2011 in Serbia
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Events in the year 2011 in Serbia.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 2011 Serbian census took place.
January
[edit]- Bosniak Academy of Sciences and Arts was founded in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sandžak
April
[edit]- April 4: Serbian pro-Western President Boris Tadić resigned, paving the way for early presidential election where he will face strong challenge from a nationalist candidate.[1]
May
[edit]- May 26: Ratko Mladić, the war crimes fugitive accused of orchestrating the Siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre, has been arrested in Serbia.[2]
July
[edit]- July 20: Goran Hadžić is detained in Serbia, becoming the last of 161 people indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[3]
- July 25 - North Kosovo crisis started on Kosovo.
December
[edit]- Paul Karađorđević, prince and regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was rehabilitated.[4]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]In music: Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
Sports
[edit]Football (soccer) competitions: Serbian SuperLiga, Serbian Cup.
- EuroBelgrade, a student sports event organized by the University of Belgrade, was held for the first time.
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 10 – Bora Kostić, 80, Serbian footballer (Red Star Belgrade).[5]
- January 23 – Novica Tadić, 62, Yugoslavian poet.[6]
March
[edit]- March 23 – Živorad Kovačević, 80, Serbian diplomat.[7]
April
[edit]- April 12 – Aleksandar Petaković, 81, Serbian football player. [1] (Serbian)
References
[edit]- ^ The Independent - Serbian President Boris Tadić resigns
- ^ "Ratko Mladić: war crimes fugitive arrested in Serbia", The Telegraph
- ^ "Serbia arrests last Balkan war crimes fugitive", USA Today
- ^ "Rehabilitovan knez Pavle Karađorđević". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Borivoje Bora Kostić (1930 - 2011) (Serbian)
- ^ Umro pesnik Novica Tadić (Serbian)
- ^ Preminuo Živorad Kovačević (Serbian)
