Đorđe Božović
| Đorđe Božović | |
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| Nickname(s) | Giška |
| Born |
16 September 1955 Peć, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 15 September 1991 (aged 35) Gospić, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Resting place | Voždovac, Serbia |
| Allegiance |
 Serbia
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| Years of service | 1991 |
| Rank | Paramilitary leader |
| Unit | Serbian Guard |
| Battles/wars | |
Đorđe “Giška” Božović (Serbian: Ђорђе Гишка Божовић; 16 September 1955 – 15 September 1991) was a Serbian criminal and paramilitary commander during the Yugoslav Wars.
Božović was born Đorđe Mićković on 16 September 1955 in Peć to father Gavrilo “Gavro” Mićković from the Kuči clan and mother Milena from Istok in Metohija. His father Gavro was involved with underworld activity and after killing a German man in Cologne, the family decided to change their surname to Božović after Gavro's father, Božo. Together with his mother and younger sister, Slavica, young Đorđe lived in Inđija until 1964. That is when his father got murdered and the family moved to Belgrade, settling in the Voždovac neighbourhood. His arrival at age 8 at Voždovac shaped the rest of Đorđe's life.
Growing up in a neighbourhood full of poor working-class families like his own, he often found himself a target of taunting and bullying by older children. He fought back, earning respect and street credibility. He became lifelong friends with Branislav “Beli” Matić who got him into boxing at Radnički boxing club. Proficient at street fighting, preteen Đorđe already had run-ins with the police. Growing up, his nickname was Debeli (Fatso) due to his chubby frame. He got his famous nickname Giška apparently due to resemblance to a bear of the same name at the Belgrade Zoo. At age thirteen, he illegally crossed the border into Italy just to show that he can. Upon coming back he befriended Boris Petkov and Ranko Rubežić and together with Beli, the foursome formed a basis for the mafia clan originating in the neighbourhood.
Giška had close ties to the Serbian mafia (he was friends with Ljubomir Magaš) and Montenegrin mafia in his youth where he reached the rank of Boss. Giška's relationship with other prominent members of the Belgrade underworld was marked by alternating periods of close friendship and vicious feuding, often with deadly consequences.
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