Zdravko Ponoš | |
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Born |
Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
3 November 1962
Allegiance |
Serbia Serbia and Montenegro FR Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia |
Service/branch | Military of Serbia |
Rank | Lt. General |
Zdravko Ponoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Здравко Понош) is a former Chief of the General Staff of the Military of Serbia.
President Boris Tadić invoked his constitutional powers of Commander-in-chief of the Military of Serbia and dismissed Zdravko Ponoš on 30 December 2008 as Chief of General Staff. Ponoš made public accusations against the Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac in the media. It was also revealed that he had ignored the minister, and had not submitted a single report in a year.
Besides his native Serbian he also speaks English and Russian.