Borisav Jović

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Borisav Jović (2009)

Borisav Jović ( Serbian - Cyrillic Борисав Јовић ; born October 19, 1928 in Nikšić , in Batočina , Kingdom of Yugoslavia , today Serbia ; † September 13, 2021 in Belgrade ) was a Yugoslav politician who lived in the late 1980s and early 1990s was one of the leading figures of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia . From 1990 to 1991 he was the head of state of Yugoslavia.

Life

From March 1989 he was the representative of SR Serbia in the Yugoslav Federal Presidium . On May 15, 1990, he took over the rotating chairmanship of the Presidium. He was close to Slobodan Milošević and helped him expand his power in the early 1990s. During the breakup of the Yugoslav state , Jović was chairman of the Milošević Socialist Party, which ruled Serbia from May 1991 to October 1992 .

At the end of his mandate as Yugoslav President in May 1991, he initially delayed the regular takeover of the presidency by the Croat Stjepan Mesić , as provided for in the constitution. After the outbreak of the Croatian War , he advocated the imposition of a state of emergency under which the Yugoslav People's Army was supposed to bring the breakaway Republic of Croatia under their control and thus prevent independence. However, the plan did not work because only the partial republics or provinces of Serbia , Montenegro , Vojvodina and Kosovo approved the plan. Bogić Bogićević , the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina (a Serb), was neutral. A majority of 5 out of 8 votes would have been necessary in the collective Yugoslav state presidency.

Jović became famous for his rejection of the Brioni Agreement , which guaranteed Slovenia independence after the 10-day war .

After the end of the Yugoslav wars, Jović was targeted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia . However, no charges were brought, as the responsible legal team around Carla Del Ponte decided to focus on key players such as Milošević. Jović was instead brought in as a witness to Milošević's activities during the war.

He died of COVID-19 in Belgrade on September 13, 2021 at the age of 92 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Borisav Jović. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia , accessed November 21, 2020 .
  2. ^ Dejan Jović: The Slovenian-Croatian Confederal Proposal: A Tactical Move or an Ultimate Solution? In: State Collapse in South-Eastern Europe: New Perspectives on Yugoslavia's Disintegration. Purdue University Press ( stir.ac.uk [PDF]).
  3. ↑ Celestine Bohlen: New Crisis Grips Yugoslavia Over Rotation of Leadership (Published 1991) . In: The New York Times . May 16, 1991, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 21, 2020]).
  4. ^ Carol J. Williams: Yugoslav President Quits; Coup by Military Feared: Ethnic conflict: Borisav Jovic resigns after being denied a state of emergency sought by the army. Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1991, accessed November 21, 2020 (American English).
  5. ↑ David Binder: Head of Yugoslavia's Government Resigns in Dispute on Army Role . In: The New York Times . March 16, 1991, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 21, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Milosevic Death Exposes Tribunal's Failure. In: Balkan Insight. December 10, 2007, accessed November 21, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Borisav Jovic has died. In: atvbl.com. September 13, 2021, accessed September 13, 2021 (Bosnian).
personal data
SURNAME Jović, Borisav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Yugoslav politician
BIRTH DATE October 19, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Nikšić , in Batočina , Kingdom of Yugoslavia , today Serbia
DATE OF DEATH September 13, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Belgrade