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Ivan Stambolić Quotes

1936–2000

Ivan Stambolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Стамболић; 5 November 1936 – 25 August 2000) was a Serbian politician who was the president of the League of Communists of Serbia from 1984 to 1986. He was also the prime minister of Serbia from 1978 to 1982 and president of Serbia from 1986 to 1987.

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After the 8th session, Serbia very quickly went far, far, into two of its tragic restorations: into Stalinist socialism and crazed nationalism.

I think this kind of agenda is not appropriate and usual. It is better to talk about the problems first, and then see if we should talk about the people, if we need to talk abou that too.

I warned them that the war was ahead of us, that it was prepared, and that they would save the honour of their people by deserting that war. But what I said then was not heard because of cannons.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ivan Stambolić (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.