Na današnji dan 23. jula 1997. godine, Savezna skupština izabrala je Slobodana Miloševića, dotadašnjeg predsednika Srbije, za predsednika SR Jugoslavije.
Na mjestu predsjedika SR Jugoslavije bio je do 7. oktobra 2000. godine.
Slobodan Milosevic is flanked by his wife Mirjana Markovic as he waves to supporters outside federal parliament building in Belgrade, 23 July 1997, after he was sworn in as Yugoslavian President. Milosevic, whose own mandate as Serbia's president expires soon, will have a four year term as the country's paramount leader.
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