Alija Izetbegović
Historical Figure

Alija Izetbegović

Bosnian politician (1925–2003)

Born: 1925 CE · Died: 2003 CENationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

About Alija Izetbegović

Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosopher and author who served as the president of the presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996. He later served as the first chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1998, and then briefly in 2000. He was also the founder and first president of the Party of Democratic Action.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Partition1991 CE – 2008 CE

Dissolution of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia broke apart into seven successor states following the end of the Cold War, accompanied by brutal ethnic wars in Croatia (1991-95), Bosnia (1992-95), and Kosovo (1998-99).