Izetbegovic

American

[ee-zet-beg-uh-vich] / ˌi zɛtˈbɛg ə vɪtʃ /

noun

Alija 1925–2003, Bosnian politician: president of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1990–96.

Izetbegović British

/ ˌɪzətˈbɛɡəvɪtʃ /

noun

Alija (ˈæljə). 1925–2003, Bosnia and Herzegovinian politician: president (1992–2000), he led the country to independence and during the subsequent civil war

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In between, he was part of the security detail for Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2022

He is a loyal follower of the party’s leader, Bakir Izetbegovic, who has served two terms and could not run for the third.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2018

Prosecutors have been criticized for not bringing charges against two other leaders of that era who have since died - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2016

Marton tells the story of how Holbrooke seated her between Alija Izetbegovic, the president of Bosnia and Herzogovina, and the Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2015

Izetbegovic had told civilian authorities in Srebrenica back in September 1993 that surrender of their town might be the price of peace; they refused to discuss it.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2015

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