Milan Jelić ( sr-cyrl, Милан Јелић; 26 March 1956 – 30 September 2007) 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 6th

president of Republika Srpska The president of Republika Srpska (, ; ) is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the executive authorities, along with the Government of Republika Srpska. The president of Repu ...

from 2006 until his death in 2007.

Biography

Born near

Modriča Modriča ( sr-cyrl, Модрича) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,137 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 25,720 inhabitants. Hist ...

, Jelić completed his secondary education in

Doboj Doboj ( sr-Cyrl, Добој, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Bosna (river), Bosna river, in the northern region of Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabita ...

and has graduated 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 ...

Faculty of Economics at

Subotica Subotica (, ; , , ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city in Central Europe and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Sub ...

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

. He gained a doctorate from the

University of Banja Luka The University of Banja Luka (, , , ) is the second-oldest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A public university, it is the flagship institution of higher education in Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of th ...

. He has two sons, Petar and Dimitrije. Jelić spent four years on the local council in

, and at the beginning of 1987 he was appointed manager of OOUR in the town. There he spent seven years, until he was appointed general manager of Modriča. After 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 ...

was signed he was elected to the

National Assembly of Republika Srpska The People's Assembly of Republika Srpska ( Serbian: ''Народна скупштина Републике Српске''; Croatian: ''Narodna skupština Republike Srpske''; abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body of Republika Srpska, on ...

. He also served as president of the

Football Association of Republika Srpska The Football Association of Republika Srpska ( / ''Fudbalski savez Republike Srpske'', ''FSRS'') is the official football association of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It organizes the national cup, the domestic league ...

, and was member of the Presidency of the

Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine (N/FSBiH); Ногометни/Фудбалски Савез Босне и Херцеговине (Н/ФСБиХ), (FSBiH); unified abbreviation N/FS ...

. On the afternoon of 30 September 2007, during his usual training session in Modriča,President of Bosnian Serb Republic dies
retrieved September 30, 2007 Jelić experienced

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to Cardiac cycle, fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF ...

, and died shortly afterwards, after an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt in a

hospital.

Personal life

Petar Jelić, a professional footballer, is his son.

References

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