Gjorgji Bojadžiev
Gjorgji Bojadžiev | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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).
Biography
Early life and education
Bojadžiev 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
His 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
Bojadžiev died on 1 December 2024, at the age of 74.[3]
References
- ^ 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.