Pavle Bulatović

Pavle Bulatović
Minister of Interior of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
In office
14 July 1992 – 2 March 1993
Prime MinisterRadoje Kontic
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byĐorđe Blagojević
Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
In office
2 March 1993 – 7 February 2000
Prime MinisterRadoje Kontic
Momir Bulatovic
Preceded byMilan Panić
Succeeded byDragoljub Ojdanić
Personal details
Born(1948-12-13)13 December 1948
Gornja Rovca, Kolašin, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
Died7 February 2000(2000-02-07) (aged 51)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Resting placeGornja Rovca, Montenegro
Political partyDemocratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro,
Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
SpouseSlavjanka
ChildrenIvana, Balša, Jelena
Parent(s)Nikica, Stana
Alma mater

Pavle Bulatović (Montenegrin: Павле Булатовић; 13 December 1948 – 7 February 2000) was a Yugoslav Montenegrin politician.

Bulatović served as Interior Minister of Montenegro from 1990 to 1992, then as Federal Minister of Interior of FR Yugoslavia and as Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1993 until his assassination in 2000. Bulatović represented the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro which was then allied in government with the Socialist Party of Serbia, led by Slobodan Milošević.[1][2]

Death

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Bulatović was shot dead in Belgrade on the evening of 7 February 2000.[3][2] The shooting took place at the restaurant of FK Rad in the Belgrade suburb of Banjica.[1] He later died at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade.

Immediately after the killing, the Yugoslavian government went into an emergency session and declared that Bulatovic had been the victim of terrorism.[3] As of 2024, his assassination remains unsolved.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jennings, Christian (29 February 2000). "Montenegrins suspected in assassination of minister". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Erlanger, Steven (8 February 2000). "Yugoslav Defense Minister Slain; Was a Close Ally of Milosevic". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b Stojanovic, Dusan; Bowcott, Owen (8 February 2000). "Yugoslav minister shot dead". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Let's protect Joca Amsterdam". Vreme. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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