Rajko Kuzmanovic
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Rajko Kuzmanović (December 1, 1931 in Čelinac
) is a Serb
politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. He was the President of Republika Srpska
from December 7, 2007 to November 15, 2010
He succeeded the Acting President Igor Radojičić
. Kuzmanović won the election
against Ognjen Tadić of the Serbian Democratic Party with 41.33% of the vote.
Celinac
Čelinac is a town and municipality in north-west Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality lies about to the east of the city of Banja Luka.-Geography:...
) is a Serb
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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...
. He was the President of Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
from December 7, 2007 to November 15, 2010
He succeeded the Acting President Igor Radojičić
Igor Radojicic
Igor Radojičić is the Chairman of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and following the death of President Milan Jelić, was acting President of Republika Srpska from October 1, 2007 to 28 December 2007.Radojičić was born in Banja Luka on 13 September...
. Kuzmanović won the election
Republika Srpska presidential election, 2007
A presidential election in Bosnia-Herzegovina entity Serb Republic was announced after the premature death of President Milan Jelić on 30 September 2007; it was held on 9 December 2007. Until the election took place, Igor Radojičić, also from the ruling Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, was...
against Ognjen Tadić of the Serbian Democratic Party with 41.33% of the vote.