Božidar M. Bojović (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Божидар М. Бојовић, 1938 – 14 December 2021) was a Montenegrin chief physician, endocrinologist, and politician who was a member of the

Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro ( cg, Скупштина Црне Горе, Skupština Crne Gore) is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the 2006 ...

and representative in the

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of the

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, between 1990 and 2005. He was also a professor at the

University of Montenegro The University of Montenegro ( cnr, Универзитет Црнe Горe / Univerzitet Crne Gore) is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and majority of constitutive faculties are located in the country's cap ...

Life and career

Bojović was born in Potpeće,

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

, in 1938. He received his doctorate in 1980 from the

University of Novi Sad The University of Novi Sad ( sr, Универзитет у Новом Саду, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu; hu, Újvidéki Egyetem) is a List of universities in Serbia, public university in Novi Sad, Serbia. Alongside nationally prestigious Unive ...

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. He worked as a doctor in

Rožaje Rožaje ( cnr, Рожаје, bs, Rožaje), ; sq, Rozhajë) is a town in northeastern Montenegro. As of 2011, the city has a population of 9,567 inhabitants. Surrounded by hills to its west and mountains to its east (notably Mount Hajla), the ...

Kotor Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative c ...

and

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...

. He was the professor and the founder of the Department of Pediatrics at the

University of Montenegro Faculty of Medicine The University of Montenegro Faculty of Medicine ( Montenegrin: Medicinski fakultet Univerziteta Crne Gore ''Медицински факултет Универзитета Црне Горе'') is one of the educational institutions of the Universit ...

.Биографија, Проф. др сци Божидар М. Бојовић
/ref> He became politically active since the introduction of

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SR Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora, Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to as Socialist Montenegro or simply Montenegro, was ...

in 1990, he was one of the founders of the opposition People's Party (NS). Bojović was party vice-president since its formation until the split within the NS, prior to the 1998 parliamentary election and the pre-election coalition between the NS and the ruling

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Milo Đukanović Milo Đukanović ( cnr, Мило Ђукановић, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the President of Montenegro since 2018, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2003. He also served as the Prime Minister o ...

. National conservative fraction of the NS led by Bojović defected from the party and formed new political subject the Serb People's Party (SNS), running independently at the election, considering that the NS and its leader

Novak Kilibarda Novak Kilibarda, PhD ( cyrl, Новак Килибарда; born 7 January 1934) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin former politician, professor, literary historian and writer. Early life and education Kilibarda was born on 7 January 1934 in the villag ...

abandoned the national original aims of the party. He was the president of the SNS from 1998 until 2003. Bojović left the SNS and formed the

Democratic Serb Party The Democratic Serb Party ( sr, Демократска српска странка, Demokratska srpska stranka; DSS) is a minor conservative list of political parties in Montenegro, political party in Montenegro, representing the Serbs of Monteneg ...

(DSS), after the SNS congress in mid-2003 and the split with the newly elected party president

Andrija Mandić Andrija Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Мандић; born 19 January 1965) is a Montenegrin Serb politician. He is the President of the major ethnic Serb political party in Montenegro, the New Serb Democracy (NSD / NOVA). He was the h ...

. He was president of the new party until July 2005, when he decided to retire from politics. Bojović died in

on 14 December 2021, at the age of 83.Преминуо велики хуманиста и истакнути интелектуалац др Божо Бојовић

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bojovic, Bozidar 1938 births 2021 deaths People from Pljevlja Serbs of Montenegro University of Novi Sad alumni University of Belgrade alumni Academic staff of the University of Montenegro Yugoslav pediatricians Montenegrin politicians Members of the Parliament of Montenegro Members of the Serbian Orthodox Church