Božidar Delić
Encyclopedia
Božidar Delić is a retired general of the Army of Yugoslavia and the current vice president of Serbian parliament.
During the Kosovo war
he held the rank of colonel of Yugoslav's army 549th Motorized Brigade and was later promoted to the rank of one-star general. After retirement, he joined the Serbian Radical Party
and was elected as MP after the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008
. After a split in Serbian Radical Party, Delić joined Tomislav Nikolić
's faction. Delić was a high-ranking official of Nikolić's Serbian Progressive Party
. However as of the 28th February 2011, Delic has rejoined the Serbian Radical Party
due to major disagreements with Tomislav Nikolić
, and a loss of faith in the policy of the Serbian Progressive Party
.
During the Kosovo war
Kosovo War
The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence...
he held the rank of colonel of Yugoslav's army 549th Motorized Brigade and was later promoted to the rank of one-star general. After retirement, he joined the Serbian Radical Party
Serbian Radical Party
The Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
and was elected as MP after the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008
Serbian parliamentary election, 2008
A pre-term parliamentary election was held in the Serbia on 11 May 2008, barely a year after the previous parliamentary election. There were 6,749,886 eligible electors who were able to vote in 8,682 voting places, as well as 157 special voting places designed for refugees from...
. After a split in Serbian Radical Party, Delić joined Tomislav Nikolić
Tomislav Nikolic
Tomislav "Toma" Nikolić is a Serbian politician, President of the Serbian Progressive Party. He is also a former member of the Serbian Radical Party, where he served as Deputy Leader of the party and parliamentary leader during the absence of Vojislav Šešelj...
's faction. Delić was a high-ranking official of Nikolić's Serbian Progressive Party
Serbian Progressive Party
The Serbian Progressive Party is a right-wing political party in Serbia.-History:The Serbian Progressive Party formed as a group of breakaway MPs in parliament from the Serbian Radical Party led by Tomislav Nikolić over disagreements about the direction of the party. Its founding congress was...
. However as of the 28th February 2011, Delic has rejoined the Serbian Radical Party
Serbian Radical Party
The Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
due to major disagreements with Tomislav Nikolić
Tomislav Nikolic
Tomislav "Toma" Nikolić is a Serbian politician, President of the Serbian Progressive Party. He is also a former member of the Serbian Radical Party, where he served as Deputy Leader of the party and parliamentary leader during the absence of Vojislav Šešelj...
, and a loss of faith in the policy of the Serbian Progressive Party
Serbian Progressive Party
The Serbian Progressive Party is a right-wing political party in Serbia.-History:The Serbian Progressive Party formed as a group of breakaway MPs in parliament from the Serbian Radical Party led by Tomislav Nikolić over disagreements about the direction of the party. Its founding congress was...
.