Božidar Delić

Božidar Delić (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Делић, pronounced [bǒʒidar dě:litɕ]; born 20 February 1956) is a Serbian retired general of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia and the former deputy speaker of the Serbian parliament.

Božidar Delić
Божидар Делић
Delić in 2008
Personal details
Born (1956-02-20) 20 February 1956
Đakovica, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Political partyLJVN (2020–present)
SRS (2011–2020)
SNS (2008–2011)
SRS (2006–2008)
ProfessionGeneral
Military service
Branch/service Armed Forces of Yugoslavia
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

During the Kosovo War, Delić was colonel of the Yugoslav Army's 549th Motorized Brigade,[1] and was later promoted to the rank of one-star general.[2]

After retirement, he joined the Serbian Radical Party and was elected as MP after the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election. 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. In late February 2011, Delić rejoined the Serbian Radical Party.[3]

References

  1. Armatta, Judith (2010). Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822391791. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. Human Rights Watch (2001). Under orders: war crimes in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. p. 96. ISBN 9781564322647. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. Večernje novosti (2011-02-28). "Delić opet u radikalskom jatu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-03-30.


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