Sefer Halilović | |
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Born | 6 January 1952 |
Place of birth | Prijepolje, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
Allegiance |
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Years of service | 1971–93 |
Unit | Patriotic League |
Commands held | Patriotic LeagueArmy of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Battles/wars | |
Other work | Politics |
Sefer Halilović (born 6 January 1952) is a former general and commanding officer of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, he was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and acquitted in 2005. Today he is a prominent politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pre-war life[]
Halilović was born in Taševo, a hamlet in the Prijepolje municipality in the Sandžak geographical region of Serbia, then Yugoslavia. He attended the military academy in Belgrade in 1971 for three years and in 1975 he attended the military school in Zadar where he became an Officer in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). From 1980 until the war he served in Vinkovci as Army security officer. On 31 August 1990 he went to Belgrade and attended a two-year course at the school for commanders.
When he left the People's Army in September 1991 he was a professional military officer and held the rank of Major. He returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina, created the Patriotic League and planned the defense of the country.
War years[]
External links[]
- 2002 BH Dani article about Halilović(Bosnian)
- 1999 BH Dani interview of Halilović(Bosnian)
The original article can be found at Sefer Halilović and the edit history here.