Dragoljub Mićunović facts for kids
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Dragoljub Mićunović
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Драгољуб Мићуновић
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Mićunović in 2015
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| President of the Chamber of Citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia |
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| In office 3 November 2000 – 3 March 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Milomir Minić |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro | |
| In office 3 March 2003 – 4 March 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Zoran Šami |
| President of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 3 February 1990 – 25 January 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Zoran Đinđić |
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| Born | 14 July 1930 Merdare, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
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| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
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Dragoljub Mićunović, born on July 14, 1930, is a well-known Serbian politician and thinker. He helped start the Democratic Party in Serbia. He was the leader of this party from 1990 to 1994. He also served as the president of the parliament of Serbia and Montenegro from 2000 to 2004.
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His Early Years
Dragoljub Mićunović was born in Merdare, which was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the time. He spent his childhood in Skopje. His father worked there as a government employee. During World War II, he had to seek safety in another part of Serbia.
After the war, he continued his high school education. Later, he faced some difficulties and was held for a period by the authorities. After this, he became an assistant at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy. He was part of a group of thinkers at the university. In 1975, he and seven other colleagues were asked to leave the faculty.
Becoming a Politician
Starting the Democratic Party
In December 1989, Dragoljub Mićunović was one of the people who helped restart the Democratic Party (DS). He was chosen as the first president of the re-established party. This happened at a meeting on February 3, 1990.
His Role in Parliament
In 1990, Serbia held its first elections with many political parties. Mićunović was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Party. He also became a representative in the upper house of the Assembly of Yugoslavia from 1991 to 1992.
In 1992, he was elected to the Federal Assembly. He represented the Democratic Party there. In 1996, he was re-elected to the lower house of the Federal Assembly. This was as part of an opposition group called "Zajedno."
Changes in Leadership
Mićunović remained the president of the Democratic Party until 1994. Then, Zoran Đinđić took over the top position. After this, Mićunović resigned. He and other important thinkers started the Center for Democracy Fund. This group worked to help society grow and prepare for political changes.
In 1996, Dragoljub Mićunović created a new political party called Democratic Centre. He was elected as its president.
Leading the Assembly
In the 2000 federal elections, Mićunović was a leader of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) group. He was again elected as a Member of Parliament. After DOS won in October 2000, he became the President of the Chamber of Citizens of the Federal Assembly on November 3, 2000.
When the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was formed in March 2003, Dragoljub Mićunović was chosen to be the President of the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. He held this important role until March 3, 2004.
Presidential Election and Awards
In 2003, Mićunović ran for president of Serbia. He received a good number of votes, but the election was canceled. This happened because not enough people voted for the election to be valid.
In 2004, Dragoljub Mićunović's Democratic Centre party joined back with the Democratic Party. He was one of the main candidates for the Democratic Party in the 2007 Serbian Parliamentary elections.
Dragoljub Mićunović has received several awards for his work. He won the first award for tolerance from the Ministry for Human Rights, OSCE, and B92 TV. He also received an award from the European Movement in Serbia. This was for his help in getting the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into the Council of Europe. In 2001, the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs honored him. This was for his active work in a group that brought together different political parties and organizations to help with democratic changes in Yugoslavia.
In 2017, Dragoljub Mićunović signed the Declaration on the Common Language. This declaration was about the shared language of Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks, and Montenegrins. In January 2020, he spoke out against boycotting the 2020 parliamentary election.
