Božidar M. Bojović (

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: Божидар М. Бојовић; 1938 – 14 December 2021) was a Montenegrin

chief physician A chief physician, also called a head physician, physician in chief, senior consultant, or chief of medicine, is a physician in a senior management position at a hospital or other institution. In many institutions, it is the title of the most sen ...

, endocrinologist, and politician who was a member of the

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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 () is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and most of its constituent faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with campuses in Nikšić, Cetinje, and Kotor. Its ...

Life and career

Bojović was born in Potpeće,

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

University of Novi Sad The University of Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Универзитет у Новом Саду, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu; ) is a public university in Novi Sad, Serbia. Alongside nationally prestigious University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad is ...

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. He worked as a doctor in

Rožaje Rožaje ( Bosnian: ''Rožaje''; , ; , ) is a town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along the Ibar river. The town is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Montenegro. As of 2023, the town has a population of 13,608 inhabi ...

Kotor Kotor (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian language, Italian: ), is a town in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has ...

and

Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

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

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. 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 DPS of

Milo Đukanović Milo Đukanović (, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the President of Montenegro from 2018 to 2023, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2002. He also served as the Prime Minister of Montenegro (1991–19 ...

. 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 (Cyrillic: Новак Килибарда; 7 January 1934 – 23 May 2023) was a Montenegrin politician, professor, literary historian and writer. Early life and education Kilibarda was born on 7 January 1934 in the village ...

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 () is a minor conservative political party in Montenegro, representing the Serbs of Montenegro. History The Democratic Serb Party was formed in 2003 following a split from the Serb People's Party led by Božidar Bojovi� ...

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

Andrija Mandić Andrija Mandić ( sr-Cyrl, Андрија Мандић; born 19 January 1965) is a Montenegrin politician who has served as president of the Parliament of Montenegro since 30 October 2023 and is an eight-term member of the Parliament. He is the ...

. 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. He has published over 250 professional and scientific papers in domestic and foreign magazines, proceedings and congresses. He authored 15 monographs and one university textbook, and was the co-author of 12 monographs and two university textbooks.

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 Members of the Parliament of Montenegro Members of the Serbian Orthodox Church