Stjepan Šiber was a war time general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 following the outbreak of the Bosnian War...

. After finishing high school in Gradacac, he went to Ljubljana where he finished schooling at the military academy. Afterward, he became an officer in the Yugoslav People's Army

Yugoslav People's Army

The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...

. By 1992, he had become a Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant colonel

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 in the JNA. In 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina

House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina , is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other being the House of Peoples of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe house of representatives of BiH consists of 42 members which are elected by...

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Bosnian War

In April 1992, he was accepted into a seat in the Presidency of Bosnia, where he would replace the commanding general of the army. Then, in 1993, he was promoted to Brigadier General

Brigadier General

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 and obtained a seat in the embassy of Bosnia in Switzerland.

After the war

He is a member of the Republicans Party BIH, together with Stjepan Kljuić

Stjepan Kljuic

Stjepan Kljuić is a Bosnian Croat politician and academic who has been an active participant in Bosnian politics since Bosnian independence.-Career:...

, a fellow war member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Overview:...

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