Arif Pašalic
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Arif Pašalić was a Bosnian
military officer who commanded the 4th Corps of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH) during the Bosnian war
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municipality. He enrolled in a secondary school for army officers in 1963. In 1967 he was commissioned as an officer in the Yugoslav National Army (JNA). From 1977 until 1979 he attended a the JNA staff and command college in Belgrade
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When the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina began to heat up early 1992, Pašalić was stationed in Sarajevo
. He left the JNA in March, 1992 with the rank of potpukovnik, the Yugoslav eqvivalent of Lieutenant colonel
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In April 1992 Pašalić arrived in Mostar
and joined the local Territorial defence (TO) formation. On November 17, 1992 Pašalić personally inaugurated the 4th Corps of the ARBIH. He commanded the 4th Corps through much of the Croat-Bosniak war
. Following the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina Pašalić became a top officer in the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
on April 26, 1998, aged 54.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
military officer who commanded the 4th Corps of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH) during the Bosnian war
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
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Life
Pašalić was born in the hamlet of Janjići in the ZenicaZenica
Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
municipality. He enrolled in a secondary school for army officers in 1963. In 1967 he was commissioned as an officer in the Yugoslav National Army (JNA). From 1977 until 1979 he attended a the JNA staff and command college in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
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When the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina began to heat up early 1992, Pašalić was stationed in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. He left the JNA in March, 1992 with the rank of potpukovnik, the Yugoslav eqvivalent of Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
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In April 1992 Pašalić arrived in Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
and joined the local Territorial defence (TO) formation. On November 17, 1992 Pašalić personally inaugurated the 4th Corps of the ARBIH. He commanded the 4th Corps through much of the Croat-Bosniak war
Croat-Bosniak war
The Croat–Bosniak War was a conflict between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the self-proclaimed Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia supported by the Republic of Croatia, that lasted from June 19, 1992 – February 23, 1994...
. Following the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina Pašalić became a top officer in the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the military of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina created after the 1995 Dayton Agreement...
Death
He was killed in an automobile accident near Drežnica, MostarMostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
on April 26, 1998, aged 54.