Vuk Obradović, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Serbian politician and general
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Place of Birth: Kondželj, Serbia
About Vuk Obradović
- Vuk Obradovic (April 11, 1947 in the village of Kondželj, Serbia – February 13, 2008 in Belgrade) was a Serbian general and politician.
- He was one of the leaders of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia in the Bulldozer Revolution in October 2000. Before his political career, he was a professional soldier and become the youngest General in the Yugoslav National Army.
- He held a PhD in political studies, having defended a thesis on issues of nationalism in Yugoslav society.
- He resigned from the Army in May 1992, when the government refused to withdraw Yugoslav Army conscripts from fighting in Croatia.
- After leaving the army, he formed the Social Democracy political party and remained its leader for almost 10 years.
- In 1997, he stood as a candidate in the Yugoslav presidential elections winning 3.04% of the popular vote.
- In 2000, he joined the Democratic Opposition of Serbia which finally toppled Slobodan Miloševic in October that year.
- He became the Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia tasked with leading the drive against corruption.
- In May 2001, he was forced to resign due to an allegation of sexual harassment of a female aide Ljiljana Nestorovic, leading to the break-up of Social Democracy party into two factions.
- In 2002, he was once again a candidate in the presidential election, this time winning only 0.73% of the popular vote.
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