Milosevic

[muh-loh-suh-vich]

noun

1. Slobodan 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.

Milošević

/ miːlɒsɛˌvɪtʃ /

noun

1. Slobodan (ˈslɒbədæn). 1941–2006, Serbian politician, president of Serbia (1989–97) and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1997–2000). He supported ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992–95) and Kosovo (1998–99). He was ousted in 2000 and brought to trial (2001) for war crimes; died in prison before the trial was concluded

Example Sentences

One opposition leader, Srdjan Milivojevic of the centre-left Democratic Party, compared the moment to the early 2000s, when the student-led protests against the notorious President Slobodan Milosevic "became a people's movement".

From BBC

Then, a coalition of interest groups stood firm against Milosevic's attempts to manipulate the result of the September 2000 presidential election.

From BBC

Exit has its roots in the pro-democracy protest movement which eventually led to the defeat of Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavia's presidential elections in 2000.

From BBC

That 2019 story referenced two articles Burkle authored on the destructive nature of autocratic leaders with character disorders — yes, like Trump, but also like Idi Amin, Slobodan Milosevic, Kim Jong-un and Moammar Gadhafi.

From Salon

It is not hard to see a link between this psychological preoccupation and the eliminationists and other mass murder policies of genocidal leaders, including, for example, Hitler, Milosevic, ISIS, Putin and should he regain power, Trump.

From Salon