Milan Jelic
Encyclopedia
Dr. Milan Jelić (26 March 1956 – 30 September 2007) was a Serb
politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. From 9 November 2006 until his death from a heart attack, he was President of Republika Srpska
.
Born in Koprivna village 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
.
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 President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
On the afternoon of 30 September 2007, while watching a soccer game in Modriča
, Jelić experienced heart failure, and died shortly afterwards, after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt in the Doboj
hospital.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. From 9 November 2006 until his death from a heart attack, he was President of Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
.
Born in Koprivna village near Modriča
Modrica
Modriča is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Republika Srpska entity. It is located near the towns of Šamac, Derventa and Doboj...
, Jelić completed his secondary education in Doboj
Doboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...
and has graduated from the University of Novi Sad
University of Novi Sad
The University of Novi Sad is a university located in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia....
Faculty of Economics at Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. He gained a doctorate from the University of Banja Luka
University of Banja Luka
The University of Banja Luka is a public university located in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina...
.
Jelić spent four years on the local council in Modriča
Modrica
Modriča is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Republika Srpska entity. It is located near the towns of Šamac, Derventa and Doboj...
, 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
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
was signed he was elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He also served as President of the Football Association of Republika Srpska
Football Association of Republika Srpska
The Football Association of Republika Srpska is a football association in the Serb run entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina called Republika Srpska. The association supervises over 300 football clubs of which 3 are women's teams. The referee association has around 1,200 members. There are also around...
, and President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |football]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo.It operates the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
.
On the afternoon of 30 September 2007, while watching a soccer game in Modriča
Modrica
Modriča is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Republika Srpska entity. It is located near the towns of Šamac, Derventa and Doboj...
, Jelić experienced heart failure, and died shortly afterwards, after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt in the Doboj
Doboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...
hospital.
External links
- http://russiatoday.ru/news/news/14936