Assassination of Ivan Stambolić

Ivan Stambolić
Ivan Stambolić, May 1986
12th President of Serbia
As President of the Presidency of SR Serbia
In office
5 May 1986 – 14 December 1987
56th Prime Minister of Serbia
As President of the Executive Council of Serbia
In office
6 May 1978 – 5 May 1982
Personal details
Born(1936-11-05)5 November 1936
Died25 August 2000(2000-08-25) (aged 63)
Manner of deathAssassination
Resting placeTopčider, Belgrade, Serbia
PartyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia
Spouse
Katarina Zivojinovic
(m. 1962)
Children3
RelativesPetar Stambolić (uncle)
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
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Ivan Stambolić (5 November 1936 - 25 August 2000) was a Serbian politician. In his career he rose to become the president of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia during the 1980s. In August 2000 he was assassinated just before a national, pivotal election, the event itself and reasoning for which is extremely important in understanding some of the events that occurred after the Yugoslav Wars.