By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Sarajevo TimesSarajevo TimesSarajevo Times
  • HOME
  • POLITICS
    • BH & EU
  • BUSINESS
  • BH TOURISM
  • INTERVIEWS
    • BH & EU
    • BUSINESS
    • ARTS
  • SPORT
  • ARTS
    • CULTURE
    • ENTERTAINMENT
  • W&N
Search
  • ABOUT US
  • IMPRESSUM
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT
© 2022 Foxiz News Network. Ruby Design Company. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Sarajevo said last Goodbye to General Jovan Divjak
Share
Font ResizerAa
Sarajevo TimesSarajevo Times
Font ResizerAa
  • HOME
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • BH TOURISM
  • INTERVIEWS
  • SPORT
  • ARTS
  • W&N
Search
  • HOME
  • POLITICS
    • BH & EU
  • BUSINESS
  • BH TOURISM
  • INTERVIEWS
    • BH & EU
    • BUSINESS
    • ARTS
  • SPORT
  • ARTS
    • CULTURE
    • ENTERTAINMENT
  • W&N
Follow US
  • ABOUT US
  • IMPRESSUM
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT
© 2012 Sarajevo Times. All rights reserved.
Sarajevo Times > Blog > POLITICS > Sarajevo said last Goodbye to General Jovan Divjak
POLITICS

Sarajevo said last Goodbye to General Jovan Divjak

Published: April 13, 2021
Share
SHARE

The man who saved our souls died, a general who shouted: “Don’t shoot”, it was said at the commemoration held on the occasion of the death of Jovan Divjak, former general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“The man who saved our souls died, Schindler of our time, a friend of all people, a consistent, brave, proud, general who shouted, ‘Don’t shoot.’ Without a complex, and he loved… Even when he was humiliated, he walked with his head held high, and along the lines going around his fighters “, it was said today at the National Theater in Sarajevo.

General Divjak’s grandson Gregor read his letter he wrote during his lifetime, when he learned that he was ill. He dedicated a farewell letter to many.

“I attended hundreds of funerals where selected people spoke most beautifully about the deceased. All the best about the deceased, what is the custom among the people. I think it is natural for me, Jovan Divjak, to talk about myself, and some of my close friends will read it, who will be courageous to read emotionally without a single tear. At funerals, the address began with ‘he was a good man’. Eh as I was, you present here know that. Both this and that, but I’m sure I was a moral and honest man in the most beautiful sense of the word. Of course, he is modest, “wrote General Divjak.

As he said, the days of life in Sarajevo were days of love, respect and appreciation. “I apologize if I hurt anyone, never on purpose. I let out a tear, a moment, rather than closing my eyes. Let go now. May the Bosnian country be happy with the love I carry with me “, he wrote in the letter.

Immediately after the war, Divjak took off his uniform, removed his ranks and dedicated the remaining 27 years to orphans.

Edin Becarevic, Deputy Executive Director of the Education Builds Bosnia and Herzegovina Association, said goodbye to his commander.

“I have known Jovan for almost 30 years. It was a father-son relationship. Jovan used to say that wisdom is in books, so he read, wrote… Until the last atom of strength, he came to work, drank coffee with us, asked about projects, followed, answered, criticized. This city today sees off a great man, a patriot and a fighter for true values. The great ones are leaving, and Jovan was the greatest among us. He left the association on a strong foundation, which we are committed to preserving. We will promote true human values, on which Jovan founded it “, said Becarevic.

The commemoration was attended, among others, by members of the Presidency of BiH Sefik Dzaferovic and Zeljko Komsic, Minister of Defense of BiH Sifet Podzic, bh. directors Danis Tanovic and Dino Mustafic, and many others.

Photo: Fena news agency

Sarajevo Mayor answers Dodik about the Exodus of Serbs from Sarajevo 27 Years ago
Tahirovic: Nenad Stevandic’s Name dominates The Hague Judgments
16.9 Percent of Residents of Mostar had voted until 11 am
SDA President Bakir Izetbegovic comments on the Potential Candidacy
Head of B&H Presidency at 68th UN General Assembly Session
TAGGED:#goodbye#jovandivjak#politics
Share This Article
Facebook Whatsapp Whatsapp Telegram Threads Bluesky Email Print
Share
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Happy0
Sleepy0
Angry0
Dead0
Wink0
Previous Article Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia in Visit to Bosnia Tomorrow
Next Article Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia Today in Sarajevo
Leave a Comment Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Stay Connected

10.2KFollowersLike
10.1KFollowersFollow
414FollowersFollow

Latest News

Srebrenica Memorial Center reports the Football Association of Serbia to UEFA
September 17, 2026
Lakic and Representatives of Sarajevo Airport on New Opportunities to support the Export of Weapons Industry
September 17, 2026
Holtzapple and Bogunic on the Prosecution of the Glorification of War Crimes
September 17, 2026
Central Election Commission issues new Fines
September 17, 2026
Dodik in Israel: “We will talk to everyone except the rotten EU”
September 17, 2026
More than a Ton of Drugs worth 5 Million Euros seized in the “Bure” Operation
September 17, 2026
CEC appoints the Presidents and Deputies of the electoral Commissions
September 17, 2026
Helicopter of the Armed Forces of BiH continues to extinguish the Fire in Cvrsnica
September 17, 2026
Two injured in the Fire in the Nursing Home hospitalized in UCC Tuzla
September 17, 2026
CEC: Voting is also possible for People who cannot get to the Polling Station or who need Help
September 17, 2026
Sarajevo TimesSarajevo Times
Follow US
© 2012 Sarajevo Times. All Rights Reserved.
  • ABOUT US
  • IMPRESSUM
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT
Go to mobile version
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?