Branislav Lečić (born 25 August 1955 in Šabac

Šabac

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, Serbia

Serbia

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, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor, and politician. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade as an actor in 1978. Original founder of the "My Serbia" Movement, he is the President of the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia

Christian Democratic Party of Serbia

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.

He has been very successful in theater, where he received several prizes. He's one of the founders of several of the most important theater groups that influenced theater of the former Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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. A member of the Yugoslav drama theater (Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište) from 1980. He is divorced and a father of two.

Besides acting, he also took part in political life, being the leader of "Plišana revolucija" (Plush Revolution), during the reign of Slobodan Milošević

Slobodan Milošević

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. After the victory of the DOS

Democratic Opposition of Serbia

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 in the 2000 presidential elections, he was named the Minister of culture in the government of the late Zoran Đinđić. After Čedomir Jovanović

Cedomir Jovanovic

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 left Democratic Party (Serbia)

Democratic Party (Serbia)

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, Lečić followed, and became one of the founders of LDP. Soon afterwards, he left LDP, and founded the "Moja Srbija" (My Serbia) Movement, taking part in Serbian elections in 2008. In early 2010 he and his party merged into the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia. After the death of its founder and long-term leader Vladan Batić

Vladan Batic

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 due to prolonged and progressive cancerous illness, Lecic was elected DHSS party president.

Lečić appears in Boris Malagurski

Boris Malagurski

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's documentary film The Weight of Chains

The Weight of Chains

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 (2011).

Filmography (selection)

• Specijalno vaspitanje (1977)
• Hajduk (1980)
• Dečko koji obećava (1981)
• Direktan prenos (1982)
• Igmanski marš (1983)
• Sivi dom (1984)
• Tombola (1985)
• Crna Marija (1986)
• Oktoberfest (1987)
• Život sa stricem
  Život sa stricem
  Život sa stricem is a 1988 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Krsto Papić, starring Davor Janjić, Alma Prica, Miodrag Krivokapić, Branislav Lečić, Anica Dobra and Ivo Gregurević.- Awards :...
  
   (1988)
• Boj na Kosovu (1989)
• Seobe (1989)
• Gluvi barut
  Gluvi barut
  Silent Gunpowder is a 1990 Yugoslavian war film directed by Bato Čengić, starring Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić, Fabijan Šovagović, Mira Furlan, Boro Stjepanović and Josip Pejaković.- Plot :...
  
   (1990)
• Čaruga
  Caruga (film)
  Čaruga is a 1991 Croatian film directed by Rajko Grlić. Based on the novel by Ivan Kušan, it tells a true story about legendary Slavonian bandit Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga....
  
   (1991)
• Moj brat Aleksa (1991)
• Holivud ili propast (1991)
• Bulevar revolucije (1992)
• Tri karte za Holivud (1993)
• Rođen kao ratnk (1994)
• Ni na nebu ni na zemlji (1994)
• Podzemlje (1995)
• Balkanska pravila (1997)
• Tajna porodičnog blaga (2000)
• Lavirint (2002)
• Profesionalac (2003)
• Šejtanov ratnik (2006)
• Na lepom plavom Dunavu (2008)
• Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu
  St. George Shoots the Dragon
  St. George Slays the Dragon is a Serbian World War I drama directed by Srđan Dragojević and written by Dušan Kovačević. The movie premiered on March 11, 2009....
  
   (2008)

External links

• "Make Up" The Latest Branislav Lecic Film