnian Serb retired politician. She is best known for her service as the President of Republika Srpska from 1996 to 1998. She played an important role during the Bosnian War and was later indicted for crimes against humanity during the war. Prior to entering politics, Biljana Plavšić worked as a professor at the University of Sarajevo.

Ante Marković

(The Last Prime Minister of Yugoslavia)

Birthdate: November 25, 1924

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Died: November 28, 2011

Croat-Yugoslav politician Ante Markovic, who served as Yugoslavia’s last prime minister, witnessed his country being disintegrated into Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia amid an economic collapse. He was also a businessman who built luxury apartments and hydropower plants. He had also served as the director of Rade Koncar.

Momcilo Krajisnik

(Bosnian Serb Political Leader Who was Found Guilty of Committing Crimes Against Humanity During the Bosnian War)

Birthdate: January 20, 1945

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Died: September 15, 2020

Momcilo Krajisnik was a Bosnian Serb politician best known for co-founding the Serb Democratic Party alongside Radovan Karadžić. Although he was an important politician, Momčilo Krajišnik was accused of crimes against humanity in 2006 and was given a 20-year prison sentence.

Zeljka Cvijanovic

(The 9th President of Republika Srpska)

Birthdate: August 2, 1967

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Teslić, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia

The 9th president of Republika Srpska, which is a part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljka Cvijanovic has also headed the region as its 11th prime minister. The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats member also teaches English language and literature and has a master’s degree in law.