Novak Kilibarda

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Novak Kilibarda
Новак Килибарда
Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro
In office
16 July 1998 – 4 July 2000
Prime MinisterFilip Vujanović
Preceded byPredrag Drecun
Succeeded bySavo Đurđevac
Member of Parliament
In office
9 December 1990 – 16 July 1998
PresidentRisto Vukčević
Svetozar Marović
Personal details
Born(1934-01-07)7 January 1934
NS (1990–2000)
SK CG (1954–1971)
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
ProfessionProfessor, politician

Novak Kilibarda,

: Новак Килибарда; 7 January 1934 – 23 May 2023) was a Montenegrin politician, professor, literary historian and writer.

Early life and education

Kilibarda was born on 7 January 1934 in the village of Tupan in Banjani, Nikšić. His father Gavrilo was a farmer, his mother Plana (née Vukalović) was a housewife. He attended elementary school in the village of Velimlje and high school in Nikšić.[1]

Kilibarda graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology in 1958, with a degree in Yugoslav literature. After graduating, he taught at the Višegrad Gymnasium from 1959 to 1961. He became a magister in 1964, and completed his doctorate in 1969 with the topic Bogoljub Petranović as a Collector of Folk Songs ("Bogoljub Petranović kao sakupljač narodnih pesama").[2]

Kilibarda taught at the

Veljko Vlahović University
.

Political career

Kilibarda entered politics very early on, climbing into several ranks of the

Serb nationalist
attitude.

In the late 1980s,

People's Party (NS). The party claimed heritage from the early 20th century People's Party, which had been active in the Kingdom of Montenegro
.

Kilibarda became a fierce opponent of

state union with Serbia, he was ousted from the NS in 2000 when the party withdrew from its coalition with the DPS. Forming close relations with writer and academician Jevrem Brković and his Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts, he attained the view that Montenegrins were a unique nation and not Serbs. In the run-up to the 2006 independence referendum
, he was a proponent of the independence bloc.

Kilibarda died on 23 May 2023, at the age of 89.[4]

References

  1. ^ Vulić, Zorica (20 March 2000). "Ko je ovaj čovek? - Novak Kilibarda". Glas javnosti (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Bogoljub Petranović kao sakupljač narodnih pesama". Виртуелна библиотека Србије. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Milosevic's foe headed for big win". Record-Journal. Meriden. 1 June 1998. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Preminuo Novak Kilibarda". dan.co.me. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

Sources

  • Ko je ko u Srbiji `95 [Who's Who in Serbia `95] (in Serbian). Belgrade: Bibliofon. 1995. p. 236.

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Positions held

Political offices
Preceded by
Predrag Drecun
Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro
1998–2000
Succeeded by
Savo Đurđevac
Preceded by Leader of the Opposition
1991–1998
Succeeded by
Party political offices
New political party President of the People's Concord
2000–2006
Succeeded by
Position abolished
President of the People's Party

1990–2000
Succeeded by