Alija Izetbegovic
President of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died when: 78 years 72 days (938 months)Star Sign: Leo
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Alija Izetbegovic (Cyrillic: ????? ???????????;Bosnian pronunciation: [alija izedbego?it?]; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, lawyer, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first president of the Presidency of the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000.
Izetbegovic was the founder and first president of the Party of Democratic Action.He was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration.
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