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Vojislav Šešelj
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Serbian politician (born 1954)
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Nenad Ribar
- Succeeded by
- Stevo Dragišić
- Born
- ( 1954-10-11 ) 11 October 1954 (age 71) , Sarajevo , PR Bosnia and Herzegovina , SFR Yugoslavia
- Party
- SKJ (BiH) (1971–81), SSP (1990), SPO (1990), SČP (1990–1991), SRS (1991–present)
- Spouse s
- Vesna Mudreša, Jadranka Šešelj (1992–present)
- Children
- 4, including Aleksandar
- Alma mater
- University of Sarajevo ( LLB ) University of Belgrade ( LLM , LLD )
- Profession
- Jurist
- Website
- vseselj .rs
- Allegiance
- SFR Yugoslavia , FR Yugoslavia , Serbian Krajina , Republika Srpska
- Branch service
- Yugoslav Ground Forces
- Years of service
- 1979–1980 , 1991–1995
- Rank
- Commander
- Unit
- Serbian Chetnik Movement , White Eagles
- Battles wars
- Croatian War of Independence 1991 Yugoslav campaign in Croatia Battle of Borovo Selo Battle of Vukovar Battle of Rosinjača Bosnian war 1992 Yugoslav campaign in Bosnia Defense of Foča Battle of Pofalići Battle of Karuše
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vojislav
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Place of birth
- Sarajevo
- Spouse
- Jadranka Šešelj
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- University of Greifswald
- Employer
- University of Michigan
- Political party
- Serbian Renewal Movement
- Languages spoken
- Serbian
- Religion
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws
- Conflict
- Croatian War of Independence
- Military rank
- voivode
- Official website
- vseselj.com
- Image
- Vojislav Šešelj (2016).jpg
- Residence
- Belgrade
- Convicted of
- war crime
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- name in native language
- Vojislav Šešelj
- member of
- Association of Writers of Serbia
- birth name
- Vojislav Šešelj
- Commons category
- Vojislav Šešelj
- date of birth
- 1954-10-11
- place of detention
- United Nations Detention Unit
- candidacy in election
- 2017 Serbian presidential election
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- Vojislav Šešelj
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Encyclopedic overview
Vojislav Šešelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Шешељ, pronounced [ʋǒjislaʋ ʃěʃeʎ]; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician and war criminal. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). From 1998 to 2000, he was a deputy prime minister of Serbia.
Šešelj is known for being charged by the ICTY with crimes against humanity and war crimes from the Bosnian War in January 2003. These charges were confirmed by a judge on February 14, 2003, and Šešelj surrendered to the ICTY on February 23, 2003. His trial did not begin until November 7, 2007. Šešelj's trial was marred by controversy: he went on a hunger strike for nearly a month until finally being allowed to represent himself, regularly insulted the judges and court prosecutors once proceedings commenced, disclosed the identities of protected witnesses and was penalized on three occasions for disrespecting the court. He did not call any witnesses in his defense.
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