2012 in Serbia

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Events from the year 2012 in Serbia:

Incumbents

• President:
  • until 5 April: Boris Tadić
  • 5 April–31 May: Slavica Đukić Dejanović
  • starting 31 May: Tomislav Nikolić
• Prime Minister: Mirko Cvetković (until 27 July), Ivica Dačić (starting 27 July)

Architecture

Main article: 2012 in architecture

• 1 January: Ada Bridge, one of the tallest bridges in Europe, is completed and open to the public in Belgrade, Serbia.

Events

January

• Romanian Consulate General was founded in Zaječar

April

• 4 April: Serbian pro-Western President Boris Tadić resigned, paving the way for early presidential election where he will face strong challenge from a nationalist candidate.[1]

May

• Elections on all levels were held.

Sports

• Serbia participated in 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
• 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga
• 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga

Deaths

January

• 13 January – Miljan Miljanić, 81, Serbian footballer, coach and administrator.[2]
• 29 January – Predrag Dragić, 66, Serbian writer.[3] (Serbian)

February

• 18 February – Zvezdan Čebinac, 72, Serbian football player and manager.[4]

March

• 1 March – Blagoje Adžić, 79, Serbian politician.[5] (Serbian)
• 11 March – Miomir Vukobratović, 81, Serbian mechanical engineer.[6]

April

• 28 April – Milan N. Popović, 87, Serbian psychiatrist and author.[7] (Serbian)

May

• 5 May – Stevan Bena, 76, Serbian footballer.[8] (Serbian)

June

• 28 June – Miloš Blagojević, 81, Serbian historian.[9]

August

• 14 August – Svetozar Gligorić, Serbian chess grandmaster (b. 1923)

September

• 4 September – Milan Vukelić, 76, Serbian football player.[10]
• 15 September – Predrag Brzaković, 47, Serbian footballer.[11]

October

• 5 October – Vojin Dimitrijević, 80, Serbian human rights activist.[12]
• 25 October – Olga Jančić, 83, Serbian sculptor.[13]

December

• 4 December – Branislav Milinković, 52, Serbian diplomat, ambassador to NATO and Austria, suicide by jumping.[14]
• 7 December – Nikola Ilić, 27, Serbian basketball player, cancer.[15]

See also

• 2011 in Serbia
• 2012

References

1. The Independent - Serbian President Boris Tadić resigns
2. "Blic Sport | Preminuo Miljan Miljanić". Sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
3. З. Р. (31 January 2012). "Преминуо Предраг Р. Драгић Кијук : Култура : ПОЛИТИКА". Politika.rs. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
4. "Blic Sport | Umro nekadašnji reprezentativac SFRJ Zvezdan Čebinac". Sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
5. "Kurir". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
6. "Vesti - Miomir Vukobratovic (1931-2012)". Vreme.com. 27 December 1988. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
7. "Blic Online | Umro psihijatar Milan Popović". Blic.rs. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
8. "IN MEMORIAM: Stevan Bena (1935-2012) Vesti". Fkvojvodina.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
9. Tanjug (2 July 2012). "Preminuo akademik Miloš Blagojević" (in Serbian). Mondo.rs. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
10. B92 (4 September 2012). "In memoriam: Milan Vukelić" (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 September 2012.
11. Sportske.net (15 September 2012). "In memoriam - Predrag Brzaković". Retrieved 16 September 2012.
12. "Serbian rights activist Vojin Dimitrijevic dies". FOCUS News Agency. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
13. "Preminula vajarka Olga Jančić" (in Croatian). Mondo.rs. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
14. Slobodan Lekic; Dusan Stojanovic (30 November 2012). "Serbia's ambassador to NATO leaps to his death in Brussels". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
15. Преминуо Никола Илић, некадашњи капитен ФМП-а. zurnal.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 December 2012.