Dragan Đokanović (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Драган Ђокановић; born 20 April 1958) is a
Bosnian Serb politician, member, founder and president of the
Democratic Party of Federalists, physician, sportsman and one of the most popular men in history of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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by the research of
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Biography
Born on 20 April 1958, Đokanović completed all of his formal schooling in his hometown of
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, including university and medical school. He received his medical degree in 1984 from Sarajevo University. Pediatrician by medical specialty and training, he completed his residency in
Pediatrics
Pediatrics (American English) also spelled paediatrics (British English), is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, Adolescence, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, pediatrics covers many o ...
from 1988 to 1992. Đokanović worked in
Zvornik
Zvornik ( sr-cyrl, Зворник, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2013, it had a population of 58,856 inhabitants. Zvornik is located on the Drina River, on the eastern slopes of Majevica mountain, at the altitude of ...
,
Šekovići
Šekovići ( sr-cyrl, Шековићи) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 6,761 inhabitants, while the town of Šekovići has a population of 1,519 inhabitants.
History
From ...
, Belgrade and
Sarajevo
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. He currently resides in
Istočno Sarajevo and works at a children's medical clinic (KCUS) in Sarajevo.
He is married and has two sons.
Political career

Since the year 1990, Đokanović has been involved in politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was engaged in the following activities during the following periods:
*In May 1990 he formed
Democratic Party of Federalists.
*In November 1990 he was engaged in the campaign for the first multi-party elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
*From 1991 Dragan Đokanović was involved in activities in relation to preserving the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...
as the only guarantee of peace in Bosnia.
*From the founding of the Assembly of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 October 1991 Dragan Đokanović attended the sessions of the Assembly. He attended sessions of this Assembly until the summer of 1994.
*In June 1992 he was appointed War Commissioner by the Presidency of the
Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and he was responsible for the establishment of War Commissions in the municipalities of
Vlasenica
Vlasenica ( sr-Cyrl, Власеница) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 11,467 inhabitants, while the town of Vlasenica has a population of 7,228 inhabitants.
Etymology
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,
Zvornik
Zvornik ( sr-cyrl, Зворник, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2013, it had a population of 58,856 inhabitants. Zvornik is located on the Drina River, on the eastern slopes of Majevica mountain, at the altitude of ...
,
Šekovići
Šekovići ( sr-cyrl, Шековићи) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 6,761 inhabitants, while the town of Šekovići has a population of 1,519 inhabitants.
History
From ...
,
Bratunac
Bratunac ( sr-cyrl, Братунац) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 20,340 inhabitants, while the town of Bratunac has a population of 8,359 inhabita ...
and
Skelani. Dragan Đokanović informed the members of the Presidency that war crimes were taking place in those Municipalities.
In March 2005 and in November 2009, he was the witness in front of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
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in
The Hague
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. From July 1992 to January 1993, Đokanović acted as an adviser to the War Presidency of the Serbian Republic. He advised the Presidency in relation to the establishment of
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...
and relationship between the organs of the Republic from the Republic level to the Municipal level.
*From January 1993 to Spring 1994, Đokanović was the Minister of War Veterans Affairs in Republika Srpska.
*At the beginning of 1994 he re-activated the
Democratic Party of Federalists and
established official contacts with the
SPS party
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...
. In February 1994 there was a meeting in Skelani with representatives of his party and the representatives the SPS and it was agreed that we would participate in activities to stop the war in Bosni and Herzegovina.
*In February 1995, Đokanović called a press conference and proposed plan that is very similar to the
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Dejtonski mirovni sporazum, Дејтонски мировни споразум), and colloquially kn ...
.
*After the Dayton accords at the beginning of 1996 he was involved in the preelection campaign. At this time Dragan Đokanović attempted to keep the
Serbs
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in Sarajevo but he had great difficulties with the leaders of the
SDS party
Radovan Karadžić
Radovan Karadžić ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal ...
in respect of this issue.
*In January 1997, Đokanović moved to
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
,
Serbia
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and established
Democratic Party of Federalists in Serbia. The party was officially registered in 2003.
*In December 2007, Đokanović, as the opponent of
Milorad Dodik's rule, was candidate for
President of Republika Srpska. and he received 849 votes (0.21%).
Sport career
Đokanović is a versatile and accomplished athlete. He was a
gymnastic champion of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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and
Yugoslavia
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(at the
parallel bars
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,
Novo Mesto
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(1975)). In
Sarajevo
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, there is a gymnastic club named "Dragan Đokanović".
References
External links
Official WebsitederStandard.at
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1958 births
Living people
Serb politicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Politicians from Sarajevo
Sportspeople from Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina pediatricians
Politicians of Republika Srpska
Democratic Party of Federalists politicians