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1989 Serbian General Election
General elections were held in Socialist Republic of Serbia, Serbia on 12 November 1989 to elect the President of the Presidency of SR Serbia, president of the presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia and delegates of the National Assembly (Serbia), Assembly of SR Serbia. Delegates were also voted on 10 and 30 November 1989. In addition to the general elections, 1989 Serbian local elections, local elections were held simultaneously. These were the first direct elections conducted after the adoption of the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution and the delegate electoral system, and the last elections conducted under a one-party system. The election was preceded by the rise of Slobodan Milošević, who after being elected President of the League of Communists of Serbia, president of the presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia (SKS) in 1986, 8th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia, removed his mentor's, Ivan St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević (, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia within Yugoslavia from 1989 to 1997 (originally the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, from 1989 to 1992) and president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. Formerly a high-ranking member of the League of Communists of Serbia (SKS) during the 1980s, he led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990 until 2003. Born in Požarevac, he studied law at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and joined the League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia as a student. During the 1960s he served as an advisor to mayor of Belgrade Branko Pešić, and was later appointed chairman of Tehnogas and Beobanka, roles which he served until the 1980s. Milošević rose to power in 1987 by promoting populist and nationalist views, arguing for the reduction of power of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
