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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The party, which predominantly represents Muslim Bosniaks and is known by the acronym SDA, is led by Bakir Izetbegovic, a former member of the country’s tripartite presidency.

From Reuters

Izetbegovic, who according to the election commission won 37.84% of the votes according to results based on 86.38% of vote, conceded defeat late on Sunday.

From Reuters

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

From Los Angeles Times

President Tayyip Erdogan has often praised Bosnia's wartime leader, Alija Izetbegovic, while forming friendly relations with Bosnia's tripartite inter-ethnic presidency.

From Reuters

President Tayyip Erdogan has often praised Bosnia’s wartime leader, Alija Izetbegovic, while forming friendly relations with Bosnia’s tripartite inter-ethnic presidency.

From Reuters

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