Živko Radišić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Živko Radišić

Bosnian Serb politician

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Prijedor, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Profession: politician

Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Živko Radišic (Serbian Cyrillic: ????? ???????, pronounced [?î??ko radi?it??]; born 15 August 1937) is a Bosnian Serb politician and former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Born in Prijedor in 1937, Radišic graduated in 1964 from the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Political Sciences.
From 1977 to 1982, he served as the mayor of Banja Luka, Bosnia's second-largest city.
From 1982 to 1985 he headed the defense ministry of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1996, he became a founding member of the Socialist Party of Republika Srpska. Radišic was elected Bosnian Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency in September 1998, defeating the incumbent Momcilo Krajišnik by 45,000 votes.
Radišic chaired the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1998–1999 and from 2000–2001.