Milan Panić

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Milan Panić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Панић, pronounced [mǐlan pǎːnit͡ɕ]; 20 December 1929 – 24 September 2026) was a Serbian businessman, humanitarian and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1993. During and after his time as prime minister, he campaigned for peace and democracy in the Balkan region. He ran for President of Serbia in 1992, ultimately coming in second to Slobodan Milošević in an election marked by allegations of media and vote tampering by the ruling party. Panić became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia while an American citizen. The legality of retaining U.S. citizenship while accepting this office has been questioned based on a Constitutional prohibition of a U.S. citizen accepting office on behalf of a foreign nation. Panić is the first U.S. citizen to occupy a high-level political position in a foreign country since Golda Meir. Panić is also the first civilian to serve as Defence Minister in the history of Serbia...

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