Gjorgji Bojadžiev (Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Бојаџиев; 31 March 1950 – 1 December 2024) was a Macedonian general who served as the Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia (2004–2005).
Gjorgji Bojadžiev | |
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| Native name | Ѓорѓи Бојаџиев |
| Birth name | Gjorgji Bojadžiev |
| Born | 31 March 1950 Novo Selo, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 1 December 2024 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |  SFR Yugoslavia (1968–1991) Republic of Macedonia (1991–2005) |
| Branch |  Yugoslav People's Army Army of the Republic of Macedonia |
| Service years | 1966–2005 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Army of the Republic of Macedonia |
Biography
editEarly life and education
editBojadžiev was born in the eastern Macedonian village of Novo Selo in 1950, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1]
He graduated from the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1973, and from the Command and Staff College in Skopje in 1995. Bojadžiev went on a language course in Montreal, Canada, in 1999, and attended a military academy in Paris from 2000 to 2001.[1]
Military career
editHis first duty was commander of a platoon, then he became assistant commander for political education, and for some time was the commander of a division, then the Border Guard Brigade, and from 1 January 2004 was the head of the Operations Division on the ARM General Staff. Bojadziev became a lieutenant in 1973, the following year he received the rank lieutenant. In 1986 he was promoted to Major, followed by Lieutenant Colonel, and in 2002 he became a brigadier general.[1] Following his appointment to Chief of General Staff, Bojadziev was promoted to major general.[2] He was replaced as the Chief of General Staff in 2005 by Miroslav Stojanovski.
Death
editBojadžiev died on 1 December 2024, at the age of 74.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Ѓорѓи Бојаџиев нов началник на Генералштабот на АРМ (in Macedonian). Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Ѓорѓи Бојаџиев началник на Генералштабот (in Macedonian). Dnevnik. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Тажна вест: Почина генерал-мајор Ѓорѓи Бојаџиев, поранешен Началник на Генералштабот на Армијата". tocka.com.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.