Kostunica

British

/ ˌkɒstjʊːˈniːkə /

noun

Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)

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Funding and broadcast equipment provided to the media arms of the opposition were a decisive factor in electing opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica as Yugoslav president, according to Levin.

From Los Angeles Times

Eloquent and energetic, with a PhD in philosophy from Germany, Djindjic's passion for a modern Serbia tied to the West was replaced by the somber and increasingly nationalist tone of Vojislav Kostunica.

From Reuters

Kostunica was contemptuous of the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague and reluctant to hunt down Mladic and his political chief Radovan Karadzic.

From Reuters

Karadzic was apprehended weeks after Kostunica left office in 2008.

From Reuters

Prosecutors have in the past also questioned retired general Aco Tomic, the head of BIA when Kostunica was president of rump Yugoslavia between 2000 and 2003.

From Reuters

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