Slobodan Unković ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Унковић; born 19 December 1938) is a Serbian former politician, diplomat, and academic. He served as the
rector of the
University of Belgrade
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Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...
from 1987 to 1991,
president of the National Assembly of Serbia
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The president of the National Assembly s ...
in 1991,
and
minister of science
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* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
from 1993 to 1996.
Education and career
He finished secondary education in Dubrovnik. In 1961 he graduated from the
University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics
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, where he finished Magistrate studies in 1964 and Doctoral studies in 1966. His further studies included specialization at
Stanford University
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in the USA, as well as universities in the UK, Italy and other countries.
Unković was awarded a number of awards and decorations from Serbia and abroad.
He is an emeritus professor at Lomonosov University in Moscow and Renmin University in Beijing, as well as honorable holder of doctoral degree at Lincoln University in USA and Mediterranean University in Montenegro.
References
External links
Zadužbinar, University of Belgrade 2015. (Serbian)
20th-century Serbian people
Presidents of the National Assembly (Serbia)
University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics alumni
People from Trebinje
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ambassadors of Serbia to China
1938 births
Living people
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