# Ponoš dismissed as army chief

Date: 2008

At the end of December 2008 President [Boris Tadić](/people/boris-tadic) dismissed [Zdravko Ponoš](/people/zdravko-ponos) as Chief of the General Staff, using his constitutional power to appoint and relieve army officers, after a public dispute between Ponoš and Defence Minister Dragan Šutanovac. His deputy Miloje Miletić took over command until a successor was appointed.

## People

- Zdravko Ponoš: https://factrail.ai/people/zdravko-ponos

## Sources

- https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/36166/razresen-general-ponos.html
- https://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/69191/tadic-razresio-ponosa-funkcije-nacelnika-generalstaba
- https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/en/52156/ponos-dismissed-as-army-chief-of-staff.php

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ponos-dismissed-2008-12-30