A native Herzegovinian Croat, Ćesić moved to Zagreb in 1984, where he got a job as a bus driver.[1] He came into public spotlight during the 1990s and Yugoslav Wars (Croatian War of Independence and Bosnian War) as commander of the 66th Engineering Regiment of the Croatian Army. His unit built mountain roads on the border between the two countries, which ultimately allowed Croatian Army to outflank the Serb Krajina and Bosnian Serb forces during and after Operation Storm in August 1995. For his exploits, Ćesić was promoted to the rank of general.
His critics often point out the fact that before the war, he was a bus driver, becoming the official driver of Croatia's defence minister Gojko Šušak in 1991, after which he was given military command despite lack of formal qualification.[2]
Post-waredit
His post-war activities included the use of his unit for civilian contracts and the alleged breach of labour and other laws did not prevent Ćesić from rising through the ranks of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) political party.
Political activitiesedit
In the early 2000s, while a member of Croatian Parliament, Ćesić gradually began distancing himself from Ivo Sanader and the new centrist course of HDZ. He nevertheless formally remained in the party, while keeping himself in public spotlight with a series of statements that were as colorful as they were controversial.[citation needed] One example was his public offer to George W. Bush to volunteer in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. One of his controversial public episodes was an altercation and alleged physical attack on a fellow parliament member Dino Debeljuh in 2001, which resulted in Ljubo Ćesić's removal from that day's parliament session.[3]
In the 2005 presidential election he ran as an independent candidate. During the campaign he claimed to be in contact with the general Ante Gotovina, at the time a fugitive wanted on war crimes charges, which prompted a police inquiry.[4] Ćesić eventually finished 6th in the first round with 1.85% of the votes cast.[1] Ćesić has since left HDZ and is currently a member of Only Croatia – Movement for Croatia.[1]
After his political career he started appearing in numerous comedy shows on Croatian television such as Robert Knjaz's Mjenjačnica, in which two or more celebrities exchange lives with each other for a brief period of time.[citation needed] In the episode where he appeared, his companion was Croatia's most famous and controversial stylist Neven Ciganović.
In 2023, Rojs was expelled from the Croatian Generals Association following an open letter in which he, along with 11 others, questioned the Association's decision to meet with the Generals Society of BiH.[5]
^"Svađe, replike, tučnjava..." Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 16 February 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^"Policija zbog izjave o Gotovini "pokušava" doći do Rojsa". Index.hr (in Croatian). 20 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^"Jutarnji list - Ljubo Ćesić Rojs izbačen iz Generalskog zbora". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
^"Odluka o odlikovanju redom Ante Starčevića". narodne novine (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
January 01, 1970
ljubo, Ćesić, rojs, ljubo, Ćesić, born, february, 1958, best, known, nickname, rojs, retired, croatian, army, general, politician, ljubo, Ćesićborn, 1958, february, 1958, batin, bosnia, herzegovina, yugoslavianationalitycroatianoccupation, army, general, polit. Ljubo Cesic born 20 February 1958 best known by his nickname Rojs is a retired Croatian army general and politician Ljubo CesicBorn 1958 02 20 20 February 1958 age 66 Batin PR Bosnia and Herzegovina FPR YugoslaviaNationalityCroatianOccupation s Army General Politician Contents 1 Military service 2 Post war 3 Political activities 4 Honours 4 1 Orders 5 ReferencesMilitary service editA native Herzegovinian Croat Cesic moved to Zagreb in 1984 where he got a job as a bus driver 1 He came into public spotlight during the 1990s and Yugoslav Wars Croatian War of Independence and Bosnian War as commander of the 66th Engineering Regiment of the Croatian Army His unit built mountain roads on the border between the two countries which ultimately allowed Croatian Army to outflank the Serb Krajina and Bosnian Serb forces during and after Operation Storm in August 1995 For his exploits Cesic was promoted to the rank of general His critics often point out the fact that before the war he was a bus driver becoming the official driver of Croatia s defence minister Gojko Susak in 1991 after which he was given military command despite lack of formal qualification 2 Post war editHis post war activities included the use of his unit for civilian contracts and the alleged breach of labour and other laws did not prevent Cesic from rising through the ranks of the Croatian Democratic Union HDZ political party Political activities editIn the early 2000s while a member of Croatian Parliament Cesic gradually began distancing himself from Ivo Sanader and the new centrist course of HDZ He nevertheless formally remained in the party while keeping himself in public spotlight with a series of statements that were as colorful as they were controversial citation needed One example was his public offer to George W Bush to volunteer in the 2003 invasion of Iraq One of his controversial public episodes was an altercation and alleged physical attack on a fellow parliament member Dino Debeljuh in 2001 which resulted in Ljubo Cesic s removal from that day s parliament session 3 In the 2005 presidential election he ran as an independent candidate During the campaign he claimed to be in contact with the general Ante Gotovina at the time a fugitive wanted on war crimes charges which prompted a police inquiry 4 Cesic eventually finished 6th in the first round with 1 85 of the votes cast 1 Cesic has since left HDZ and is currently a member of Only Croatia Movement for Croatia 1 After his political career he started appearing in numerous comedy shows on Croatian television such as Robert Knjaz s Mjenjacnica in which two or more celebrities exchange lives with each other for a brief period of time citation needed In the episode where he appeared his companion was Croatia s most famous and controversial stylist Neven Ciganovic In 2023 Rojs was expelled from the Croatian Generals Association following an open letter in which he along with 11 others questioned the Association s decision to meet with the Generals Society of BiH 5 Honours editOrders edit Award or decoration Country Date nbsp Order of Ante Starcevic 6 nbsp Croatia 24 May 1997References edit a b c Ljubo Cesic Rojs vecernji hr in Croatian Retrieved 16 February 2016 Ko su najmocniji Hrvati Archived 2007 08 22 at the Wayback Machine Svađe replike tucnjava Slobodna Dalmacija in Croatian 16 February 2001 Retrieved 16 February 2016 Policija zbog izjave o Gotovini pokusava doci do Rojsa Index hr in Croatian 20 December 2014 Retrieved 21 December 2020 Jutarnji list Ljubo Cesic Rojs izbacen iz Generalskog zbora www jutarnji hr in Croatian 2023 06 16 Retrieved 2023 09 01 Odluka o odlikovanju redom Ante Starcevica narodne novine in Croatian Retrieved 27 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ljubo Cesic Rojs amp oldid 1173279002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
