Aleksandar "Aco" Apolonio
1st President of the Dubrovnik Republic
In office
15 October 1991 – 4 May 1992
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1916-11-11)11 November 1916
Herceg Novi, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary (present-day Montenegro)
Died2001 (age 84/85)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia

Aleksandar "Aco" Apolonio (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ацо Аполонио, sometimes written Apolonijo; 11 November 1916 – 2001) was a Serbian lawyer and politician who became the president of the self-proclaimed Dubrovnik Republic founded in October 1991.[1] Apolonio was a resident of Dubrovnik and had served as a public prosecutor there. He died in a refugee camp in Belgrade in 2001.[2]

Biography

Apolonio was born on 11 November 1916 in Kamenari, near Herceg Novi. In the 1950's, he was the public prosecutor in Dubrovnik.

Yugoslav Wars

Apolonio became the 1st president of the Dubrovnik Republic, a Serb proto-state during the Siege of Dubrovnik, and the first president of the Movement for the Republic of Dubrovnik.[2] The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) withdrew from the area in May 1992, officially ending the republic. Civilians living in the area fled to Montenegro or Serbia because of fear from the Croatian Army.[3][4][5] Apolonio was also sentenced to 12 years in prison in Croatia.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Nigel Thomas, Krunoslav Mikulan, Darko Pavlović. The Yugoslav Wars (1): Slovenia & Croatia 1991-95, Volume 1. Pp. 54. ISBN 9781841769639
  2. ^ a b Salvia, Vedran (23 March 2021). "SLUČAJ ACA APOLONIJA Babaroga novije dubrovačke povijesti, prolupali starac ili produžetak velikosprske politike?". Dubrovackidenvik.
  3. ^ Srpska, Radio Тelevizija Republike Srpske. "ДУБРОВНИК ПРИСВОЈИО СТАНОВЕ 1500 СРБА". РАДИО ТЕЛЕВИZИЈА РЕПУБЛИКА СРПСКА. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ^ "Дубровачка република 1991". jadovno.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ Repac-Ronkic, Vera (1993). Analiza prognanika po zupanijama.
  6. ^ Horvatić, Petar (2017-08-28). "'RTL-ova Dubrovačka Republika' – postoji li poveznica s planovima KOS-a i Dubrovačke Republike iz 1991. godine?". narod.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  7. ^ nivas.hr. "SLUČAJ ACA APOLONIJA Babaroga novije dubrovačke povijesti, prolupali starac ili produžetak velikosprske politike?". www.dubrovackidnevnik.net.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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