Veljko Kadijević Politician

Veljko Kadijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Кадијевић; 21 November 1925 – 2 November 2014) was a general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He was the Minister of Defence in the Yugoslav government from 1988 until his resignation in 1992, which made him the de facto commander of the JNA during the Ten-Day War in Slovenia and the initial stages of the Croatian War of Independence.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 21, 1925
Birth place
Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Imotski
Nationality
Serbs

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Office holder

military operations
Ten-Day War
Yugoslav Front
Croatian War of Independence
military branch
Yugoslav People's Army
military commandYugoslav People's Army (JNA)
military rank
General of the Army
party
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
service end1992
service start1943
successor

Veljko Kadijević on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.interpol.int/public/Data/Wanted/Notices/Data/2007/39/2007_15839.asp
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hz217e7GnY
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgu7KUGcHxQ
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfHdTbTkTiY
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjhoeGoNW_A
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqMd6PFps8A