| Dragan Čović | |
| Born | August 20, 1956 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Dragan Čović (Born August 20, 1956) is a Croat politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Demographics 1971 Croats - 37782 (396% Bosniaks ( ie Bosnian Muslims - 33645 (36 Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Čović is the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine, HDZ BiH) is a Political party Currently Čović is under indictment from the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for misuse of office. The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was officially established in November 2000 after approval by a government working group and the final decision by the High Representative at the time
Čović worked for the airplane manufacturing company SOKO for more than twenty years. Between 1998 and 2001 he was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two political
On October 5, 2002 Čović was elected to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the nation's Croats. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine/Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is the Head of state Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries He was removed from office on March 29, 2005 by a decision of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paddy Ashdown after he was indicted by the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for financial malfeasance and misuse of office. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Office of the High Representative (OHR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was created in 1995 immediately after Jeremy John Durham Ashdown Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC, (born 27 February 1941 commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina replaced him with Ivo Miro Jović. The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Parlementarna Skupština Bosne i Hercegovine) is the Bicameral legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivo Miro Jović (born July 15, 1950 in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is the former Croat member
The Court charged that Čović used his position of Finance Minister to help Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović and his brothers (who own a meat processing company) to avoid paying income and customs taxes in excess of 40 million KM. Mladen Ivanković Lijanović (born August 22, 1960 in Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian The konvertibilna marka ( Bosnian, Croatian and Latin-written Serbian, конвертибилна марка in Cyrillic-written Serbian, "convertible Čović who has masters in economics has been known as one of the most corrupt officials coming from Mostar and one of the reason for HDZ party split in 2006 was Ljubić's accusations that corruption charges stemming from Covic's case are hurting the party. Demographics 1971 Croats - 37782 (396% Bosniaks ( ie Bosnian Muslims - 33645 (36 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Božo Ljubić later formed HDZ 1990 which he claims is the original party representing of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Božo Ljubić (Born September 30, 1949) is a Croatian politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On November 17, 2006, Dragan Čović was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However an appeal squashed the conviction and a new trial will be held. Ironically the successful appeal has resulted in new corruption allegations, this time it is alleged that Čović bribed the court.