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{{short description|Serbian politician}}
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| name = Marko Milošević
| name = Marko Milošević
| native_name = Марко С. Милошевић
| fullname = Marko Milošević
| native_name_lang = sr-Cyrl
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|6|17}}
| image = Marko S. Milošević (1974).png
| birth_place = [[Romanovci]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|7|3|df=yes}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]], [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| birth_place = [[Belgrade]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
| years1 =
| spouse = Milanka Gajić<ref>{{Cite web |title=GLAS JAVNOSTI - 18.01.1999 - Feljton |url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/1999/01/18/feljton.html |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs}}</ref> (div.)
| years2 =
| children = [[Marko M. Milošević]]
| years3 =
| father = [[Slobodan Milošević]]
| years4 =
| mother = [[Mirjana Marković]]
| years5 =
| nationality = Serbian
| years6 =
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Moma Marković]] (grandfather)|[[Vera Miletić]] (grandmother)|[[Borislav Milošević]] (uncle)|[[Milisav Koljenšić]] (great-uncle)}}
| years7 =
| years8 =
| years9 =
| clubs1 = [[NK Opatija|Opatija]]
| clubs2 = [[NK Šibenik|Šibenik]]
| clubs3 = [[NK Orijent|Rijeka]]
| clubs4 = [[FC Rudar|Velenje]]
| clubs5 = [[NK Jadran|Poreč]]
| clubs6 = [[FC Rayo Vallecano|Madrid]]
| clubs7 = [[NK Jadran|Poreč]]
| clubs8 = [[NK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
| clubs9 =
| manageryears1 = 2002–2007
| manageryears2 = 2008
| manageryears3 = 2008–2009
| manageryears4 = 2009–2010
| manageryears5 = 2010–2011
| manageryears6 = 2011–
| manageryears7 = 2011–2012
| manageryears8 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs1 = [[FK Laktaši]]
| managerclubs2 = [[FK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]] (sport director)
| managerclubs3 = [[FK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]]
| managerclubs4 = [[FK Ljubić Prnjavor|Ljubić Prnjavor]]
| managerclubs5 = [[FK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]]
| managerclubs6 = [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina U21]]
| managerclubs7 = [[FK Kozara|Kozara Gradiška]]
| managerclubs8 = [[NK Čelik Zenica|Čelik Zenica]]
}}
}}
'''Vlado Jagodić''' ({{Lang-sr-cyr|Владо Јагодић}}; born March 22, 1964 in [[Bosanska Gradiška]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]) is a former [[Bosnian Serb]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player and [[referee (association football)|referee]] and now the manager of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina U21]].<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2013/teams/team=260094/squad/index.html]</ref>


'''Marko S. Milošević''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Марко С. Милошевић}}; born 3 July 1974) is the son of [[Slobodan Milošević]], the deceased former [[president of Serbia]] and [[president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. He was allegedly involved in [[Serbian Mafia|organized crime in Serbia]] during the [[Yugoslav Wars]] until he fled the country following his [[overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|father's removal from power]] on 5 October 2000.<ref>Stevanovic, Vidosav. Milosevic: The People's Tyrant. I.B. Tauris: London. 2004. p.195.</ref><ref>LeBor, Adam. Milosevic: A Biography. Yale University Press. 2002. p.314.</ref> Milošević was later granted refugee status by [[Russia]].{{sfn|BBC|2006}}
==Playing career==


==Early life==
Jagodić played with lower-league Bosnian clubs FK Zadrugar, FK Lijevče, FK Sloga DIPO, [[FK Laktaši]], [[FK BSK Banja Luka]], [[FK Rudar Prijedor|FK Rudar Ljubija]] and [[FK Kozara Gradiška]] before joining [[FK Borac Banja Luka]] and playing with them in the [[First League of FR Yugoslavia]] as Borac was stationed in Serbia at the time because of the Bosnian War. Later he also played with [[Serbia]]n side [[FK Morava Ćuprija]].<ref>[http://www.glassrpske.com/sport/republika_srpska/Vlado-Jagodic-fudbalski-univerzalac/lat/48837.html Vlado Jagodić - fudbalski univerzalac] at Glas Srpske, 16-11-2010</ref>
Marko Milošević was born in 1974{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004}}{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=45}} in [[Belgrade]]. At the time, his mother, [[Mirjana Marković]], was a professor of sociology at the [[University of Belgrade]] and his father [[Slobodan Milošević]] was beginning to develop status in national politics.<ref>Doder, Dusko & Louise Branson. Milosevic: Portrait of a Tyrant. The Free Press: New York. 1999. p.25.</ref> Marko was named after a legendary family ancestor of the Milošević family, a Serbian chieftain who fought against Turks in the 18th century and is recorded in Serbian folk poems.{{sfn|Doder|Branson|1999|p=12}}{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=12}} Milošević's early years have been described as host to numerous high-level political visits,{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=32}} with the young Milošević apparently holding a familial, paternal relationship with Serbian President [[Ivan Stambolić]].{{sfn|Doder|Branson|1999|p=34}}


Milošević was raised [[atheism|atheist]], although his father promoted the sociopolitical and nationalist connections of the family with the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]].{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=55}} Milošević's mother taught [[astrology]] to Marko and his ten-year-older sister Marija.{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|pp=122–123}} Milošević was widely reported a spoilt teenager, manipulative, uninterested in schooling, and self-conscious about his skinniness.{{sfn|LeBor|2002|pp=147–48}}
His biggest playing successes came with [[FK Borac Banja Luka]] where he won two [[Republika Srpska Cup]] titles in seasons 1994/95 and 1995/96. He scored the second goal in the final against [[FK Rudar Prijedor]] in the 1994/95 campaign in front of 20.000 spectators, only days after the signing of the [[Dayton Peace Agreement]]. During his career at Borac, he played in over 250 matches and scored over 80 goals.<ref>[http://www.rs-sport.org/index.php?s=novosti_citaj&vise=95]</ref>


At a private school in Belgrade, he lived with his mother's extended family in [[Požarevac]], having more personal exposure to bodyguards than to his parents.{{sfn|LeBor|2002|pp=214–15}} He also began collecting guns and cars, and dropped out of high school.{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=215}}<ref>Harden, Blaine. "A Milosevic Field of Dreams: Bambipark", ''New York Times'', Section A, Page 6, Column 1, dated 6 July 1999.</ref>
Although he played briefly as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]], he spent the majority of his career as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]].


==Refereeing career==
==Organized crime==
Taking an interest in car racing, Milošević's first exposure to the profitability of organized crime came from interactions with racing team member Vlada Kovačević, who sold vehicles to Serbian paramilitary commanders operating in [[Croatia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=215}} After dodging the military draft by being deemed "unfit" for service,{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=71}}{{sfn|Harden|1999}} Milošević turned to his father's access to state revenue to fund a lavish lifestyle and establish a criminal network in Požarevac.{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=92}} Around 1994, Milošević was provided a job running a newly retrofit night club in Požarevac called ''Madona'' that catered to the elites of southeastern Europe, including wanted members of Serbian organized criminal organizations.{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|pp=122–123}} Milošević is accused of involvement in smuggling numerous goods through Serbia, including cigarettes,{{sfn|LeBor|2002|pp=270–271}}{{sfn|Harden|1999}} petroleum, stolen cars, and drugs such as cocaine, which he is purported to use.{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}}{{sfn|BBC|2000}} Milošević also took ownership of a radio station, bakery, computer store, luxury perfume shop named ''Scandal'', and was appointed deputy chairman of a horse show in [[Ljubičevo Equestrian Games|Ljubičevo]].{{sfn|Harden|1999}}{{sfn|BBC|2000}}{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}}{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=271}} Other sources of revenue included currency speculation and trade between [[Yugoslav dinar|dinars]] and [[Deutsche mark]]s,{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}} and management of the construction of a $380,000 Serbian nationalist theme park called ''Bambipark''. Milošević would wear a military uniform while managing ''Bambipark'' to show his patriotism during the [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]].{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=305}} By 1998, he had purchased an expansive new villa in Požarevac,{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=270}} owned and crashed over 17 luxury cars,{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=92}} and purchased a yacht for 500,000 Deutsche Marks.{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=173}} In 2000, the total black market assets held by Milošević were estimated at £500 million.{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}} Milošević used violence and intimidation to expand and control his black market empire, suppressing rival gangs and the Serbian media.{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=306}}{{sfn|Harden|1999}}{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}} This use of violence included alleged connections to the 15 January 2000 killing of paramilitary leader and business competitor [[Željko Ražnatović]] in Belgrade.{{sfn|BBC|2000}}


==Fall of Slobodan Milošević==
Parallel with his playing and managerial career, Jagodić was a successful referee starting in the refereeing system of [[SFR Yugoslavia]]. He got his first refereeing license in 1984 followed by a republic-level license in 1986 and a federal license in 1990. Later on, he was placed on the [[FIFA]]'s Referees List and was a licensed [[futsal]] referee from 2002 to 2006.<ref>[http://www.futsalplanet.com/gallery/gallery-02.asp?PerId=745]</ref>
On 5 October 2000, [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|Slobodan Milošević's administration was replaced]] by the [[Democratic Opposition of Serbia]]. This removed Marko from access to state revenue, power, and protection. ''Scandal'' and ''Madona'' were both vandalized and destroyed by anti-Milošević demonstrators.{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=314}} Marko fled Serbia for [[Moscow]] with his sister Marija, mother Mira, and uncle Borislav. He then attempted to continue on to Beijing, but was deported back to Russia on 9 October 2000 for possession of a fake passport.{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=314}}{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=195}}


Milošević may have attempted to travel to China because of the £100 million allegedly [[money laundering|laundered]] into Chinese banks by the Milošević family.{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}} After fleeing Serbia, a factional conflict broke out among the Serbian mafia to seize the local power and assets previously held by Marko.{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}} Organized crime remains a major security issue in Serbia.<ref>OSCE. "Report on OSCE Activities in the Fight Against Organized Crime in 2011," OSCE Secretariat: Vienna, Austria. 2012.</ref> Marko Milošević's location is not known.{{sfn|Stevanovic|2004|p=208}}{{sfn|Edwardes|Strauss|Fleck|McElroy|2000}} [[Russia]] has granted Marko and his family refugee status, although he is wanted by the Serbian government for several offenses,{{sfn|BBC|2006}} and has been issued a travel ban by the [[European Union]].{{sfn|LeBor|2002|p=326}} In June 2023, Milošević was seen at the unveiling of the monument to his father in Moscow, making his first public appearance after many years. Milošević was accompanied by members of the [[Night Wolves]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savanović |first=Dunja |date=2023-06-14 |title=(Video) Marko Milošević u javnosti posle više od 20 godina |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/video-marko-milosevic-u-javnosti-posle-vise-od-20-godina/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
He refereed during the inaugural two seasons of the joint [[Bosnian Premier League]], [[2002–03 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2002/03]] and [[2003–04 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2003/04]]. After the match between [[HNK Orašje]] and [[FK Sarajevo]], he was removed from the refereeing list without explanation.


==Complaints over father's death==
==Coaching career==
Marko Milošević sent a letter to The President of the ICTY, The Chairman of the Security Council of the OUN, The Secretary General of the OUN, and to Judge Parker who led the investigation into Slobodan Milošević's death<ref name="slobodan-milosevic.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/mm071706.htm|title=MARKO MILOSEVIC'S LETTER TO THE ORGANS OF THE ICTY AND THE UNITED NATIONS REGARDING JUDGE PARKER'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC|publisher=Slobodan Milosevic|date=17 July 2006|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> accusing the Hague Tribunal for negligence and for the death of his father.


===Laktaši===
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
Jagodić was the mastermind behind the rise of [[FK Laktaši]] through the leagues in the recent years. He took over as the manager of the club in the winter break of the 2002/03 season when Laktaši were competing in the [[Third League of Republika Srpska|Third League of Republika Srpska - West]], 4th tier of the Bosnia & Herzegovina football pyramid. In only a few months, the club managed to win their league and was promoted to the 3rd tier, [[Second League of Republika Srpska|Second League of Republika Srpska - West]].

The next season in the upper tier proved to be even more impressive when Jagodić led the club to another title and achieved promotion to [[First League of Republika Srpska]].<ref>[http://www.rs-sport.org/index.php?s=druge_lige_rs]</ref>

During the next few seasons, Laktaši found themselves in the middle of the table until finally winning the First League of Republika Srpska in the season 2006/07 and reaching promotion to the [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], the top national tier.

Jagodić's ambition continued in the top flight in the season 2007/08 where Laktaši continued with several good performances. However, he was sacked from his post in December 2007. According to the club's official statement, his contract was cancelled due to inappropriate comments in the media.<ref>[http://helpbhsport.blogger.ba/arhiva/2007/12/27/1290079]</ref>

During his 5 year tenure at the club, he achieved three promotions by winning three titles where he led the club from the 4th to top tier.

===Borac Banja Luka (sports director)===

Jagodić was named as the sporting director of [[FK Borac Banja Luka]] in January 2008.<ref>[http://banjaluka.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/vlado-jagodic-novi-sportski-direktor-borca/]</ref>

===Borac Banja Luka===

After [[Milomir Odović]] was sacked from the manager position at Borac in September 2008, Jagodić was promoted to that position from his role of sports director.<ref>[http://www.nezavisne.com/sport/fudbal/Jagodic-novi-trener-FK-Borac-29047.html]</ref> During the season [[2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2008/09]] Borac played well under Jagodić eventually finishing fifth and winning the [[Republika Srpska Cup]]. However, much to the surprise of everyone, Jagodić was relieved of duty in June 2009 after failed renegotiation of his contract.<ref>[http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/razisli-se-borac-i-jagodic/18724]</ref>

===Ljubić===
[[FK Ljubić Prnjavor]] named Jagodić as their manager in October 2009 hoping that he can save them from relegation from the [[First League of Republika Srpska]]. Although he recorded some good results, he failed to avoid relegation and left the club after he was offered the manager position back in Borac.<ref>[http://www.rs-sport.org/novosti.php?vise=102]</ref>

===Borac Banja Luka===
Jagodić rejoined [[FK Borac Banja Luka]] in August 2010 after a poor start to the season with the previous manager. He remained on the bench for the whole season and although he managed to win the [[Bosnian Premier League]] in that [[2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2010/11 season]], the club decided not to extend his contract.<ref>[http://blusrcu.ba/index.php?page=news&op=readNews&id=793&title=Vlado-Jagodi%26%23263%3B-trener-Borca-BL-Ne-vjerujem-da-%26%23263%3Be-replika-pehara-zavr%9Aiti-u-Vrbasu]</ref> He left the club in June 2011 and concentrated on his position in the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team]].

===Bosnia & Herzegovina U-21===
Towards the end of his tenure in Borac, he took over the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina U21]] team.<ref>[http://www.zenicaradioq.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=789:jagodi-novi-selektor-mlade-reprezentacije&catid=65:sport&Itemid=96]</ref> After a successful campaign where Bosnia & Herzegovina narrowly missed the play-offs, his contract was extended in September 2012 for another qualification cycle.<ref>[http://www.sportin.ba/vijesti.aspx?id=32907]</ref>

===Kozara===
Since the [[Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] made a recommendation that the U21 national team manager should also manage a club in order to track players more efficiently, Jagodić took over as the manager of [[FK Kozara Gradiška]] for the [[2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2011/12 season]]. Although he did manage to record some good results, at the end he failed to save them from relegation and resigned from his position shortly after the start of the second part of the season.<ref>[http://www.24sata.info/sport/fudbal/93937-Nakon-danasnjeg-remija-protiv-Veleza-Vlado-Jagodic-podnio-ostavku.html]</ref>

During his tenure at FK Kozara, Jagodić was given the award of "Best coach of Republika Srpska of 2011" by [[Football Association of Republika Srpska]] and [[Sportski žurnal]], mainly due to his success at Borac.<ref>[http://www.bljesak.info/web/article.aspx?a=127bbcfe-52ec-4a48-8adc-6a87cfc3329c&c=2e4902b1-8cfa-4dde-82f5-024581f02d1f]</ref>

===Čelik Zenica===
In June 2012, Jagodić took over the manager position at [[NK Čelik Zenica]].<ref>[http://scsport.ba/vijest/39193]</ref>

===Mediterranean Games===
Jagodić took charge of the Bosnian team playing in the [[2013 Mediterranean Games]].<ref>[http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/bh-fudbaleri-na-mi-u-grupi-sa-marokom-albanijom-i-turskom/107024 Bh. fudbaleri na MI u grupi sa Marokom, Albanijom i Turskom] at sportsport.ba, 13-6-2013</ref> Bosnia finished the tournament in 5th place.

==Honours==

===Player honours===

; '''[[FK Borac Banja Luka]]'''

* [[Republika Srpska Cup]] (2): 1994/95, 1995/96

===Managerial honours===

; '''[[FK Laktaši]]'''

* [[First League of Republika Srpska]] (1): 2006/07
* [[Second League of Republika Srpska|Second League of Republika Srpska - West]] (1): 2003/04
* [[Third League of Republika Srpska|Third League of Republika Srpska - West]] (1): 2002/03

; '''[[FK Borac Banja Luka]]'''

* [[Bosnian Premier League]] (1): 2010/11
* [[Republika Srpska Cup]] (1): 2008/09


==References==
==References==
;Books
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book|last1=Doder|first1=Dusko|last2=Branson|first2=Louise|title=Milosevic: Portrait of a Tyrant|year=1999|publisher=Free Press|location=New York, NY|isbn=0-684-84308-0|url=https://archive.org/details/milosevicportrai00dode}}
* {{cite book|last=LeBor|first=Adam|title=Milosevic: A Biography|year=2002|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=9780300103175|url=https://archive.org/details/milosevicbiograp0000lebo}}
* {{cite book|last=Stevanovic|first=Vidosav|title=Milosevic: The People's Tyrant|year=2004|publisher=I.B. Tauris l |isbn=9781860648427}}
;News Reports
* {{cite news |ref={{harvid|BBC|2000}} | newspaper = [[BBC]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/963660.stm | title = Marko Milosevic | date = 9 October 2000 | access-date =18 March 2014 }}
* {{cite news |ref={{harvid|BBC|2006}} | newspaper = [[BBC]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4804576.stm | title = Who's Who: Milosevic Family | date = 14 March 2006 | access-date =18 March 2014 }}
* {{cite news | first=Blane|last= Harden|newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | title = A Milosevic Field of Dreams: Bambipark | date = 6 July 1999 }}
* {{citation |first1=Charlotte |last1=Edwardes |first2=Julius |last2=Strauss |first3=Fiona |last3=Fleck |first4=Damien |last4=McElroy |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |title=Gangland Bosses Vie for Marko's Crime Empire |date=15 October 2000 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/liechtenstein/1370510/Gangland-bosses-vie-for-Markos-crime-empire.html}}
;Other Sources
* {{cite web |title=Report on OSCE Activities in the Fight Against Organized Crime in 2011 |publisher=OSCE|year=2012 |url=http://www.osce.org/spmu/98274 |access-date=18 March 2014}}
{{refend}}
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Revision as of 13:20, 19 March 2024

For the footballer, see Marko Milošević (footballer). For the coach, see Marko Milošević (coach).
Marko Milošević
Марко С. Милошевић
Born (1974-07-03) 3 July 1974 (age 49)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
SpouseMilanka Gajić[1] (div.)
ChildrenMarko M. Milošević
Parents
Relatives

Marko S. Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко С. Милошевић; born 3 July 1974) is the son of Slobodan Milošević, the deceased former president of Serbia and president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was allegedly involved in organized crime in Serbia during the Yugoslav Wars until he fled the country following his father's removal from power on 5 October 2000.[2][3] Milošević was later granted refugee status by Russia.[4]

Early life

Marko Milošević was born in 1974[5][6] in Belgrade. At the time, his mother, Mirjana Marković, was a professor of sociology at the University of Belgrade and his father Slobodan Milošević was beginning to develop status in national politics.[7] Marko was named after a legendary family ancestor of the Milošević family, a Serbian chieftain who fought against Turks in the 18th century and is recorded in Serbian folk poems.[8][9] Milošević's early years have been described as host to numerous high-level political visits,[10] with the young Milošević apparently holding a familial, paternal relationship with Serbian President Ivan Stambolić.[11]

Milošević was raised atheist, although his father promoted the sociopolitical and nationalist connections of the family with the Serbian Orthodox Church.[12] Milošević's mother taught astrology to Marko and his ten-year-older sister Marija.[13] Milošević was widely reported a spoilt teenager, manipulative, uninterested in schooling, and self-conscious about his skinniness.[14]

At a private school in Belgrade, he lived with his mother's extended family in Požarevac, having more personal exposure to bodyguards than to his parents.[15] He also began collecting guns and cars, and dropped out of high school.[16][17]

Organized crime

Taking an interest in car racing, Milošević's first exposure to the profitability of organized crime came from interactions with racing team member Vlada Kovačević, who sold vehicles to Serbian paramilitary commanders operating in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[16] After dodging the military draft by being deemed "unfit" for service,[18][19] Milošević turned to his father's access to state revenue to fund a lavish lifestyle and establish a criminal network in Požarevac.[20] Around 1994, Milošević was provided a job running a newly retrofit night club in Požarevac called Madona that catered to the elites of southeastern Europe, including wanted members of Serbian organized criminal organizations.[13] Milošević is accused of involvement in smuggling numerous goods through Serbia, including cigarettes,[21][19] petroleum, stolen cars, and drugs such as cocaine, which he is purported to use.[22][23] Milošević also took ownership of a radio station, bakery, computer store, luxury perfume shop named Scandal, and was appointed deputy chairman of a horse show in Ljubičevo.[19][23][22][24] Other sources of revenue included currency speculation and trade between dinars and Deutsche marks,[22] and management of the construction of a $380,000 Serbian nationalist theme park called Bambipark. Milošević would wear a military uniform while managing Bambipark to show his patriotism during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[25] By 1998, he had purchased an expansive new villa in Požarevac,[26] owned and crashed over 17 luxury cars,[20] and purchased a yacht for 500,000 Deutsche Marks.[27] In 2000, the total black market assets held by Milošević were estimated at £500 million.[22] Milošević used violence and intimidation to expand and control his black market empire, suppressing rival gangs and the Serbian media.[28][19][22] This use of violence included alleged connections to the 15 January 2000 killing of paramilitary leader and business competitor Željko Ražnatović in Belgrade.[23]

Fall of Slobodan Milošević

On 5 October 2000, Slobodan Milošević's administration was replaced by the Democratic Opposition of Serbia. This removed Marko from access to state revenue, power, and protection. Scandal and Madona were both vandalized and destroyed by anti-Milošević demonstrators.[29] Marko fled Serbia for Moscow with his sister Marija, mother Mira, and uncle Borislav. He then attempted to continue on to Beijing, but was deported back to Russia on 9 October 2000 for possession of a fake passport.[29][30]

Milošević may have attempted to travel to China because of the £100 million allegedly laundered into Chinese banks by the Milošević family.[22] After fleeing Serbia, a factional conflict broke out among the Serbian mafia to seize the local power and assets previously held by Marko.[22] Organized crime remains a major security issue in Serbia.[31] Marko Milošević's location is not known.[32][22] Russia has granted Marko and his family refugee status, although he is wanted by the Serbian government for several offenses,[4] and has been issued a travel ban by the European Union.[33] In June 2023, Milošević was seen at the unveiling of the monument to his father in Moscow, making his first public appearance after many years. Milošević was accompanied by members of the Night Wolves.[34]

Complaints over father's death

Marko Milošević sent a letter to The President of the ICTY, The Chairman of the Security Council of the OUN, The Secretary General of the OUN, and to Judge Parker who led the investigation into Slobodan Milošević's death[35] accusing the Hague Tribunal for negligence and for the death of his father.

Notes

  1. ^ "GLAS JAVNOSTI - 18.01.1999 - Feljton". arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  2. ^ Stevanovic, Vidosav. Milosevic: The People's Tyrant. I.B. Tauris: London. 2004. p.195.
  3. ^ LeBor, Adam. Milosevic: A Biography. Yale University Press. 2002. p.314.
  4. ^ a b BBC 2006.
  5. ^ Stevanovic 2004.
  6. ^ LeBor 2002, p. 45.
  7. ^ Doder, Dusko & Louise Branson. Milosevic: Portrait of a Tyrant. The Free Press: New York. 1999. p.25.
  8. ^ Doder & Branson 1999, p. 12.
  9. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 12.
  10. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 32.
  11. ^ Doder & Branson 1999, p. 34.
  12. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 55.
  13. ^ a b Stevanovic 2004, pp. 122–123.
  14. ^ LeBor 2002, pp. 147–48.
  15. ^ LeBor 2002, pp. 214–15.
  16. ^ a b LeBor 2002, p. 215.
  17. ^ Harden, Blaine. "A Milosevic Field of Dreams: Bambipark", New York Times, Section A, Page 6, Column 1, dated 6 July 1999.
  18. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 71.
  19. ^ a b c d Harden 1999.
  20. ^ a b Stevanovic 2004, p. 92.
  21. ^ LeBor 2002, pp. 270–271.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h Edwardes et al. 2000.
  23. ^ a b c BBC 2000.
  24. ^ LeBor 2002, p. 271.
  25. ^ LeBor 2002, p. 305.
  26. ^ LeBor 2002, p. 270.
  27. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 173.
  28. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 306.
  29. ^ a b LeBor 2002, p. 314.
  30. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 195.
  31. ^ OSCE. "Report on OSCE Activities in the Fight Against Organized Crime in 2011," OSCE Secretariat: Vienna, Austria. 2012.
  32. ^ Stevanovic 2004, p. 208.
  33. ^ LeBor 2002, p. 326.
  34. ^ Savanović, Dunja (2023-06-14). "(Video) Marko Milošević u javnosti posle više od 20 godina". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  35. ^ "MARKO MILOSEVIC'S LETTER TO THE ORGANS OF THE ICTY AND THE UNITED NATIONS REGARDING JUDGE PARKER'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC". Slobodan Milosevic. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

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