Uglješa Uzelac

Uglješa Uzelac
27th Mayor of Sarajevo
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byEmerik Blum
Succeeded byKemal Hanjalić
Personal details
Born1938 (1938)
Ivanjska, Bosanska Krupa, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died6 September 1997(1997-09-06) (aged 58–59)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
NationalityBosnian
Political partyLeague of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo

Uglješa Uzelac (1938 – 6 September 1997) was a Bosnian politician and diplomat who served as the 27th mayor of Sarajevo from 1983 to 1985. He was also Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to Slovenia from 1992 until his death in 1997.

Uzelac was the president of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia from 1989 to 1991 as well. He was most notably mayor during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Biography

Uzelac was born in 1938 in the village of Ivanjska, Bosanska Krupa near Banja Luka. He was educated in Sarajevo, where he graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business. He worked at the UPI Bank of Sarajevo, and was also director of it.[1]

Uzelac was the president of the Assembly of KK Bosna, President of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia and a member of the Organizing Committee of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.[1] He served as the 27th Mayor of Sarajevo from 1983 until 1985 and was mayor during the Winter Olympics.[2]

Uzelac died on 6 September 1997, while serving as Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to Slovenia.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "In memoriam: Uglješa Uzelac, gradonačelnik koji je mnogo dao Sarajevu" (in Bosnian). radiosarajevo.ba. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ Nataša Gaon-Grujić (19 February 2017). "Sarajevska olimpijada i zaboravljeni gradonačelnici" (in Bosnian). balkans.aljazeera.net. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Godišnjica smrti Uglješe Uzelca". historija.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Sarajevo
1983–1985 		Succeeded by
Kemal Hanjalić

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