Alija Izetbegović

Alija Izetbegović ( Bosnian , in Cyrillic: Алија Изетбеговић; ) (8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosniak activist, lawyer , author , philosopher and politician , who, in 1990, became the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina . He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina , serving until 2000. He was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration .

Alija Izetbegović ( ; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, activist, lawyer, author, and philosopher who in 1990 became the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina , serving until 2000. He was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration .

Alija Izetbegović ( ; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, lawyer and author, who in 1992 became the first president of the Presidency of the newly-independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina , serving until 2000. Izetbegović was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration .

Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003) Early life and education Dissident and activist Imprisonment Honours and decorations Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency (1990–2000) Karađorđevo meeting Agreements Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement Lisbon Agreement Washington Agreement Dayton Agreement 1992 Independence referendum 1992 anti-war protests Bosnian War Siege of Sarajevo Croat–Bosniak War Death and state funeral Elections 1990 1996 1998 Family Bakir Izetbegović Published works Islamic Declaration v t e Alija Izetbegović ( Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎlija ǐzedbeɡoʋitɕ] ; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, lawyer, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first president of the Presidency of the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Shortly after his term began, the country's Serb community revolted and created the Republika Srpska , attempting to prevent the secession of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia , which would lead to the outbreak of the Bosnian War . Izetbegović led the Bosniak forces initially alongside the Croat forces, until a separate war erupted between them. Relations between the two sides were resolved in the Washington Agreement , which he signed with Croatian president Franjo Tuđman . The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina continued, with widespread ethnic cleansing and other war crimes committed by mostly Serb forces against the Bosniak and Croat populations, eventually culminating in the massacre of male Bosniaks in Srebrenica by Serb forces, which would later be determined to be genocide . He was also a signatory for the Dayton Agreement , which ended the war in a stalemate following NATO bombings , and recognized Republika Srpska as an autonomous entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. Izetbegović continued to serve in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina , serving until 2000. Izetbegović was the founder and first president of the Party of Democratic Action . He was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration .

Bosnian politician (1925–2003) Early life and education Dissident and activist Imprisonment Honours and decorations Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency (1990–2000) Karađorđevo meeting Agreements Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement Lisbon Agreement Washington Agreement Dayton Agreement 1992 Independence referendum 1992 anti-war protests Bosnian War Siege of Sarajevo Croat–Bosniak War Death and state funeral Elections 1990 1996 1998 Family Bakir Izetbegović Published works Islamic Declaration v t e Alija Izetbegović (8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician and political theorist who served as the first 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 . Shortly after his term began, the country's Serb community revolted and created the Republika Srpska , attempting to prevent the secession of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia , which would lead to the outbreak of the Bosnian War . Izetbegović led the Bosniak forces initially alongside the Croat forces, until a separate war erupted between them. Relations between the two sides were resolved in the Washington Agreement , which he signed with Croatian president Franjo Tuđman . The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina continued, with widespread ethnic cleansing and other war crimes, committed mostly by Bosnian Serb forces against the Bosniak and Croat population throughout Bosnia. This culminated in the massacre of male Bosniaks in Srebrenica by Serb forces which would later be determined to be genocide . Izetbegović was also a signatory for the Dayton Agreement , which ended the war in a stalemate following NATO bombings , and recognized Republika Srpska as an autonomous entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. He continued to serve in this role until October 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until his resignation in October 2000. Izetbegović was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).