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has betrayed him. The only person that can betray him is me. But people have short memories and you have to remind everyone of everything. In the early 1990s my husband was accused by many circles, in Yugoslavia and abroad, that he had wanted to keep Yugoslavia alive, even though it was falling apart
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monument, shortly before the overthrow of Milošević in 2000. She was believed, though not formally accused, of being involved in the murders of her husband's political rivals including the Serbian politician
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the previous year. "Milošević has never had any political ideas of his own", Stambolić said in 2000. "They've all been hers." She wrote a political column in the weekly Serbian magazine
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in 1998. "There has never been such a powerful woman in the history of Serbia as Mirjana Marković. And she has been fatal for Serbia." As the leader of her own political party,
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of real estate fraud charges, and sentenced to a year in prison. The Serbian Appeals Court in March 2019 rejected her conviction, finding it unsound, and ordered a new trial.
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Pursued by legal authorities, Marković settled in Russia in 2003. The authorities of Serbia issued an arrest warrant for her on fraud charges which was circulated via
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She was considered to be the only person her husband trusted, her influence being considered a source for the increase in Milošević strong
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by a court in Belgrade, and sentenced to a year's imprisonment, but the verdict was overturned on appeal in March 2019.
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Marković was the author of many books, which were translated and sold in Canada, Russia, China, and India.
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at the time of her birth. Her aunt was Davorjanka Paunović, private secretary and alleged mistress of
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troops and allegedly released sensitive information, under torture. She was then executed in the
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when they were in high school together. They married in 1965. The couple had two children, son
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was apparently unable to telephone Milošević because Marković would not tolerate his calls.
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who is afraid to fight like a man, and instead sits around insulting other people's wives."
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appeared before a court on 18 June 1994 to face charges of breaking microphone cables in
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rhetoric and actions. "She invented him", Milošević biographer Slavoljub Đukić told the
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were able to live side by side", though her husband and his associates presided over
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she held some political influence. Marković was largely responsible for erecting the
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Marković held a Ph.D. in sociology and taught the subject at the
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on 23 February 2003. In June 2018, she was declared guilty
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Dai Richards (Series Producer/Director) (January 2003).
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reported her death was caused by complications due to
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Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. 644: 1356:Academic staff of the University of Belgrade 838: 1176: 780: 740:- Quarry Press, March 1997 - 978-1550821697 611:Commenting on her husband's arrest to face 16:Serbian academic, journalist and politician 756: 754: 38: 1009:Some sources have said she died in Sochi. 954: 924: 922: 920: 814: 812: 810: 808: 734:- Quarry Press, May 1997 - 978-1550821680 423:Marković lived under political asylum in 1244:Milošević and Marković: A Lust for Power 1182: 1012: 760: 716:alongside her husband on 20 April 2019. 712:. Her body was cremated and interred in 578:Marković's political views tended to be 1154: 980: 978: 928: 876: 874: 791:"Mira Markovic: Power behind Milosevic" 751: 494: 320:Fugitive; Died during trial in absentia 234: 1965; died 2006) 87:11 January 1991 – 23 July 1997 68:8 May 1989 – 28 September 1990 1288: 1240: 1060: 957:""Večna vatra" – paljenje ili rušenje" 917: 805: 362:; 10 July 1942 – 14 April 2019) was a 106:23 July 1997 – 7 October 2000 1219:. London: Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 1212: 1072: 1048: 999:from the original on 10 December 2022 984: 955:Mučibabić, Daliborka (13 July 2010). 366:politician, academic and the wife of 357: 975: 871: 487:in 1998 and was its owner until the 818: 761:Prentice, Eve-Ann (15 April 2019). 13: 1026:. 10 December 1999. Archived from 573: 460:. Her mother Vera was captured by 14: 1382: 1269: 888:. Associated Press. 26 March 2019 483:and daughter Marija, who founded 452:, who were both fighting for the 1274: 1110:(in Serbian). RTS. 21 March 2012 1088:(in Serbian). B92. 20 March 2012 359:[mǐrjanamǐːramǎːrkovitɕ] 1371:Deaths from pneumonia in Russia 1148: 1122: 1100: 1086:"Mirina knjiga okupila drugove" 1078: 929:Schudel, Matt (20 April 2019). 231: 1155:Roberts, Sam (15 April 2019). 1108:"Nova knjiga Mirjane Marković" 948: 855:. 27 June 2018. Archived from 350: 94:Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1: 1366:Serbian expatriates in Russia 985:Lebor, Adam (18 April 2019). 744: 670:was published in Belgrade by 444:Marković was the daughter of 439: 312:Abuse of Office by Incitement 31: 56:Socialist Republic of Serbia 7: 1361:Serbian emigrants to Russia 505:Russian Academy of Sciences 10: 1387: 1351:Politicians from Požarevac 1311:First ladies of Yugoslavia 1241:Djukić, Slavoljub (2001). 1206: 666:from 2010 to 2011, titled 645:Asylum in Russia and death 615:charges, Marković stated: 466:Banjica concentration camp 380:She was the leader of the 1331:Serbian women in politics 1321:Yugoslav Left politicians 681:, a government minister, 389:Socialist Party of Serbia 328: 324: 316: 308: 298: 290: 286: 275: 252: 241: 212: 191: 183: 166: 143: 138: 134: 122: 110: 99: 91: 80: 72: 61: 53: 49: 37: 30: 23: 763:"Mira Marković obituary" 732:Night & Day: A Diary 719: 634:Slovenes wanted to leave 406:Marković was accused of 391:in the aftermath of the 913:(Documentary). 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Socialist Republic of Serbia
Republic of Serbia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Ljubica Brković Lilić
Zorica Radović
Požarevac
German-occupied Serbia
Moscow
SKJ
SK–PJ
JUL
Slobodan Milošević
Marko
Moma Marković
Vera Miletić
Marko Milošević
University of Belgrade
Serbian Cyrillic
[mǐrjanamǐːramǎːrkovitɕ]
Serbian
Yugoslav
Serbian president
Slobodan Milošević
far-left
Yugoslav United Left
Socialist Party of Serbia
Bosnian War
power behind the throne
Lady Macbeth

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