Milorad Pupovac
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Milorad Pupovac is Croatia
n politician and linguist. He is member of Sabor and president of Serb National Council.
at the University of Zagreb
. He is a PhD
of linguistics and a professor at the University of Zagreb.
, and after that he is leader of League of Social Democrats and head of Social Democrat Alliance of Croatia - Social Democrat Alliance of Yugoslavia. He was also a member of the Serb Democratic Party
. He is founder of the Serbian Democratic Forum. At the beginning of 1995 he participates in founding of Independent Serb Party, and with founding of Action of Social Democrats of Croatia he is involved in activity of that party and as their representative he enters in Sabor after elections held in 1995. After that he founded a new party Independent Democratic Serb Party led by Vojislav Stanimirović
. On the list of that party he was member of Parliament of Croatia
for several times. For a shorter time he was president of the party, and today he is vice-president.
After request for renewal of monument in Srb
which was destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence
, Pupovac stated:
In November 2011 Pupovac announced that he will sue Republic of Croatia for arrest of Josip Boljkovac
. Boljkovac was arrested because of war crimes committed against civilians by Yugoslav Partisans in 1945.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n politician and linguist. He is member of Sabor and president of Serb National Council.
Education
He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social SciencesFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb is one of the top faculties of the University of Zagreb.-History:...
at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
. He is a PhD
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of linguistics and a professor at the University of Zagreb.
Political activity
He was one of leading members of Association for Yugoslav Democratic InitiativeAssociation for Yugoslav Democratic Initiative
The Association for Yugoslav Democratic Initiative was a political party in SFR Yugoslavia. It ran in elections in SR Serbia.It was founded in Zagreb in 1988 by a group of left-leaning intellectuals, notably its first president was Branko Horvat, the second president was Nebojša Popov, its...
, and after that he is leader of League of Social Democrats and head of Social Democrat Alliance of Croatia - Social Democrat Alliance of Yugoslavia. He was also a member of the Serb Democratic Party
Serb Democratic Party (Croatia)
The Serb Democratic Party was a political party in Croatia whose primary constituency were the Serbs of Croatia. It led the Republic of Serbian Krajina. It existed between 1990 and 1995.The SDS was founded in the Socialist Republic of Croatia on February 17, 1990...
. He is founder of the Serbian Democratic Forum. At the beginning of 1995 he participates in founding of Independent Serb Party, and with founding of Action of Social Democrats of Croatia he is involved in activity of that party and as their representative he enters in Sabor after elections held in 1995. After that he founded a new party Independent Democratic Serb Party led by Vojislav Stanimirović
Vojislav Stanimirović
Vojislav Stanimirović is Croatian Serb politician and president of the Independent Democratic Serb Party.-Biography:Stanimirović was born in Tovarnik near Vukovar. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at University of Belgrade....
. On the list of that party he was member of Parliament of Croatia
Parliament of Croatia
The Parliament of Croatia or the Sabor is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Croatia and legislature of the country. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, represents the people and is vested with the legislative power...
for several times. For a shorter time he was president of the party, and today he is vice-president.
After request for renewal of monument in Srb
Srb
Srb is a village located in the southeastern part of Lika, in Croatia, administratively divided into Donji Srb and Gornji Srb . Srb lies in the Una River valley, on the road from Donji Lapac to Knin, and is east of Gračac. It is currently part of the Gračac municipality.In the census of 1991, when...
which was destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
, Pupovac stated:
In November 2011 Pupovac announced that he will sue Republic of Croatia for arrest of Josip Boljkovac
Josip Boljkovac
Josip Boljkovac is a former Croatian politician, and was the first Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Croatia....
. Boljkovac was arrested because of war crimes committed against civilians by Yugoslav Partisans in 1945.