Serbs in South America

There is a Serb community in South America, estimated at more than 20,000 people.[1]

Notable people

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  • Augustin Vuletić (born 1991), Chilean footballer.[4]
  • Marcelo Burzac (born 1988), Argentinian footballer.[4]
  • Gastón Bojanich (born 1985), Argentinian footballer.
  • Miguel Avramovic (born 1981), Argentinian footballer, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.[5]
  • Geraldine Zivic (born 1975), Argentine-born Colombian actress, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.
  • Paola Vukojicic (born 1974), retired Argentine female field hockey player.
  • Dejan Petković (born 1972), Serbian football manager, former player, expatriated to Brazil.
  • Andrea Jeftanovic (born 1970), Chilean sociologist and author, Croatian Serb father.
  • Claudia Pavlovich Arellano (born 1969), Chilean politician, paternal Serb descent.
  • Jorge Capitanich (born 1964), Argentinian politician, parents from Banjani, Montenegro.[6]
  • Gloria Ana Chevesich (born 1958), Chilean judge, paternal Serb descent.
  • Sasha Montenegro (born 1945), Mexican actress, Serb parents.
  • Bora Milutinović (born 1944), Serbian football manager, former player, expatriated to many South American countries.
  • Freddy Beras-Goico (1940–2010), Dominican media personality, maternal Serb descent.
  • Sergio Mihanovich (1937–2012), Argentine jazz musician, Croat father and Serb mother.[7]
  • Blagoje Jovović (1922–1999), Chetnik fighter, emigrated to Argentine after World War II.
  • Milan Stojadinović (1888–1961), Serbian politician, advisor to Argentine governments, emigrated in 1946.
  • Eleodoro Damianovich (1843–1925), Argentine doctor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Serbios Unidos.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bilbija 2013.
  3. ↑ "'Our' diaspora in Argentina: Historical overview and preliminary research" (PDF). doi:10.2298/GEI1301119S. На територији Републике Аргентине данас живи око 30 0002 људи српског и црногорског порекла, већим делом са простора данашње Црне Горе и Хрватске, а мањим делом из Србије и Босне и Херцеговине.
  4. 1 2 Mozzart Sport 2013.
  5. ↑ "BONJOUR MIGUEL AVRAMOVIC". Ohlala Mag. 2009-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Metropolitan Amfilohije meets with Jorge Capitanich, Governor of the province of Chaco". SPC.
  7. ↑ «Cuando el amor era todo lo que teníamos. Sergio Mihanovich fue una figura fundamental del jazz argentino», artículo de Diego Fischerman en el diario Página/12 (Buenos Aires) del 8 de mayo de 2012.

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