Dragutin Kosovac

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Dragutin Kosovac (1924-2012) was a Bosnian politician, and later the director of Energoinvest. [1] He was awarded with a plaque by Serbian Civic Council, and he has several other awards and medals from anti-nazi organisations. [2]

Biography

Kosovac was born on 10 January 1924 in Sarajevo. In 1941 during World War II joined the Yugoslav Partisans. In 1965 he received his law degree from the University of Sarajevo. From 1963 to 1965 he was the trade minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in the under the first presidency of Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. [3]

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References

  1. "IN MEMORIAM: Dragutin Kosovac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. "Sjećanje: Dragutin Kosovac – SARAJEVO" (in Bosnian). 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. Liljana, Meshaj (2014-04-29). "40 Years Have Passed Since Establishment of the First B&H Presidency". Sarajevo Times. Retrieved 2023-11-14.