Siniša Glavaševic
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Siniša Glavašević was a Croatia
n reporter who was killed in the Battle of Vukovar
.
, Glavašević finished primary schooling there and entered the University of Sarajevo
, where he graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature. During the Croatian War of Independence
, he was the chief editor of the Vukovar radio.
, Glavašević was regularly reporting from the besieged city. He is particularly remembered for a series of stories he had read to the listeners, that talked about basic human values.
On October 16, 1991, Glavašević said on Croatian Radio:
On November 18, 1991, Glavašević sent in his last report, which ended with:
Glavašević disappeared during the fall of Vukovar. It was later found that he was executed by the Serbia
n paramilitary forces along with hundreds of others in the Vukovar massacre
, between November 18 – 20. In 1997, his body was exhumed from a mass grave
in the nearby farm of Ovčara.
printed Stories from Vukovar , a collection of stories by Glavašević. English translation of the collection was published in 2011.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n reporter who was killed in the Battle of Vukovar
Battle of Vukovar
The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army , supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. Before the Croatian War of Independence the Baroque town was a prosperous, mixed community of Croats,...
.
Early life
A native of VukovarVukovar
Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Syrmia County...
, Glavašević finished primary schooling there and entered the University of Sarajevo
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as a Madrasah or Islamic Law college, with a modern university being established and expanded on top of that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 55,000 enrolled students, it...
, where he graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature. During the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
, he was the chief editor of the Vukovar radio.
War
During the Battle of VukovarBattle of Vukovar
The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army , supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. Before the Croatian War of Independence the Baroque town was a prosperous, mixed community of Croats,...
, Glavašević was regularly reporting from the besieged city. He is particularly remembered for a series of stories he had read to the listeners, that talked about basic human values.
On October 16, 1991, Glavašević said on Croatian Radio:
On November 18, 1991, Glavašević sent in his last report, which ended with:
Glavašević disappeared during the fall of Vukovar. It was later found that he was executed by the 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...
n paramilitary forces along with hundreds of others in the Vukovar massacre
Vukovar massacre
The Vukovar massacre, also known as Vukovar hospital massacre or simply Ovčara, was a war crime that took place between November 20 and November 21, 1991 near the city of Vukovar, a mixed Croat/Serb community in northeastern Croatia...
, between November 18 – 20. In 1997, his body was exhumed from a mass grave
Mass grave
A mass grave is a grave containing multiple number of human corpses, which may or may not be identified prior to burial. There is no strict definition of the minimum number of bodies required to constitute a mass grave, although the United Nations defines a mass grave as a burial site which...
in the nearby farm of Ovčara.
Legacy
In 1992, Matica hrvatskaMatica hrvatska
Matica hrvatska is one of the oldest Croatian cultural institutions, dating back to 1842. The name is somewhat idiosyncratic, best translated as "The Croatian Centre" . It is the largest publisher of Croatian language books...
printed Stories from Vukovar , a collection of stories by Glavašević. English translation of the collection was published in 2011.