Stevan Mirković

General

Stevan Mirković
General; Stevan Mirković
Native name	Стеван Мирковић
Born	27 October 1927; Valjevo (Oblast of Valjevo [sr]), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Serbia)
Died	26 September 2015 (aged 87); Belgrade, Serbia
Buried	Belgrade New Cemetery 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E
Allegiance	Yugoslavia
Service / branch	Yugoslav People's Army Ground Forces;
Years of service	1944–1989
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1987–1989)
Battles / wars	World War II

Stevan Mirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Мирковић; 27 October 1927 – 26 September 2015^[1]) was a Serb general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).

Biography

In 1944, during World War II in Yugoslavia, Mirković joined both the Yugoslav Partisans and the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ). He was wounded on the Syrmian Front and near Brčko. He was promoted to Major General in 1975, Lieutenant General in 1982 and Colonel General in 1987.^[2] In the 1980s, he held a number of senior positions in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). In 1987–1989, he held the position of the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA. He retired from active military service on 31 December 1989.^[2] However, he continued to be a member of the Organization of the League of Communists in the Yugoslav People's Army. He was a fierce critic of Slobodan Milošević, as Milošević's influence in the Socialist Republic of Serbia grew during 1989 and 1990.^[3]

^ "Umro general Stevan Mirković" (in Serbian). RTS. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Ivetić 2000, p. 78.
^ "Jedan na jedan Danica Drašković vs. Stevan Mirković" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.

Military offices
Preceded by Zorko Čanadi	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army 15 September 1987 – 29 September 1989	Succeeded by Blagoje Adžić