Života Panić

Military Person

1933 – 2003

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Who was Života Panić?

Života Panić was the last acting minister of defense and army chief of staff in the Yugoslav government.

Panić held the rank of General, he was in charge of the Yugoslav people's army after the resignation of general Blagoje Adžić in 1992. Panić was in office from 1992 until 1993 through the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 1993, he was sacked for scandals relating to his son Goran Panić who was supplying the army at supposed inflated prices.

Panić graduated from Yugoslavian military school as a tank commander and gradually rose through the ranks of the Yugoslav People's Army through the 1970s and 1980s. He was given authority over the 1st Army District and was the senior officer in charge of the units which fought in the battle of Vukovar.

When the complete dissolution of former Yugoslavia was steadily occurring around April 27, 1992, Panić's position was no longer applicable to the current political problems and complications. He was offered a position of chief of staff in the new Yugoslav Army. Panić began to re-align the Yugoslav army in 1993 with new battle-plans and strategies, but was not prepared for the political power struggles that were occurring in Belgrade at the time and retired.

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Born
Nov 3, 1933
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Lived in
  • Belgrade
Died
2003
Belgrade

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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