Facts: - successor: mirko Sarovic - party: socialist party of republika srpska -lrb- sprs -rrb- - predecessor: momcilo krajisnik - office: bosnian serb member of the bosnian-herzegovina presidency - term end: 5 october 2002 - term start: 13 october 1998 - birth date: 15 august 1937 - name: Zivko radisic - birth place: prijedor , kingdom of yugoslavia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of Zivko radisic .
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Zivko radisic -lrb- , ; born 15 august 1937 -rrb- is a bosnian serb politician and former chairman of the presidency of bosnia and herzegovina .born in prijedor in 1937 , radisic graduated in 1964 from the university of sarajevo faculty of political sciences .from 1977 to 1982 , he served as the mayor of banja luka , bosnia 's second-largest city .from 1982 to 1985 he headed the defense ministry of sr bosnia and herzegovina .in 1996 , he became a founding member of the socialist party of republika srpska .radisic was elected bosnian serb member of the bosnia and herzegovina presidency in september 1998 , defeating the incumbent momcilo krajisnik by 45,000 votes .radisic chaired the presidency of bosnia-herzegovina from 1998 -- 1999 and from 2000 -- 2001 .