Vuk Obradovi - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Apr 11, 1947 Kondželj, Serbia Died on 13 Feb 2008 (aged 60)

Serbian politician and general

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About Vuk Obradovi

  • Vuk Obradovic (April 11, 1947 in the village of Kondželj, Serbia – February 13, 2008 in Belgrade) was a Serbian general and politician.
  • He was one of the leaders of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia in the Bulldozer Revolution in October 2000. Before his political career, he was a professional soldier and become the youngest General in the Yugoslav National Army.
  • He held a PhD in political studies, having defended a thesis on issues of nationalism in Yugoslav society.
  • He resigned from the Army in May 1992, when the government refused to withdraw Yugoslav Army conscripts from fighting in Croatia.
  • After leaving the army, he formed the Social Democracy political party and remained its leader for almost 10 years.
  • In 1997, he stood as a candidate in the Yugoslav presidential elections winning 3.04% of the popular vote.
  • In 2000, he joined the Democratic Opposition of Serbia which finally toppled Slobodan Miloševic in October that year.
  • He became the Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia tasked with leading the drive against corruption.
  • In May 2001, he was forced to resign due to an allegation of sexual harassment of a female aide Ljiljana Nestorovic, leading to the break-up of Social Democracy party into two factions.
  • In 2002, he was once again a candidate in the presidential election, this time winning only 0.73% of the popular vote.

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