Safet Hadžić (politician)
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Safet Hadžić (August 28, 1952 – April 18, 1992) was a Bosnian politician, president of the Crisis Staff of the Sarajevo region and organizer of the resistance during the Bosnian War. He was killed in action during the seizure of weapons at the Pretis weapons factory in Vogošća. He was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general. He also received war awards, the Order of the Golden Lily in 1992 and the highest military decoration, the Order of the Hero of the Liberation War in 1994. He was one of the founders of the Party of Democratic Action of Sarajevo, the first president of the SDA of Novi Grad, and one of the founders of the SDA Rudo.[1]
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Safet Hadžić | |
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Born | (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 Strgačina (Rudo), NR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
Died | 18 April 1992(1992-04-18) (aged 39) Pretis, Vogošća, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Cause of death | Shooting |
Buried | Martyr's Cemetery Kovači |
Allegiance | SFR Yugoslavia Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Service/ | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Rank | Brigadier general (posthumously) |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of the Golden Lily (posthumously) Order of the Hero of the Liberation War (posthumously) |
Spouse(s) | Džemila |
Children | 3 |
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