Srđa Popović (activist)
Srđa Popović | |
|---|---|
Popović in 2012 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Serbia | |
| In office January 2001 – March 2004 | |
| Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews | |
| In office October 2017 – October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Stihler |
| Succeeded by | Leyla Hussein |
| Environmental adviser of the Prime Minister of Serbia | |
| In office January 2001 – March 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1973 |
| Party | Democratic (DS) (1992–2004) |
| Spouse |
Marija "Maša" Stanisavljević
(m. 2011) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Occupation | Political activist Leader of Otpor (1998–2002) Leader of CANVAS (2004–present) |
| Profession | Biologist |
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Srđa Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђа Поповић, born 1 February 1973) is a Serbian political activist. He was a leader of the student movement Otpor that helped topple Serbian president Slobodan Milošević. After briefly pursuing a political career in Serbia, he established the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) in 2003 and published Blueprint for Revolution in 2015. CANVAS has worked with pro-democracy activists from more than 50 countries, promoting the use of non-violent resistance in achieving political and social goals.
In October 2017, he was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews, succeeding Catherine Stihler.