Zlatko Jušić (born 1949) was a
Western Bosnian businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the
Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
The Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (), was a small unrecognized proto-state that existed in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1993 and 1995. It consisted mainly of the town of Velika Kladuša, its capital, and a few nearby ...
(APZB), a self-proclaimed autonomous region that later declared statehood in northwestern
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
during the
Intra-Bosnian Muslim War
The Intra-Bosnian Muslim War () was a civil war fought between the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina loyal to central government of Alija Izetbegović in Sarajevo and the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia loyal to Fikret Abdić ...
(1993–1995).
Biography
Zlatko Jušić grew up in
Cazin
Cazin ( sr-cyrl, Цазин) is a city located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosanska Krajina region, near the border ...
. Before the political appointment, Jušić was the CEO of Medic, a company specialised in the manufacture and sale of medical equipment, in
Ćoralići
Ćoralići () is a village in the municipality of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsu ...
near Cazin.
On 27 September 1993, the constituent assembly of the APZB elected its government, appointing Jušić as Prime Minister and
Fikret Abdić
Fikret Abdić (born 29 September 1939), also known as Babo, is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian politician and businessman who first rose to prominence in the 1980s for his role in turning the Velika Kladuša-based agriculture company Agrokomer ...
as President. On 26 July 1995, Western Bosnia declared independence. Still, it collapsed shortly after a joint military offensive by the
Croatian Army
The Croatian Army ( or HKoV) is the land force branch of the Croatian Armed Forces. It is numerically the largest of the three branches of the Croatian Armed Forces. The HKoV is the main force for the defense of the country against external threa ...
(HV) and the
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; ARBiH), often referred to as Bosnian Army, was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established by the government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina i ...
(ARBiH) during
Operation Storm
Operation Storm ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Operacija Oluja, separator=" / ", Операција Олуја) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory f ...
on 21 August 1995.
In the wake of Western Bosnia's collapse in August 1995, Jušić resided in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
. After the war, he settled in
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...
, Croatia. In 2007, he was arrested and charged with war crimes against civilians, but was acquitted in 2009.
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1949 births
Living people
People from Cazin
Politicians of the Bosnian War