Veljko Kadijević
Veljko Kadijević | |
|---|---|
Вељко Кадијевић | |
| Federal Secretary of People's Defense of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 15 May 1988 – 8 January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Branko Mamula |
| Succeeded by | Blagoje Adžić (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1925 Imotski, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Croatia) |
| Died | 2 November 2014 (aged 88) Moscow, Russia |
| Citizenship | Yugoslavia and Russia |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia (until 1990) League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia (1990–1994) |
| Spouse | Ozrenka Borić |
| Children | 1 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
| Branch/service | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1992 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Unit | JNA Ground Forces |
| Commands | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia, Ten-Day War, Croatian War of Independence |
Veljko Kadijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Кадијевић; 21 November 1925 – 2 November 2014) was a Serbian general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He was the Minister of Defence in the Yugoslav government from 1988 until his resignation in 1992, which made him de facto commander-in-chief of the JNA during the Ten-Day War in Slovenia and the initial stages of the Croatian War of Independence.