{"id":210780,"date":"2026-05-26T15:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=210780"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:11:41","slug":"dragoljub-micunovic-passed-away-founder-and-first-president-of-the-democratic-party-died-at-the-age-of-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/dragoljub-micunovic-passed-away-founder-and-first-president-of-the-democratic-party-died-at-the-age-of-96\/","title":{"rendered":"DRAGOLJUB MICUNOVIC PASSED AWAY: Founder and first president of the Democratic Party died at the age of 96!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Dragoljub Micunovic, the restorer of work and founder of the modern Democratic Party, its first president after its restoration in 1990, has passed away at the age of 96, the DS announced.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DS stated in the announcement that with deep sadness it bids farewell to Dragoljub Micunovic, a man who, as estimated, marked the fight for freedom, democracy, and the dignity of politics in Serbia with his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democrats remind that Micunovic &#8220;belongs to a generation of people who knew the price of freedom, because they paid for it personally, but who never gave up on the fight for a democratic Serbia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a philosopher, professor, political prisoner, parliamentarian, and democrat, he left a mark that transcends a single party and belongs to the political history of Serbia, according to the DS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info-en wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rlKs3pD291\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/who-was-dragoljub-micunovic-political-prisoner-on-goli-otok-philosopher-and-one-of-the-most-famous-opposition-figures-of-the-nineties\/\">WHO WAS DRAGOLJUB MICUNOVIC: Political prisoner on Goli Otok, philosopher and one of the most famous opposition figures of the nineties!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWHO WAS DRAGOLJUB MICUNOVIC: Political prisoner on Goli Otok, philosopher and one of the most famous opposition figures of the nineties!\u201d \u2014 Serbiantimes.info EN\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/who-was-dragoljub-micunovic-political-prisoner-on-goli-otok-philosopher-and-one-of-the-most-famous-opposition-figures-of-the-nineties\/embed\/#?secret=YBoxvJADXj#?secret=rlKs3pD291\" data-secret=\"rlKs3pD291\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also point out that for that party, his name remains part of its identity, its restoration, and its obligation to continue the fight for a Serbia of free citizens, strong institutions, and democratic values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We express our most sincere condolences to his family, friends, admirers, and all democrats. 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