Zijad Subašić (died 1992) was a Bosnian Muslim paramilitary leader in
Višegrad
Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav (Drina), Rzav river. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,668 in ...
during the early stage of the
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
(1992–95).
He was a founding member of the
Patriotic League in Višegrad. After being wounded in a street battle with Serb militias in 1992, he was taken to the hospital in
Foča
Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the south-east on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 1 ...
which was still under the Muslim control. After Foča was occupied by the
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/; Macedonian language, Macedonian, Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian language, Croatian and ; , J ...
(JNA), he was taken out of the hospital, brought back to Višegrad and murdered on the
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge () is a historic bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina River in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina part of the Republika Srpska entity. It was completed in 1577 by the Ottoman court architect Mimar Sinan on the order ...
,
a historical location which was used by the Bosnian Serb Army to murder Bosniak civilians during the war.
Today, Zijad Subašić is considered a hero among many former citizens of Višegrad. His body was exhumed from a mass grave and identified.
See also
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Višegrad massacre
References
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Year of birth missing
1992 deaths
People from Višegrad
Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Military personnel of the Bosnian War
Military personnel killed in the Bosnian War