Zoran Đinđić, the sixth Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, was assassinated on Wednesday 12 March 2003, in Belgrade, Serbia. Đinđić was fatally shot by a sniper while exiting his vehicle outside of the back entrance of the Serbian government headquarters. A state of emergency was immediately declared in the country, and during the police "Operation Sabre", more than 11,000 people associated with organized criminal groups were detained.
Institute for Photogrammetry from where Zvezdan Jovanović stood when he shot Đinđić.
Back entrance to the Serbian government building where Đinđić was fatally shot.
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The prime minister of Serbia, officially the President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the head of the government of Serbia. The role of the prime minister is to direct the work of the government, and submits to the National Assembly the government's program, including a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the prime minister results in the dismissal of the government.
Image: Portrait of Prota Mateja Nenadović (Uroš Knežević, 1852)
Image: Karađorđe Petrović, by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1816
Image: Mladen Milovanović