Tomislav Nikolić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tomislav Nikolić

former president of Serbia

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1952

Place of Birth: Kragujevac, Serbia

Profession: politician, funeral director

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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About Tomislav Nikolić

  • Tomislav Nikolic (Serbian Cyrillic: ???????? ???????, Serbian pronunciation: [tomisla? nikolit??]; born 15 February 1952) is a Serbian politician who served as the President of Serbia from 2012 to 2017.
  • He is also the founder of the Serbian Progressive Party, and he led the party until his election as President.
  • In the 2012 presidential election, he was elected to a five-year term as President in a second round of voting. Born in village Bajcetina in Kragujevac, Nikolic was a long-time member and MP of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS).
  • He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from 1998 to 1999 and Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia in the coalition government from 1999 to 2000.
  • Nikolic was the Radical Party's deputy leader from 2003, and he briefly served as the President of the National Assembly of Serbia in 2007.
  • In 2008 he resigned following a disagreement with party leader Vojislav Šešelj regarding Serbia's relations with the European Union, as Nikolic became in favor of Serbia's accession to the EU, a move that was staunchly opposed by Šešelj and his faction.
  • Nikolic formed the Serbian Progressive Party, which several SRS members joined. Nikolic ran for President of Yugoslavia in the 2000 elections and placed third.
  • He also ran four times for President of Serbia (in 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2012 elections).
  • In 2003 he garnered the most votes, but the election was cancelled due to low turnout, while in 2004 and 2008 he was placed second behind Boris Tadic.
  • In 2012, he won the runoff against Tadic to become President of Serbia.

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