Srđa Popović (activist)
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Srđa Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђа Поповић, born 1 February 1973) is a Serbian political activist. He was a leader of the student movement Otpor that helped topple Serbian president Slobodan Milošević.[1] After briefly pursuing a political career in Serbia, he established the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) in 2003 and published Blueprint for Revolution in 2015. CANVAS has worked with pro-democracy activists from more than 50 countries, promoting the use of non-violent resistance in achieving political and social goals.
Srđa Popović | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Serbia | |
In office January 2001 – March 2004 | |
Environmental adviser of the Prime Minister of Serbia | |
In office January 2001 – March 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973 (age 51) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Political party | Democratic (DS) (1992-2004) |
Spouse |
Marija "Maša" Stanisavljević
(m. 2011) |
Residence(s) | Belgrade, Serbia |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
Occupation | Political activist Leader of Otpor (1998-2002) Leader of CANVAS (2004-present) |
Profession | Biologist |
In October 2017, he was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews, succeeding Catherine Stihler.