Stevan Mirković

Stevan Mirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Мирковић; 27 October 1927 – 26 September 2015[1]) was a Serb general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).

General

Stevan Mirković
Native name
Стеван Мирковић
Born27 October 1927
Valjevo, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (modern day Serbia)
Died26 September 2015(2015-09-26) (aged 87)
Belgrade, Serbia
Buried
Belgrade New Cemetery
(44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E)
Allegiance Yugoslavia
Service/branch Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service1944–1989
Rank Colonel General
Commands heldChief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1987–1989)
Battles/warsWorld War II

Biography

In 1944, during World War II in Yugoslavia, Mirković joined both the Yugoslav Partisans and the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ). He was wounded on the Syrmian Front and near Brčko. He was prompted to Major General in 1975, Lieutenant General in 1982 and Colonel General in 1987.[2] In the 1980s, he held a number of senior positions in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). In 1987–1989, he held the position of the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA. He retired from active military service on 31 December 1989.[2] However, he continued to be a member of the Organization of the League of Communists in the Yugoslav People's Army. He was a fierce critic of Slobodan Milošević, as Milošević's influence in the Socialist Republic of Serbia grew during 1989–1990.[3]

References
  1. "Umro general Stevan Mirković" (in Serbian). RTS. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. Ivetić 2000, p. 78.
  3. "Jedan na jedan Danica Drašković vs. Stevan Mirković" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

Literature
  • Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
Military offices
Preceded by
Zorko Čanadi		 Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army
15 September 1987 – 29 September 1989		 Succeeded by
Blagoje Adžić
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