Trivo Inđić


Trivo Inđić, was a Serbian academic, diplomat, and political advisor who served as an official Advisor to the President of Serbia for political issues, appointed by Boris Tadić.

Early life and education

Inđić was born in Lušci Palanka near Sanski Most, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a graduated lawyer, and earned a master's degree in social studies. He was a member of a dissident group Praxis School, with Ljubomir Tadić, for which he was expelled from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy in 1975, along with seven other professors.

Career

He worked as a sociologist researcher at the Institute for Studying Cultural Development, the Institute for International Politics and Economics and the Institute for European Studies in Belgrade. He was the assistant federal minister for education and culture of the FR Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1994, and the ambassador of the FR Yugoslavia to Spain from 2001 to 2004.
He has published several papers in sociology, social theory and international relations, as well as books: "Culture and Cultural Politics", "The Cultural Life of the Working Youth", "Modern Spain", "The Rise of the Masses", "Market for Works of Visual Art", "For A New Enlightenment", "The Balkans - The Capabilities of the Regional Security System". He was editor of the magazine "Vidici", "Gledišta", "Sociološki pregled", "Kultura", and of the "Libertas" edition on political philosophy issued by the "Filip Višnjić" publishing house from Belgrade.
Inđić spoke English, Spanish, Russian, Italian and French. He became the political advisor to the President of the Republic of Serbia in 2004, serving until the president left office in 2012.

Death

Inđić died on 10 May 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia at the age of 82.