Zoran Žižic
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Zoran Žižić (born 4 March 1951 in Titograd) is a politician from Montenegro
.
A member of the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
, he became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
on November 4, 2000 shortly after the fall of Slobodan Milošević
, when his colleague Momir Bulatović
's cabinet collapsed. Žižić resigned after 8 months in office, and left the position on July 24, 2001 when a new cabinet was formed after the 2001 Montenegrin parliamentary election, led by another of his colleagues, Dragiša Pešić
. In protest of the political changes, Žižić left SNP CG.
, within the Serb List
. He was the leader from 2003 to 2006 of the Movement for European State Serbia and Montenegro.
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
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A member of the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
The Socialist People's Party of Montenegro is a socialist opposition political party in Montenegro. It has 16 MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro, which it won on the 2009 parliamentary election...
, he became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
The Prime Minister or the President of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia was the head of government of the Yugoslav state, from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the end of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.-Kingdom of...
on November 4, 2000 shortly after the fall of Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
, when his colleague Momir Bulatović
Momir Bulatovic
Momir Bulatović , formerly served as a Yugoslavian and Montenegrin politician. Bulatović became federal President of Montenegro while Montenegro was part of a Yugoslav federation, and also Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
's cabinet collapsed. Žižić resigned after 8 months in office, and left the position on July 24, 2001 when a new cabinet was formed after the 2001 Montenegrin parliamentary election, led by another of his colleagues, Dragiša Pešić
Dragiša Pešic
Dragiša Pešić is a politician from Montenegro who was the last Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia before it was officially transformed into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003.He studied economic sciences at University of Sarajevo's...
. In protest of the political changes, Žižić left SNP CG.
Modern activity
He is the president of the Democratic Party of UnityDemocratic Party of Unity
Democratic Party of Unity is a political party in the Montenegro, it was a member of the Serbian List alliance. Its president is Zoran Žižić....
, within the Serb List
Serb List
Serb List was a political alliance in Montenegro. In contrast to other political coalitions, the Serb List was not simply a coalition of parties, but an entity on its own; for instance, the MPs elected on its list are not considered to represent the party they originally come from, but the Serb List...
. He was the leader from 2003 to 2006 of the Movement for European State Serbia and Montenegro.