Aleksandar Pejanović

Aleksandar Pejanović
Personal information
Born	ca 1974; Podgorica), Montenegro
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games

Aleksandar "Saša" Pejanović (1974 – 30 May 2011) was a Montenegrin Serb boxer who represented Serbia & Montenegro internationally.^[1]^[2] He had been a policeman until 2006 when he was fired for allegedly physically attacking an employee at the Hotel Crna Gora casino.^[3] Pejanović was also a known supporter of Serbian–Montenegrin unionism, and was arrested during the riot after Montenegro's recognition of Kosovo independence in 2008. He was brutally beaten while incarcerated, leading to a trial against the alleged perpetrators within the police force, this gained wide media attention. In 2011, while Pejanović was sitting on the terrace of a cafe in Podgorica, he was fatally shot in the chest by his neighbor Zoran Bulatović.^[1] He was the son of Đuro Pejanović, a writer.

Competition

Boxing at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, Bronze, together with Geard Ajetović.^[4]

Sources

^ ^a ^b "U centru Podgorice ubijen Aleksandar Pejanović" (in Serbian). SrbijaNet. May 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Bivši bokser ubijen u Podgorici" (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. May 30, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Legendarni bokser je to platio životom, Sašu Pejanovića je ubio pripadnik SAJ u Podgorici - Alo.rs".
^ "Roundcube Webmail :: Welcome to Roundcube Webmail". Arhiva.serbia.gov.rs. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

Sources

D. R. - B. J. "Ko cepacrnogorsku zastavu | Aktuelno". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
"Политика Online - Полиција брутално претукла учесника демонстрација". Politika.rs. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
"2008 Human Rights Reports: Montenegro". State.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
"Amateur Boxing - Aleksandar Pejanovic (Yugoslavia)". The-sports.org. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

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[newsofdeath-1] "U centru Podgorice ubijen Aleksandar Pejanović" (in Serbian). SrbijaNet. May 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[2] "Bivši bokser ubijen u Podgorici" (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. May 30, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[3] "Legendarni bokser je to platio životom, Sašu Pejanovića je ubio pripadnik SAJ u Podgorici - Alo.rs".

[4] "Roundcube Webmail :: Welcome to Roundcube Webmail". Arhiva.serbia.gov.rs. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

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