Živko Radišić ( sr-Cyrl, Живко Радишић, ; 15 August 1937 – 5 September 2021) was a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

politician who served as the

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Serb member of the

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine, separator=" / ", Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of ...

from 1998 to 2002. Radišić previously served as mayor of

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...

from 1977 to 1982. He was a founding member and president of the

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Career

Born in

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, present-day

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, on 15 August 1937, Radišić graduated in 1964 from the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a List of universities in Bo ...

Faculty of Political Science. During the 1969 Banja Luka earthquake, he was a high ranking

city government official, and thus, was directly in charge of repairing the consequences from the earthquake. Later on, from 1977 until 1982, Radišić served as mayor of Banja Luka. From 1982 to 1985, he headed the defence ministry of

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

. In 1993, Radišić became a founding member of the

. In 1996, alongside

Milorad Dodik Milorad Dodik ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Додик, ; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician currently serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since 2022, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2018. He also served as ...

, he formed the People's Alliance for Free Peace for the 1996 general election. Radišić was elected Serb member of the Bosnian Presidency in the 1998 general election, defeating the incumbent Momčilo Krajišnik by 45,000 votes. He chaired the Presidency from 1998 until 1999 and again from 2000 until 2001. Radišić decided not to run for a second term in the Presidency in the 2002 general election. His term ended on 28 October 2002, and was succeeded as the Serb member by

Mirko Šarović Mirko Šarović ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Шаровић; born 16 September 1956) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who served as the List of Serb members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3rd Serb member of the ...

Personal life

Živko was married to Draginja Radišić and spent most of their life living in

. He died on 5 September 2021, aged 84, in a Banja Luka hospital.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Radisic, Zivko 1937 births 2021 deaths People from Prijedor Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Sarajevo alumni Mayors of Banja Luka Politicians of Republika Srpska Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) politicians Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina