Borislav Pelević
Borislav Pelević (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Пелевић; 22 November 1956 – 25 October 2018) was a Serbian politician. He was president of the nationalist Party of Serbian Unity (SSJ),[1] a party with marginal importance in Serbian politics, until it merged with the Serbian Radical Party in December 2007.
Borislav Pelević | |
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Борислав Пелевић | |
Pelević in 2013 | |
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| Born | 22 November 1956 Bublje, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 25 October 2018 (aged 61) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Political party | Party of Serbian Unity (1993–2007) Serbian Radical Party (2007–2008) Serbian Progressive Party (2008–2013) Council of Serbian Unity (2013–2014) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Military and political career
Pelević was a commander of the Arkan's Tigers paramilitary during the War in Croatia, serving at the Erdut training camp.[2] He was also a presidential candidate in September and December 2002 and in 2004.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Serbia on the Serbian Radical Party list twice, in 2007 and 2008. After the party's deputy leader, Tomislav Nikolić (who was also acting as parliamentary leader due to the absence of party leader Vojislav Šešelj), resigned from the SRS and formed the new Napred Srbijo! ("Forward, Serbia!") parliamentary group, Pelević left the SRS and joined Nikolić's group.
Pelević has also served as president of the kickboxing federation of Serbia and Montenegro.[citation needed]
Death
He died on 25 October 2018, after a long illness.[3]
References
- ^ . BBC Online. 18 November 2002. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Erlanger, Steven (23 January 2000). . The New York Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Preminuo Borislav Pelević". b92.net (in Serbian). Blic. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.