Momir Bulatović
First President of the Republic of Montenegro (1992–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Momir Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Момир Булатовић; 21 September 1956 – 30 June 2019)[1] was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin politician. He was the first President of the Republic of Montenegro from 1990 to 1998, after which he served as the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1998 until 2000, when Slobodan Milošević was overthrown.[2] He was a leader of the Montenegro's Democratic Party of Socialists from 1989 to 1997, when he split from DPS after a conflict with Milo Đukanović.
Momir Bulatović | |
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Момир Булатовић | |
3rd Prime Minister of the FR Yugoslavia | |
In office 19 May 1998 – 4 November 2000 | |
President | Slobodan Milošević Vojislav Koštunica |
Preceded by | Radoje Kontić |
Succeeded by | Zoran Žižić |
1st President of the Republic of Montenegro | |
In office 23 December 1990 – 15 January 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Milo Đukanović |
Preceded by | Branko Kostić (as President of the Presidency) |
Succeeded by | Milo Đukanović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-09-21)21 September 1956 Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Died | 30 June 2019(2019-06-30) (aged 62) Raći, Podgorica Municipality, Montenegro |
Nationality | Montenegrin |
Political party | SKJ (1980s–1991) DPS (1991–1997) SNP (1997–2001) NSS (2001–2009) NSD (2009-2019) |
Alma mater | University of Montenegro |
Profession | Economist, politician |
During his mandate as President of Montenegro within Yugoslavia, he oversaw the engagement of Montenegrin reservists in the Yugoslav People's Army in the siege of Dubrovnik as well as in the Bosnian War. According to Florence Hartmann, Bulatović was subject to an investigation by the ICTY for war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but was not charged.[3] He was a defense witness in the trials of Slobodan Milošević,[4] Radovan Karadžić,[5] and Nikola Šainović[6] at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.