Tomislav Simović

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Tomislav Simović
Томислав Симовић
Minister of Defence
In office
31 July 1991 – 23 December 1991
PresidentSlobodan Milošević
Prime MinisterDragutin Zelenović
Preceded byMiodrag Jokić
Succeeded byMarko Negovanović
Personal details
Born1933 (age 90–91)
Yugoslavia
Branch/service Yugoslav People's Army (JNA)
Years of service–1992
RankLieutenant colonel general
Commands3rd Military Region (Skopje), South-Eastern Theatre
37th Motorized Division (Raška)

Tomislav Simović (Serbian Cyrillic: Томислав Симовић; born 1933) is a retired Lieutenant colonel general of the Yugoslav People's Army and independent politician. He served as the Serbian Minister of Defence[1] from 31 July 1991 to 23 December 1991.

Simović served as a career officer in the Yugoslav People' Army (JNA), attaining the rank of Lieutenant colonel general. He commanded the JNA Third military region headquartered in

Serb paramilitary forces, and composing a draft law for the establishment of a Serbian Army.[2][3][4][5]

Simović was ousted from office following the fall of Zelenović's government in late 1991 and retired from active military duties in 1992. In 1993 Simović co-founded the Association of Military Pensioners of Serbia and served as the organization's first President from 1993-1995.[6]

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  2. ^ "Predmet Milosevic (IT-02-54) - Rezime ocekivanog svjedocenja Dobrile Gajic Glisic". www.icty.org. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  3. ^ "Yugoslavia's Last Prime Minister Breaks 12 Year Silence to Testify". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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  5. ^ "Yugoslav Army 'Supplied Weapons for Arkan's Tigers'". Balkan Insight. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. ^ "ИНТЕРВЈУ: Томислав Симовић о положају војних пензионера". uvps.rs. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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