Uglješa Uzelac
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Uglješa Uzelac | |
|---|---|
| 27th Mayor of Sarajevo | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Emerik Blum |
| Succeeded by | Kemal Hanjalić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 |
| Died | 6 September 1997 (aged 58–59) |
| Party | League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo (BEc) |
Uglješa Uzelac (1938 – 6 September 1997) was a Bosnian politician and diplomat who served as the 27th mayor of Sarajevo from 1983 to 1985. He was also Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to Slovenia from 1992 until his death in 1997.
Uzelac was the president of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia from 1989 to 1991 as well. He was most notably mayor during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
