Nikola Poplašen

Nikola Poplašen
Никола Поплашен
3rd President of Republika Srpska
In office
4 November 1998  2 September 1999
Vice PresidentMirko Šarović
Preceded byBiljana Plavšić
Succeeded byMirko Šarović
Personal details
Born (1951-12-15) 15 December 1951
Sombor, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerb
Political partySerb Democratic Party (1991–1992)
Serbian Radical Party (1992–?)

Nikola Poplašen (Никола Поплашен; born 15 December 1951) is a former Bosnian Serb politician. He was the president of Republika Srpska from late 1998 to 1999. He was removed by the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp, on 5 March 1999. The removal was enforced on 2 September 1999.

Following his removal from the presidency, he also worked as a member of the Senate of Republika Srpska. He testified as a defense witness for Radovan Karadžić in his trial.