Alija Izetbegović

Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925-2003) · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Politicians · Died at 78

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He led Bosnia and Herzegovina through secession from Yugoslavia and the war that followed - a conflict marked by ethnic cleansing and the Srebrenica genocide, ending only after NATO intervened and the Dayton Agreement froze the lines.

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2003Died19 October 20032000Named Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaOffice20 December 1990 to 13 October 19981997Order of State of Republic of TurkeyAward1993King Faisal Prize in Service to IslamAward1990Named Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaOffice20 December 1990 to 14 October 2000Named Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaOffice20 December 1990 to 13 October 19981970“Do we want the Muslim peoples to break out of the cycle of dependence, backwardness and poverty?...”In their wordsp. 5.Read the whole statement

“There is no peace or coexistence between the Islamic faith and non-Islamic social and political institutions.”In their wordsp. 30, as quoted inRead the whole statement

“There are immutable Islamic principles which order relations between people, but there is no Islamic economic, social or political structure which cannot be changed...”In their wordsp. 31.Read the whole statement

“Islam must take the initiative of recognizing motherhood as a social function. Harems must be abolished.”In their wordsp. 47.Read the whole statement

“In the struggles for the Islamic order, all means are permissible except one: crime.”In their wordsp. 49.Read the whole statement

“The Islamic order can only be established in countries where Muslims represent the majority of the population.”In their wordsp. 49.Read the whole statement

1925Born8 August 1925

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Alija Izetbegović (1998-06-25)

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Do we want the Muslim peoples to break out of the cycle of dependence, backwardness and poverty?...
1970, p. 5., Own words
There is no peace or coexistence between the Islamic faith and non-Islamic social and political institutions.
1970, p. 30, as quoted in, Own words
There are immutable Islamic principles which order relations between people, but there is no Islamic economic, social or political structure which cannot be changed...
1970, p. 31., Own words

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Awards

Order of State of Republic of Turkey1997

King Faisal Prize in Service to Islam1993

Grand Order of Queen Jelena

Order of Independence

Order of Merit

Order of the Crown of the Realm

Order of Isabella the Catholic

Nishan-e-Pakistan

In their orbit

Child: Bakir Izetbegović

About this person

Alija Izetbegović was a lawyer, Islamic philosopher, and author who founded the Party of Democratic Action and became president of Bosnia and Herzegovina's presidency in 1990. When the country's Serb community revolted and formed Republika Srpska to block secession from Yugoslavia, the Bosnian War began. Izetbegović led Bosniak forces initially alongside Croat forces until a separate war broke out between them, resolved when he signed the Washington Agreement with Croatian president Franjo Tuđman. The wider war continued with widespread ethnic cleansing by Bosnian Serb forces, culminating in the massacre of male Bosniaks at Srebrenica - later determined to be genocide. He signed the Dayton Agreement after NATO bombings ended the war in stalemate, recognizing Republika Srpska as an autonomous entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served as chairman of the presidency from 1996 to 1998 and briefly in 2000 before resigning.

Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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