World Oct 7, 2026 Updated Oct 7, 2026
Former president of Republika Srpska Biljana Plavšić buried in Banja Luka
- Former president of the Republika Srpska, Biljana Plavšić, was buried in Banja Luka.
- The funeral service was held at the Church of the Holy Trinity, led by Banja Luka Metropolitan Jefrem.
- State and political officials, including the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, placed wreaths on the coffin.
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Telegraf Oct 7, 2026
Sahranjena Biljana Plavšić
- Biljana Plavšić, former president of the Republika Srpska and convicted individual, was buried in Banja Luka.
- The Banja Luka Metropolitan Jefrem conducted the funeral service at the Church of the Holy Trinity, with members of the honorary guard from the Ministry of the Interior of the Republika Srpska present.
- Honorary wreaths were placed at the funeral by President Milorad Dodik, President of the National Assembly Nenad Stevandić, and Serbian member of the BiH Presidency Željka Cvijanović.
Pink Oct 7, 2026
Biljana Plavšić sahranjena u Banjaluci! Poslednji ispraćaj nekadašnje predsednice!
- Biljana Plavšić, former president of the Republika Srpska, was buried today at Sveti Pantelija cemetery in Banja Luka, with the presence of the highest state and political figures of Republika Srpska.
- A funeral service was held at the Church of the Holy Trinity, led by Metropolitan Jefrem of Banja Luka, and members of the honorary guard from the Ministry of Internal Affairs stood near the coffin.
- The funeral included a commemoration at the Banja Luka Court, attended by state officials, ministers, and political figures, who paid their last respects to Plavšić.
Alo Oct 7, 2026
Sahranjena Biljana Plavšić
- A funeral service was held at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Banja Luka, led by Bishop Jefrem, with members of the honorary guard from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republika Srpska.
- A commemoration was held at the Banja Kraljeva Palace, attended by President Milorad Dodik, Speaker Nenad Stevandić, and other officials, who honored Biljana Plavšić as the first female president, a fighter for the Serbian people, and the Republic of Srpska.
- Plavšić, who died at age 96 in Belgrade, was previously a university professor and dean in Sarajevo, and was sentenced to 11 years in The Hague but released after serving two-thirds of her sentence.
