Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

numbered 157,526 according to the

1991 census It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license r ...

, making up more than 30% of the ten pre-war municipalities of the Sarajevo metropolitan area: Centar, Stari Grad,

Novo Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo (Ново Сарајево, ; lit. 'New Sarajevo') is a municipality of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Neighborhoods *'' Grbavica I'' *'' Grbavica II'' *''Pofalići I'' *''Pofalići II'' *''Velešići'' *''Gornji Vele ...

, Novi Grad,

Ilidža Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Илиџа, ) is a spa town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a total population of 66,730 with 63,528 in Ilidža itself, and i ...

Ilijaš Ilijaš is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located northwest of the inner city of Sarajevo, making it ''de facto'' a town and suburb of Sara ...

Vogošća Vogošća (Cyrillic: Bогошћа) is a town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality is located about 6 kilometers north of the city of Saraj ...

Hadžići Hadžići is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located south west of the city of Sarajevo. According to the 2013 population census in Bosni ...

, Trnovo, and Pale. Today, following the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

, few Serbs remain in central areas of Sarajevo. Most have moved abroad (to

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

or other countries), or to

Istočno Sarajevo Istočno Sarajevo ( sr-cyr, Источно Сарајево, lit=East Sarajevo) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of a few suburban areas located south of pre-war Sarajevo which are now included in the Republika S ...

, a new city on the outskirts of Sarajevo located in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

. Many parts of the pre-war Sarajevo metropolitan area in Istočno Sarajevo:

Istočno Novo Sarajevo Istočno Novo Sarajevo ( sr-Cyrl, Источно Ново Сарајево, lit. East New Sarajevo) is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is estimated that in 2022 it had a population o ...

Istočna Ilidža Istočna Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Источна Илиџа, lit. East Ilidža) is a municipality in the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is estimated that in 2022 it had a population of 14,035,inhabitants. Tog ...

Istočni Stari Grad Istočni Stari Grad ( sr-cyrl, Источни Стари Град, lit. "East Old Town") is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 1,131 inhabitants. The sea ...

, Pale, and Trnovo.

History

World War I

After the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassin ...

and

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (; ; 1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914) was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Their assassination in Sarajevo sparked a series of events that led, four weeks later ...

, Anti-Serb rioting took place in Sarajevo on 28 and 29 June 1914, incited by Austro-Hungarian authorities. Two Serbs, Pero Prijavić and Nikola Nožičić, died some days later as a result of the injuries they sustained after they were beaten and a total of fifty people were treated at Sarajevo hospitals following the two-day rioting. Whole stocks of goods as well as monies from Serb shops and homes were gone due to the plundering. The devastation left a profound impact on Serb-owned business and industry given the minority Sarajevo Serb population's prominence in those areas.

World War II

During

WWII World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Serbs living in the

Independent State of Croatia The Independent State of Croatia (, NDH) was a World War II–era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist Italy. It was established in parts of Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, occupied Yugoslavia on 10 April 1941, ...

(NDH), a German-installed puppet state, were subjected to

genocide Genocide is violence that targets individuals because of their membership of a group and aims at the destruction of a people. Raphael Lemkin, who first coined the term, defined genocide as "the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group" by ...

by the Croatian fascist

Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionar ...

regime. In the summer of 1941, Ustaše militia periodically interned and executed groups of Sarajevo Serbs. In August 1941, they arrested about one hundred Serbs suspected of ties to the resistance armies, mostly church officials and members of the intelligentsia, and executed them or deported them to concentration camps. The Ustaše killed at least 323 people in the

Villa Luburić The Villa Luburić or Vila Folkert or Colonel Luburić's Centre: "Njegov stab, »Stozer pukovnika Luburica«, postao je muciliste nevidenih i neslucenih razmjera i oblika." was the seat of Ustaše headquarters in 1945 Sarajevo, Independent State o ...

, a slaughter house and place for torturing and imprisoning Serbs, Jews and political dissidents.

Bosnian war

On 1 March 1992, a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

wedding procession in

Baščaršija Baščaršija (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Башчаршија; ) is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-beg Ishaković founded the city. Bašča ...

quarters was attacked, resulting in the shooting death of the father of the groom, Nikola Gardović, and the wounding of a

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the populat ...

priest. The attack took place on the last day of a controversial

referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

's independence from

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

, in the early stages of the

breakup of Yugoslavia After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav ...

and the

Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

. Gardović, an ethnic Serb, is often regarded as the first casualty of the

Bosnian war The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

. During the

siege of Sarajevo The siege of Sarajevo () was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by Serbian forces of the Yugoslav People's Arm ...

, Bosniak paramilitary leader Mušan Topalović and his forces abducted and killed mostly Serbs living in and around Sarajevo before Bosnian police killed Topalović in October 1993. A pit on the outskirts of the city was used as an execution site and a mass grave for Serbs who were rounded up, beaten and killed, sometimes by having their throats slit and decapitated. The total number of victims killed is not known, with estimates ranging from a few dozen to some hundreds. The actions of paramilitary units led many thousands of Serbs to flee the city, particularly in the summer of 1992. By war's end, the number of Serbs in Sarajevo was estimated to be in the low tens of thousands, fewer than 20% of those who had lived in the city in 1991. After the signing of the

Dayton accords The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Dejtonski mirovni sporazum, Дејтонски мировни споразум), and colloquially kn ...

, a mass exodus of Sarajevo Serbs took place in early 1996 numbering an estimated 62,000.

Churches

There are three main

places of worship in Sarajevo: the Old Orthodox Church ( or ), dating back to the 16th century,Old Serbian Orthodox Church Sarajevo, Official Website
the

Cathedral Church A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...

(''Саборна црква'' or ''Saborna crkva''), which was erected in the 1860s, and the Church of Sveto Preobraženje in

Notable people

Notable Serbs who were born in or lived in Sarajevo include: *

Sima Milutinović Sarajlija Simeon "Sima" Milutinović "Sarajlija" ( sr-cyr, Симеон "Сима" Милутиновић "Сарајлија", ; 3 October 1791 – 30 December 1847) was a Serbian poet, hajduk, translator, historian and adventurer. Literary critic Jova ...

* Bishop Georgije (Đorđe Nikolajević), theology professor, Orthodox priest, and monk, Dabar-Bosnia

Metropolitan bishop In Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a Metropolis (reli ...

(1885-1896) *

Jovan Marinović Jovan Marinović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Мариновић; 1821 – August 30, 1893) was a Serbian politician and diplomat. He introduced several enlightened reforms in Serbian political system. As a close collaborator of Minister Ilija Garašani ...

, politician and diplomat,

Principality of Serbia The Principality of Serbia () was an autonomous, later sovereign state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution, which lasted between 1804 and 1817. Its creation was negotiated first through an unwritten agre ...

President of the Ministry (1873-1874) *, theologist, schoolteacher, Orthodox priest, and monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1881-1885) * Bishop Nikolaj (Petar Mandić), theologist, Orthodox priest, and monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1896-1907) * Gligorije Jeftanović, merchant, industrialist, and politician, Hotel Evropa owner (1882-1927) * Bishop Evgenije (Manojlo Letica), lawyer and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1907-1920) * Nikola T. Kašiković, writer and publisher, '' Bosanska vila'' owner and editor-in-chief * Hieromartyr Petar (Jovan Zimonjić), theology professor and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1920-1941),

canonized Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of sa ...

as hieromartyr in 1998 * Vladislav Skarić, tobacco merchant, historian, geographer, and

SANU The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (; , SANU) is a national academy and the most prominent academic institution in Serbia, founded in 1841 as Society of Serbian Letters (, DSS). The Academy's membership has included Nobel laureates Ivo ...

academician * Bishop Nektarije (Nikola Krulj), Juris Utriusque Doctor, theology professor, and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1951-1966) * Bishop Nikolaj (Gojko Mrđa), theologist and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1992–present) * Jevto Dedijer, geographer * Vojislav "Đedo" Kecmanović,

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans, Balkan states in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan states of Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg), Greece, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Montenegro, M ...

volunteer soldier,

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Partisan Partisan(s) or The Partisan(s) may refer to: Military * Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line ** Francs-tireurs et partisans, communist-led French anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany during WWII ** Ital ...

, and post-war communist politician * Lazar Drljača, painter * Dušan Jeftanović, merchant, industrialist, and juris doctor, Hotel Evropa owner (1927-1941) *

Bogdan Žerajić Bogdan Žerajić ( sr-Cyrl, Богдан Жерајић; 1 February 1886 – 15 June 1910) was a Herzegovinian Serb student of the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb. In 1910, he attempted to assassinate General Marijan Varešanin, th ...

, revolutionary *

Veljko Čubrilović The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg ...

Young Bosnia Young Bosnia ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Млада Босна, Mlada Bosna) refers to a loosely organised grouping of separatist and revolutionary cells active in the early 20th century, that sought to end the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

revolutionary * Stanko Luka Karaman, biologist * Vladimir Gaćinović, writer and revolutionary * Danilo Ilić, Young Bosnia revolutionary * Feodor Lukač, surgeon and football pioneer * Jelena Kešeljević, theater actress *

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary *

Nedeljko Čabrinović Nedeljko Čabrinović ( sr-Cyrl, Недељко Чабриновић; 1 February 1895 – 23 January 1916) was a Bosnian Serb typesetter and political activist, known for his role in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary *

Dobroslav Jevđević Dobroslav Jevđević ( sr-Cyrl, Доброслав Јевђевић, ; 28 December 1895 – October 1962) was a Bosnian Serb politician and self-appointed Chetnik commander (, војвода) in the Herzegovina region of the Axis-occupied ...

, politician and World War II

Chetnik The Chetniks,, ; formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; and informally colloquially the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist m ...

leader * Trifko Grabež, Young Bosnia revolutionary * Cvjetko Popović, Young Bosnia revolutionary * Vojislav Bogićević, Young Bosnia revolutionary and historian *

Roman Petrović Roman Petrović (1896, in Donji Vakuf – 1947) was a Yugoslav painter and writer. He belongs to the generation of artists who created the history of Bosnian-Herzegovinian (and Yugoslav) painting between the two world wars. Biography Born to an et ...

, painter *

Vaso Čubrilović Vaso Čubrilović ( sr-Cyrl, Васо Чубриловић; 14 January 1897 – 11 June 1990) was a YugoslavВладимир Дедијер, ''Сарајево 1914'', Просвета, Београд 1966, стр. 568 and Bosnian Serb scholar an ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary *

Jezdimir Dangić Jezdimir Dangić (; 4 May 1897 – 22 August 1947) was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav and Serbs, Serb Chetniks, Chetnik commander during World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II. Born in the town of Bratunac, he was imprisoned during World War I fo ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary, lawyer, Yugoslav Gendarmerie sub-lieutenant, and World War II Chetnik *

Đuro Pucar Đurađ "Đuro" Pucar "Stari" ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Ђуро Пуцар, ; 13 December 1899 – 12 April 1979) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian Serb politician. During World War II he was a member of the Yugoslav Partisans and was later decorated with ...

, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician *

Rodoljub Čolaković Rodoljub "Roćko" Čolaković ( sr-cyr, Родољуб Чолаковић; 7 June 1900 – 30 March 1983) was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav politician and writer who served as the 1st Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Prime ...

, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician * Aleksa "Brko" Bojović, World War II Partisan *

Vlado Šegrt Vlado Šegrt (18 December 1907 – 1 August 1991) was a Yugoslav participant in the National Liberation Struggle and a socio-political worker in the Socialist Republics of Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and So ...

, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician * Boriša "Šćepan" Kovačević, World War II Partisan * Dušan Pajić-Dašić, World War II Partisan leader * Erih Koš, lawyer and writer * Bishop Vladislav (Vojislav Mitrović), schoolteacher, theology professor, and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1967-1992) * Vukašin Milošević, Mechanical and Energetics Engineer * Gliša Janković, World War II Partisan * Slobodan "Seljo" Princip, World War II Partisan leader * Miladin Radojević, World War II Partisan * Rato Dugonjić, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician * Vaso "Crni" Miskin, World War II Partisan * Milan Rajlić, football player * Radojka Lakić, World War II Partisan * Branko "Obren" Milutinović, World War II Partisan * Vladimir "Valter" Perić, World War II Partisan leader *

Rava Janković Rava may refer to: ''Biographical'' * Bishnu Prasad Rabha, multifaceted artist and revolutionary singer of Assam * Abba ben Joseph bar Ḥama (born 280), a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, always known by the honorific name ''Raba,'' ''Ra ...

, World War II Partisan * Ljubo Kojo, World War II Partisan, mayor of Sarajevo 1955-1962 * Lazo Materić, World War II Partisan, mayor of Sarajevo 1962-1963 * Bane Šurbat, World War II Partisan leader *

Dara Dragišić Dara Dragišić (Serbian: Дара Драгишић; 1921–1944) was a Yugoslav Partisan (military), partisan. Dragišić was born in Sarajevo in 1921, the daughter of World War I lieutenant colonel Velimir Dragišić. She grew up in Peja. In Wo ...

, World War II Partisan *

Branko Stanković Branko "Stane" Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко "Стане" Станковић, ; 31 October 1921 – 20 February 2002) was a Bosnian Serb footballer and manager, from Sarajevo. Playing career Club He started his career in SK Slavija Sarajev ...

, footballer and football coach *

Vaso Radić Vasilije "Vaso" Radić ( sr-Cyrl, Василије Радић; 14 October 1923 – 18 December 2011) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav politician and former Partisan who served as the 21st mayor of Sarajevo from 1963 to 1965 and Yugoslav general cons ...

, World War II Partisan, mayor of Sarajevo 1963-1965 * Dragutin "Braco" Kosovac, World War II Partisan, post-war communist politician, and state-appointed business manager (CEO of Energoinvest) * Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić, basketball coach *

Dane Maljković Dane or Danes may refer to: People Pertaining to Denmark * Dane, somebody from Denmark * Danes, an ethnic group native to Denmark * Danes (tribe), an ancient North Germanic tribe Other people * Dane (name), a surname and a given name (and a lis ...

, electrical engineer, mayor of Sarajevo 1973-1975 *

Milorad Ekmečić Milorad Ekmečić ( sh-Cyrl, Милорад Екмечић; 4 October 1928 – 29 August 2015) was a Yugoslav and Serbian historian. During World War II he became a member of the Yugoslav Partisans after the fascist Ustaše perpetrated the Pr ...

, historian * Milanko Renovica, communist politician * Nikola Milošević, political philosopher * Predrag Palavestra, writer and literary historian *

Biljana Plavšić Biljana Plavšić ( sr-Cyrl, Биљана Плавшић; born 7 July 1930) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb former politician, university professor and scientist who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convict ...

, biologist and politician, convicted for crimes against humanity *

Duško Trifunović Duško Trifunović (, 13 September 1933 – 28 January 2006) was a Serbian and Yugoslav writer, poet and television author. Life Born in the small village of Sijekovac near Bosanski Brod (then part of the Vrbas Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) ...

, poet and writer *

Obrad Piljak Obrad Piljak (); 4 December 1933 – 7 April 2013) was a Bosnian politician and the former president of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who served his term from April 1989 to December 1990. He was the last person to be a nominated (non- ...

, banker and communist politician * Boro Drašković, playwright and film director * Predrag Golubović, film director * Dimitrije Bjelica, chess player *

Nikola Koljević Nikola Koljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Кољевић; 9 June 1936 – 25 January 1997) was a Bosnian Serb politician, university professor, translator and an essayist, one of the foremost Yugoslavian Shakespeare scholars. In 2016, he w ...

, scholar and politician *

Momo Kapor Momčilo "Momo" Kapor ( sr-cyr, Момчило Момо Капор; 8 April 1937 – 3 March 2010) was a Serbian novelist and painter. He authored several screenplays, over forty novels, short stories, travel and autobiographic books and essays. ...

, writer *

Uglješa Uzelac Uglješa Uzelac (1938 – 6 September 1997) was a Bosnian politician and diplomat who served as the 27th mayor of Sarajevo from 1983 to 1985. He was also Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to Slovenia from 1992 until his death in 1997. Uzelac ...

, economist and sports administrator, mayor of Sarajevo 1983-1985 *

Svetozar Vujović Svetozar Vujović (3 March 1940 – 16 January 1993) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav football player and manager, who spent most of his life in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, and his entire playing, managerial and administrative career with FK Sarajev ...

, football player * Boriša Starović, surgeon, UofS medical faculty dean (1988-1992),

UIS Uis is a settlement located in the Erongo Region, Namibia. It belongs to the Dâures Constituency, Dâures electoral constituency. Located in the former Damaraland, it is known for the local mineral wealth. The settlement was established in 1958 ...

medical faculty dean (1993-2005), UIS rector (2000-2005) *

Kornelije Kovač Kornelije "Bata" Kovač ( sr-Cyrl, Корнелије "Бата" Ковач, ; ; 1 January 1942 – 13 September 2022) was a Serbian composer. Early life Born in Niš during World War II in the Nazi-occupied Serbia to a Hungarian father an ...

, musician and composer * Boško Antić, football player and football coach *

Momčilo Krajišnik Momčilo Krajišnik (; 20 January 1945 – 15 September 2020) was a Bosnian Serb political leader and convicted war criminal, who along with Radovan Karadžić co-founded the Bosnian Serb nationalist Serb Democratic Party (SDS). Between 1990 and ...

, politician, convicted for crimes against humanity * Rajko Nogo, poet *

Blagoje Bratić Blagoje "Blažo" Bratić (March 1, 1946 – July 31, 2008) was a professional footballer and manager. Playing career Club Born in Sarajevo, he started playing football in Pretis Vogošća (later known as UNIS, and today as FK Vogošća) at the a ...

, football player and football coach * Nenad Kecmanović, academician * Vladimir "Čobi" Savčić, singer * Braco Dimitrijević, artist *

Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...

, basketball player and basketball coach *

Milić Vukašinović Milić "Mića" Vukašinović ( sr-cyr, Милић-Мића Вукашиновић; born 9 March 1950) is a Serbian and Yugoslav musician and songwriter, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the hard rock and heavy metal band ...

, musician *

Goran Bregović Goran Bregović ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Бреговић; born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic speaking countries in the ...

, musician *

Neda Ukraden Neda Ukraden ( sr-Cyrl, Неда Украден; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian-Croatian singer. Her professional career stretches back to 1967 and has collectively released thirty studio albums. With collective sales of over five million rec ...

, singer *

Božo Janković Božo () is a South Slavic masculine given name, cognate of the English Theo, and, similarly, a popular abbreviation of the name - Božidar, English Theodore. Notable people with the name include: * Božo Bakota (1950–2015), Croatian footbal ...

, football player *

Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Čolić (, ; born 30 May 1951) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-Serbian Pop music, pop singer and widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. Favourably compared to Paul McCartney and T ...

, singer * Slobodan "Čobo" Janjuš, football goalkeeper *

Mila Mulroney Milica "Mila" Mulroney (née Pivnički; Serbian Cyrillic: Милица "Мила" Пивнички; born July 13, 1953) is the widow of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. She was notable for taking on a greater role during her hu ...

, First Lady of Canada 1984-1993 * Želimir "Keli" Vidović, football player *

Vojislav Šešelj Vojislav Šešelj ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав Шешељ, ; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician and convicted war criminal. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). Between 1998 and 2000, he was a D ...

, politician *

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица, ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s. He has competed at the Cannes ...

, film director *

Ipe Ivandić Goran "Ipe" Ivandić (December 10, 1955 – January 12, 1994) was a Bosnian rock drummer, famous for his work with the band Bijelo Dugme. Early life Ivandić was born to father Josip and mother Mirjana in the central Bosnian town of Vareš wh ...

, musician * Nikola Nikić, football player *

Ljiljana Smajlović Ljiljana Smajlović (née Ugrica; born 22 January 1956, Sarajevo, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian journalist and the former editor of ''Politika'', the oldest daily newspaper in the Balkans. From 2009 to 2017, she was the pr ...

, journalist, ''

Politika ( sr-Cyrl, Политика, lit=Politics) is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and ownership is publ ...

'' editor-in-chief 2005–2008, 2013–present *

Ratko Radovanović Ratko "Raša" Radovanović (; born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In terms of the total number of medals with the ...

, basketball player and basketball administrator *

Boris Tadić Boris Tadić, (born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology. He later worked as a journalist ...

President of Serbia The president of Serbia (), officially styled as President of the Republic (), is the head of state of Serbia. The current officeholder is Aleksandar Vučić, who was elected in 2017 and has held the role since 31 May 2017. According to the C ...

2004-2012 *

Dragan Đokanović Dragan Đokanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Ђокановић; born 20 April 1958) is a Bosnian Serb politician, member, founder and president of the Democratic Party of Federalists, physician, sportsman and one of the most popular men i ...

, politician, physician, sportsman *

Predrag Pašić Predrag Pašić (born 18 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional Football player, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career During his c ...

, football player * Željko Lukajić, basketball coach * Vladimir Pištalo, writer, 2008

NIN Prize The ''NIN'' Award (, Нинова награда), officially the Award for Best Novel of the Year, is a prestigious Serbian (and previously Yugoslavian) literary award established in 1954 by the NIN (magazine), ''NIN'' weekly and is given annua ...

winner *

Vlado Čapljić Vladan "Vlado" Čapljić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Владо Чапљић; born 22 March 1962) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former football player, player. Playi ...

, football player * Dragan Škrba, football goalkeeper *

Nele Karajlić Nenad Janković (; ; born 11 December 1962), known as Dr Nele Karajlić (), is a Yugoslav and Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the N ...

, singer, actor, and TV personality *

Nebojša Novaković Nebojša Novaković ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Новаковић, born 29 October 1964) is a former professional football player who played as a striker, most notably for AIK. He is the manager of Vasalunds IF. Born in Sarajevo, he moved to S ...

, football player and football coach *

Vesna Mišanović Vesna Caselotti, née Mišanović, (born 27 November 1964 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She was winner of the first ever medal for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the first Women's European Tea ...

, chess player *

Srđan Koljević Srđan Koljević (31 December 1966 – 8 July 2023) was a Serbian screenwriter and film director. Koljević died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 56. Selected filmography References External links

* 1966 births 2023 deaths Film p ...

, screenplay writer and film director * Isidora Bjelica, writer * Dragan "Maca" Marinković, actor and TV presenter *

Predrag Danilović Predrag "Saša" Danilović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one o ...

, basketball player,

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, lit=Basketball Club Partizan), commonly known as Partizan Belgrade, or as Partizan Mozzart Bet for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball Sports cl ...

president 2007–present *

Rade Bogdanović Rade Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Богдановић; born 21 May 1970) is a Serbian football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. Early life Born in Sarajevo to a father employed as a driver at Energoin ...

, football player *

Ognjen Tadić Ognjen Tadić ( sr-cyrl, Огњен Тадић; born 20 April 1974) is a Bosnian Serb politician, lawyer, journalist and sociologist who served as member of the national House of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he served as member of the ...

, politician * Haris Brkić, basketball player *

Goran Trobok Goran Trobok (; born 6 September 1974) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Early life A Bosnian Serb, Trobok was born in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but moved to Budva, Montenegro at the age of 17 with the o ...

, football player *

Nenad Mišković Nenad Mišković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Мишковић; born 13 October 1975) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career During his playing career, Mišković represented numerous clubs, namely Ra ...

, football player *

Dušan Vukčević Dušan Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вукчевић; born 14 November 1975) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and coach, who last served as an assistant coach for Peristeri Athens of the Greek Basket League and the ...

, basketball player * Predrag Materić, basketball player * Veselin Petrović, basketball player *

Neven Pajkić Neven Pajkić ( sr-cyr, Невен Пајкић; born 25 August 1977) is a Bosnian-born Canadian former professional boxer. His professional debut was on 18 November 2005 against Sheldon Hinton. On 4 February 2011, he won the vacant NABA Canada ...

, boxer * Ognjen Koroman, football player *

Ognjen Aškrabić Ognjen Aškrabić ( sr-cyr, Огњен Ашкрабић; born 28 July 1979) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Professional career While playing for BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg, Dynamo Saint Petersburg, Aškrabić won the FIBA Eur ...

, basketball player * Đorđe Babalj, football player *

Aleksandar Ćapin Aleksandar Ćapin (born October 6, 1982) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Early life Growing up in Sarajevo, Ćapin took up association football in the FK Sarajevo youth system. In spring 1992, with the outbreak of the Bosnian ...

, basketball player *

Aleksej Nešović Aleksej Nešović (; born 14 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional basketball player. Standing at he plays at the point guard position. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's n ...

, basketball player * Danina Jeftić, actress

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