Rifat Rastoder | |
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Рифат Растодер | |
 Rastoder in 2016 | |
| ActingPresident of Montenegro | |
| In office 19 May – 22 May 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Milo Đukanović |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Filip Vujanović |
| Member of theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 25 January 2016 – 22 January 2017 | |
| Parliamentary group | Socialist Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-07-11)11 July 1950 Radmanci or Bihor,[1] Berane,PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 4 May 2023(2023-05-04) (aged 72) Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Political party | SDP (1993–2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Šerbo Rastoder |
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Rifat Rastoder (Bosnian andMontenegrin Cyrillic:Рифат Растодер; 11 July 1950 – 4 May 2023) was a Montenegrin politician, writer and journalist ofBosniak ethnicity. He was the deputy speaker of theParliament of Montenegro and the vice-president of theSocial Democratic Party of Montenegro.[2]
In 1969, Rastoder moved toTitograd (nowPodgorica) where he continued to live until his death. He became a professional journalist in 1980. Until 1986, he worked forRadio Crne Gore as a journalist, program editor and the editor of the programming block. In 1990, he was votedBest Journalist. By late 1996, he had become a journalist and editor of the interior-political rubric and commentator for thePobjeda newspaper. From 1991, he was a journalist and editor in the weekly news magazineMonitor, along with one of the initiators of foundingRadio Antena M.[1]
He became active in Montenegrin politics in 1990, founding the Forum for Bosniaks in Montenegro.[1] He was also a member of the board of the Civic Forum and was one of the founders of theSocial Democratic Party of Montenegro, of which he was vice-president.[3]
Rastoder was chosen as representative in theParliament four times, and deputy speaker of the Parliament for three mandates of which he served underSvetozar Marović,Filip Vujanović andRanko Krivokapić. He served as actingPresident of Montenegro from 19 to 22 May 2003.[4]
Rastoder retired from politics in 2016, formally leaving his position as a member of theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2017.[3]
Rastoder was married with two children. His cousin,Šerbo Rastoder, is a prominent historian. He was a Muslim and spoke in favour offreedom of religion in Montenegro.[5] Besideshis native language, he also spoke Russian and to a lesser degree, English.
He was an athlete, coach and referee ofkarate in Montenegro.[2]
Rastoder died on 4 May 2023, at the age of 72.[6]
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 Principality of Montenegro(1852–1910) | ||
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 Socialist Republic of Montenegro(1945–1992) | ||
 Republic of Montenegro(1992–2006) |
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 Montenegro(since 2006) |
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