Stevan Mirković
General Stevan Mirković | |
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| Native name | Стеван Мирковић |
| Born | 27 October 1927 Valjevo (Oblast of Valjevo), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Serbia) |
| Died | 26 September 2015 (aged 87) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Buried | 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E |
| Allegiance |  Yugoslavia |
| Service/ |  Yugoslav People's Army
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| Years of service | 1944–1989 |
| Rank |  Colonel general |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1987–1989) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Stevan Mirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Мирковић; 27 October 1927 – 26 September 2015[1]) was a Serb general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).
Biography
In 1944, during
Organization of the League of Communists in the Yugoslav People's Army. He was a fierce critic of Slobodan Milošević, as Milošević's influence in the Socialist Republic of Serbia grew during 1989 and 1990.[3]
References
- ^ "Umro general Stevan Mirković" (in Serbian). RTS. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ a b Ivetić 2000, p. 78.
- ^ "Jedan na jedan Danica Drašković vs. Stevan Mirković" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
Literature
- Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.