Božidar Delić

Božidar Delić (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Делић, pronounced [bǒʒidar dě:litɕ]; born 20 February 1956) is a Serbian retired general of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia, former commander of the 549th Motorized Brigade and former deputy speaker of the Serbian parliament.

Not to be confused with Božidar Đelić.
Božidar Delić
Божидар Делић
Delić in 2008
Personal details
Born (1956-02-20) 20 February 1956
Đakovica, FPR Yugoslavia (Now Gjakova, Kosovo)
NationalitySerbian
Political partyLJVN (2020–present)
SRS (2011–2020)
SNS (2008–2011)
SRS (2006–2008)
ProfessionGeneral
Military service
Branch/service Armed Forces of Yugoslavia
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

During the Kosovo War, Delić was colonel of the Yugoslav Army's 549th Motorized Brigade,[1] and was later promoted to the rank of one-star general.[2]

After retirement, he joined the Serbian Radical Party and was elected as MP after the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election. After a split in Serbian Radical Party, Delić joined Tomislav Nikolić's faction. Delić was a high-ranking official of Nikolić's Serbian Progressive Party. In late February 2011, Delić rejoined the Serbian Radical Party.[3] In September 2020 he left Serbian Radical Party for a new political party Love, Faith, Hope of which he was elected as a vice president.

References
  1. Armatta, Judith (2010). Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822391791. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. Human Rights Watch (2001). Under orders: war crimes in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. p. 96. ISBN 9781564322647. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. Večernje novosti (2011-02-28). "Delić opet u radikalskom jatu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-03-30.


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