In the Battle for Novi Pazar , fought at the end of 1941 during the Second World War , the Chetniks , initially supported by the Partisans , unsuccessfully tried to capture the city . Following the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević on 5 October 2000 , newly elected Prime Minister of Serbia Zoran Đinđić made considerable efforts to help economically the whole area of Novi Pazar . Also , with the help of Đinđić , the International University of Novi Pazar was founded in 2002 . He made close relations with the leaders of Bosniaks , as part of his wider plan to reform Serbia . Twelve years following his assassination , the Novi Pazar Assembly decided to rename one street in his name
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Assassination of Zoran Đinđić
Novi Pazar