Milan Jelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јелић; 26 March 1956 – 30 September 2007) was a Bosnian Serb politician. From 9 November 2006 until his death from a heart attack on 30 September 2007, he was the 6th President of Republika Srpska.[1]
Milan Jelić | |
|---|---|
| Милан Јелић | |
| 6th President of Republika Srpska | |
| In office 9 November 2006 – 30 September 2007 | |
| Vice President | Adil Osmanović Davor Čordaš |
| Preceded by | Dragan Čavić |
| Succeeded by | Rajko Kuzmanović |
| Member of the Presidency of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office May 2002 – 30 September 2007 Serving with Sulejman Čolaković (2002–2007) Iljo Dominković (2002–2007) | |
| Preceded by | Jusuf Pušina Jerko Doko |
| Succeeded by | Bogdan Čeko |
| President of the Football Association of Republika Srpska | |
| In office 1998 – 30 September 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Branko Lazarević |
| Succeeded by | Mile Kovačević |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1956 Modriča, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 30 September 2007 (aged 51) Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
| Political party | SNSD |
Born near Modriča, Jelić completed his secondary education in Doboj and has graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Economics at Subotica, Serbia. He gained a doctorate from the University of Banja Luka. He has two sons, Petar and Dimitrije.
Jelić spent four years on the local council in Modriča, and at the beginning of 1987 he was appointed manager of OOUR in the town. There he spent seven years, until he was appointed general manager of Modriča. After the Dayton Agreement was signed he was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He also served as president of the Football Association of Republika Srpska, and was Member of the Presidency of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On the afternoon of 30 September 2007, during his usual training session in Modriča,[2] Jelić experienced heart failure, and died shortly afterwards, after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt in a Doboj hospital.
Personal life
editPetar Jelić, a professional footballer, is his son.
References
edit- ^ Bosnian Serb republic leader dies, retrieved from bbc.co.uk, September 30, 2007
- ^ President of Bosnian Serb Republic dies, retrieved September 30, 2007