Alija Izetbegovic
Alija Izetbegovic
Alija Izetbegovićwas a Bosnian politician, activist, lawyer, author, and philosopher who in 1990 became the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000. He was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration...
NationalityBosniak
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 August 1925
CitySamac, Bosnia And Herzegovina
It affirms the implementation of democracy in the future of Bosnia-Herzegovina in areas where it does not exist today, ... We think this is an affirmation of Bosnia-Herzegovina's statehood.
All in all this is a difficult political struggle which will go on for years, in which our people won't die anymore; I'm not sure how much we will be able to win, but I'm certain that we won't loose anything that we have now.
Our goal: the Islamization of Muslims. Our methods: to believe and to struggle.
The signing of this agreement is done in full sincerity on our part, ... will depend on us and what we want to achieve.
I have reminded him (Major) that there are some positive as well as some negative elements in the Dayton agreement and that lately, these negative elements are more and more prevailing. That is creating a fear among our people -- a fear that that might lead to the disintegration of the country.
In our own religion, in our own country.
For 1,300 days of Sarajevo's drama, important people in the world who were supposed to act kept their eyes closed, ... But not you. You were not silent. Your voice was clear.
pushed Dayton forward, while they were obstructing it.
The time of confrontation and conflicts should be replaced with a time of construction and prosperity.
I don't think there will be a second half, ... If there is one they (Serbs) will lose it. They could not win when they had all the power and now they cannot win at all.