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Events in the year 2021 in Serbia .
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
Ongoing - Protests against proposed Rio Tinto mining operations
Đorđe Balašević was a Serbian singer and songwriter, writer, poet and director. He began his career in the late 1970s as a member of the band Rani Mraz, transitioning after two albums to a solo career. He first gained mainstream prominence for writing Rani Mraz's hit "Računajte na nas", which was often described as an anthem of a generation. Noted for his vivid lyricism and poetry, Balašević was also known for weaving political commentary into his songs and live performance.
Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational company that is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation. The company was founded in 1873 when of a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government. It has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals, Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining, particularly the refining of bauxite and iron ore. Rio Tinto has joint head offices in London and Melbourne.
Aleksandar Vučić is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017, and as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012.
The Serbian Progressive Party is a populist political party in Serbia which has been the ruling party since 2012.
The Serbian Movement "Dveri", also known as Dveri, is a right-wing political party in Serbia. The leader and founder of the movement is Boško Obradović.
Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything, commonly shortened to just Together We Can Do Everything, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
Together for Serbia was a centre-left political party in Serbia. It was formed by Dušan Petrović in 2012, and he led the party until 2016, when he was succeeded by Nebojša Zelenović.
Miodrag "Miki" Rakić was a Serbian politician, former chief of staff of President Boris Tadić and Vice President of the Democratic Party (DS), and an important political figure in the politics of Serbia. He was born in Žitorađa, SR Serbia.
Presidential elections were held in Serbia on 2 April 2017. Incumbent president Tomislav Nikolić was eligible to run for a second five-year term, but opted not to do so. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić was elected president in the first round.
Đorđe Marjanović was a Serbian and Yugoslav singer.
The People's Party is a centre-right political party in Serbia.
Ranko Panić was a Serbian warehouse clerk who died due to injuries sustained from police brutality on 29 July 2008 during a protest against the arrest of Radovan Karadžić organized by the Serbian Radical Party and New Serbia.
Events in the year 2020 in Serbia.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia is a current outbreak of the disease COVID-19 in Serbia caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Its first case in Serbia was reported on 6 March 2020, and confirmed by Minister of Health Zlatibor Lončar. The case was a 43-year-old man from Bačka Topola who had travelled to Budapest.
On 7 July 2020, a series of protests and riots began over the government announcement of the reimplementation of the curfew and the government's allegedly poor handling of the COVID-19 situation, as well as being a partial continuation of the "One of Five Million" movement. The initial demand of the protesters had been to cancel the planned reintroduction of curfew in Serbia during July, which was successfully achieved in less than 48 hours of the protest. The protesters also demanded a more technical response to the COVID-19 crisis and more factual and constructive information about the ongoing medical situation. Among other causes, the protests were driven by the crisis of democratic institutions under Aleksandar Vučić's rule and the growing concern that the President is concentrating all powers in his hands at the expense of the parliament.
General elections were held in Serbia on 3 April 2022 to elect both the president and members of the National Assembly. Initially, parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in 2024; however, in October 2020 president Aleksandar Vučić stated that snap parliamentary elections would be held in or before April 2022. In addition to the general elections, local elections were held simultaneously in 12 municipalities and 2 cities, including Belgrade.
In September 2021, a series of environmental protests began in Belgrade and other locations across Serbia. The protests, which were attended by tens of thousands in total, lasted until February 2022. Rio Tinto was given permission in 2004 to explore the mines near the Jadar Valley, and in 2017, the government of Serbia signed an agreement to implement the "Project Jadar", which would give Rio Tinto permission to exploit the jadarite mineral. The project was initially scheduled to start in 2023. Following the 2020 parliamentary election, the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won a supermajority of seats in the National Assembly. In November 2021, the National Assembly adopted the law on referendum and people's initiative and modifications of the expropriation law. Both laws were met with opposition from the activists and politicians.
Aleksandar Jovanović, commonly known by his nickname Ćuta, is a Serbian environmental activist and politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Serbia since August 2022.
Events in the year 2022 in Serbia.
