Leaders of the Yugoslav Wars

The Leaders of the Yugoslav Wars listed below comprise the important political and military figures of the Yugoslav wars.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alija Izetbegović as the president of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1990 and 1996.
Haris Silajdžić was from 1990 to 1993 the foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina and served between 1993 and 1996 as the prime minister.
Sefer Halilović was the Chief of Staff of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) from 1992 to 1993.
Rasim Delić was the Chief of Staff of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) from 1993 to 1995.
Jovan Divjak was the commander of ARBiH forces in Sarajevo at the beginning of the war (1992-1993) and later served as deputy commander of the ARBiH Headquarters.
Atif Dudaković was the commander of the Bosnian 5th Corps
Mustafa Hajrulahović was the commander of the Bosnian 1st Corps and later intelligence chief in the Bosnian government.
Naser Orić lead the ARBiH 28th Division and commanded the defenses of Srebrenica.
Blaž Kraljević was the commander of Croatian Defence Forces (HOS).[1] Bosnian President Alija Izetbegović appointed him to be a member of Bosnian Army's Headquarters

Franjo Tuđman was the president of Croatia from 1990 until his death in 1999.
Gojko Šušak was the Croatian Minister of Defense from 1991 to 1998.
Stjepan Mesić was general secretary of HDZ and the first prime minister of Croatia in 1990. He became speaker of the Croatian parliament in 1992 but stepped down and left HDZ in 1994 because of their policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anton Tus was a Croatian Army general and the first Chief of the General Staff of Croatia's armed forces from 1991 to 1992.
Janko Bobetko was a Croatian Army general and Chief of the General Staff from 1992 until his retirement in 1995.
Zvonimir Červenko was a Croatian Army general and the chief of General Staff between 1995 and 1996.
Ante Gotovina was a Lieutenant General in the Croatian Army and commander of Croatian forces during Operation Storm and Operation Mistral 2.
Mile Dedaković was the commander of the 204th Vukovar Brigade and the city of Vukovar's defenses in during the 1991 Battle of Vukovar.

Mate Boban was the president of Herzeg-Bosnia from 1991 to 1994 following the Washington agreement.
Dario Kordić was the political leader of Bosnian Croats in Central Bosnia and a HVO military commander.
Jadranko Prlić was the prime minister of Herzeg-Bosnia.
Valentin Ćorić was the interior minister of Herzeg-Bosnia.
Bruno Stojić was the minister of defense of Herzeg-Bosnia.
Milivoj Petković was the commander of the Bosnian Croat Army (HVO).
Slobodan Praljak was a Major General in the HVO and commander of the Croatian forces around Mostar.

Wesley Clark was the Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1997 to 2000.
Willy Claes was the Secretary General of NATO from 1994 to 1995
Manfred Wörner was the Secretary General of NATO from 1988 to 1994
Leighton W. Smith was the Commander in Chief of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Allied Forces Southern Europe from 1994 to 1995.
Jeremy M. Boorda was the Commander in Chief of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Allied Forces Southern Europe from 1991 to 1994.

David Pennefather was the Commander of the United Nations Rapid Reaction Force during the Bosnian War.^[1]
Rupert Smith was the Commander of UNPROFOR during 1995.

Radovan Karadžić was the president of Republika Srpska (RS) from 1992 to 1996. He was also the founder and first leader of Serbian Democratic Party (SDS).
Biljana Plavšić was the vice-president of Republika Srpska from 1992 to 1996. Following the war she succeeded Radovan Karadžić as president of RS in 1996.
Ratko Mladić was the commander of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS).
Stanislav Galić was the commander of Serbian forces in and around Sarajevo from 1992 to 1994.
Dragomir Milošević was the commander of Serbian forces in and around Sarajevo from 1994 to 1995.
Dragan Obrenović was a senior officer and commander in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and later the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS).
Milan Lukić was a commander in the paramilitary group "White Eagles" and was a prominent figure in the 1992 takeover and subsequent ethnic cleansing of eastern Bosnia.

Milan Martić was a military and political leader of Republika Srpska Krajina (RSK). Martić held various leadership positions, including President, Minister of Defence and Minister of Internal Affairs.
Milan Babić was the first President of RSK.
Mile Mrkšić was a general in the JNA and later the Commander in Chief of the Military of Serbian Krajina (SVK).
Goran Hadžić was the leader of the Serbs in eastern Slavonia and later briefly president of RSK.

Slobodan Milošević was the president of Socialist Republic of Serbia from 1989 to 1991 than president of the Republic of Serbia from 1991-1997. Later became President of FR Yugoslavia from 1997 until his overthrow in 2000.
Momir Bulatović was the President of the Republic of Montenegro and Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia.
Borisav Jović was a close ally and advisor of Slobodan Milošević and served as the Serbian member of the collective presidency of Yugoslavia during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Jovica Stanišić was head of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior.
Veljko Kadijević was the Minister of Defence in the Yugoslav government from 1988 to 1992.
Blagoje Adžić was a general and Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 1989 to 1992.
Života Panić was a prominent JNA general and was the last acting minister of defense and army chief of staff in the Yugoslav government. Commander of JNA forces in the battle of Vukovar.
Vojislav Šešelj was the founder of the nationalist Serbian Radical Party and leader of the paramilliatry army "White Eagles" that served in both Bosnia and Croatia.
Milo Đukanović was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro since 1991.
Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović was a Serbian paramilitary leader and commander of the Serb Volunteer Guard unit, also known as "Arkans Tigers" that fought in both Croatia and Bosnia.

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