What was Nikola Popla��en's profession?
Nikola Popla��en (������������ ����������������; born 15 December 1951 in Sombor) is a former Bosnian Serb politician. He was the president of Republika Srpska from late 1998 to 1999. He was removed by the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp, on 5 March 1999. The removal was enforced on 2 September 1999.
 
 Following his removal from the presidency, he also worked as a member of the Senate of Republika Srpska. He testified as a defense witness for Radovan Karad��i�� in his trial.
 
 Bosnian War
 Following the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Popla��en left Sarajevo with his family to work for the newly-formed government of Republika Srpska in Pale. There he served as a member of the Advisory of Serb Democratic Party and also personally advised Radovan Karad��i��. However, he left SDS in 1992 and founded the Serbian Radical Party of Republika Srpska. Subsequently, he worked as a commissioner for the government of Republika Srpska in Vogo����a up to December 1992. He saw combat and was formally given the title of a Chetnik Vojvoda by Vojislav ��e��elj.
Nikola Popla��en was a Bosnian Serb politician, president of the Republika Srpska from late 1998 to 1999.