Živko Radišić
| Živko Radišić | |
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| Bosnian Serb member of the Bosnian-Herzegovina Presidency | |
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In office 13 October 1998 – 5 October 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Momčilo Krajišnik |
| Succeeded by | Mirko Šarović |
| Mayor of Banja Luka | |
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In office 1977–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 August 1937 Prijedor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Socialist Party of Republika Srpska (SPRS) |
Živko Radišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Живко Радишић, pronounced [ʒîːʋko rǎdiʃit͡ɕ]; born 15 August 1937) is a Bosnian Serb politician and former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Born in Prijedor in 1937, Radišić graduated in 1964 from the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Political Sciences. From 1977 to 1982, he served as the mayor of Banja Luka, Bosnia's second-largest city. From 1982 to 1985 he headed the defense ministry of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1996, he became a founding member of the Socialist Party of Republika Srpska.
Radišić was elected Bosnian Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency in September 1998, defeating the incumbent Momčilo Krajišnik by 45,000 votes.[1] Radišić chaired the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1998–1999 and from 2000–2001.
References
- ↑ "New Bosnian leader pledges to promote democracy". Associated Press. 1998-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
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