Sulejman Tihić
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| Born | November 26, 1951 Bosanski Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sulejman Tihić was a member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing that nation's Bosniak community from October 2002 until November 6, 2006. He was Chairman of the Presidency between February 28, 2004 and October 2004.
Sulejman Tihić was born in the town of Šamac, located in northern Bosnia. Tihić got his degree in Law from the University of Sarajevo. In 1990, he was one of the founding members of the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA). During the war, Tihić was interned in a Serbian concentration camp, regarding which he said (to a Slovenian Television reporter) that "[I] would not have survived the camp if there were no good Serbs". From 1994 to 1999, Tihić served as a diplomat in the Bosnian Foreign Ministry, in the rank of Minister Counsellor.
On October 13, 2001, Tihić was chosen to succeed Alija Izetbegović as head of the SDA party. He was elected to the Presidency on October 5, 2002. He was defeated for re-election in October 2006. He is married, with three children.
[edit] External links
- The Website of Sulejman Tihic
- Town Hall Meeting with Sulejman Tihic, U.S. Institute of Peace, May 2006 (Audio)
- Bosnian president 'threatened' by US-based Serbs, Turkishpress.com, August 14, 2006
| Presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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 Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1943-1990): Vojislav Kecmanović Đedo • Đuro Pucar Stari • Vlado Šegrt • vacant • Đuro Pucar Stari • Rato Dugonjić • Džemal Bijedić • Hamdija Pozderac • Rato Dugonjić • Raif Dizdarević • Branko Mikulić • Milanko Renovica • Munir Mesihović • Mato Andrić • Nikola Filipović • Obrad Piljak
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