Dragan Covic
Encyclopedia
Dragan Čović is a Croat politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Čović is the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Currently Čović is under indictment from the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for misuse of office.
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On October 5, 2002 Čović was elected to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
, representing the nation's Croats
. He was removed from office on March 29, 2005 by a decision of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Paddy Ashdown
after he was indicted by the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for financial malfeasance and misuse of office.
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
replaced him with Ivo Miro Jović
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Čović is the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an observer member of the European People's Party ....
. Currently Čović is under indictment from the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for misuse of office.
Career
Čović worked for the airplane manufacturing company SOKO for more than twenty years. Between 1998 and 2001 he was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
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On October 5, 2002 Čović was elected to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Overview:...
, representing the nation's Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
. He was removed from office on March 29, 2005 by a decision of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was created in 1995 immediately after the Dayton Peace Agreement to oversee the civilian implementation of this agreement. The High Representative and the OHR represent the...
, Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown
Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC , usually known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician and diplomat....
after he was indicted by the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for financial malfeasance and misuse of office.
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the bicameral legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
replaced him with Ivo Miro Jović
Ivo Miro Jovic
Ivo Miro Jović is the former Bosnian Croat member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, elected in the Parliament on May 9, 2005 following the sacking of Dragan Čović by the High Representative on charges of corruption...
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