Stambolic disappeared while taking his morning jog in a Belgrade park on 25 August 2000, only weeks before presidential elections in which he was expected to run against Milosevic, a former ally turned foe.
Stambolić je nestao 25. avgusta 2000. godine dok je u prepodnevnim časovima dzogirao u beogradskom parku, samo nekoliko nedelja pred predsedničke izbore na kojima se očekivalo da će biti protivkandidat Miloševiću, bivšem savezniku koji je postao njegov neprijatelj.