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Blaž Kraljević
Blaž Nikola Kraljević (19 September 1947 – 9 August 1992) was a Bosnian Croat paramilitary leader who commanded the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS) during the Bosnian War. An immigrant to Australia, Kraljević joined the Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood (HRB) upon his arrival there in 1967. During his return to Yugoslavia in January 1992 he was appointed by Dobroslav Paraga, leader of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP), as leader of the HOS in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War he advocated a Croat–Bosniak alliance, a view that ran counter to those of the Croatian government led by Croatian president Franjo Tuđman and his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party. He denounced attempts by Mate Boban, president of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, and Radovan Karadžić, president of the self-proclaimed Republika Srpska, to divide Bosnia and Herzegovina and was appointed by Bosnian president Alija Izetbegović as a member of Staff of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisice (Ljubuški)
Lisice may refer to: Places ;Bosnia and Herzegovina *Lisice (Ljubuški) ;Czech Republic *Lišice ;North Macedonia *Lisiče, Čaška ;Poland *Lisice, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Lisice, Masovian Voivodeship ;Serbia *Lisice, Serbia Other uses *Lisice (1969), ''Lisice'' (1969), a 1969 Yugoslav film *Lisice (TV Show), Liscice, a Serbian television show {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union (, , HDZ) is a major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. Since 2016, it has been the ruling political party in Croatia under the incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croatia, along with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SDP). It is currently the largest party in the Sabor with 55 seats. The HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 before the country gained independence from Yugoslavia until 2000 and, in coalition with junior partners, from 2003 to 2011, and since 2016. HDZ is a member of the Centrist Democrat International, International Democracy Union, and the European People's Party, and sits in the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament. HDZ is the first political party in Croatia to be convicted of corruption. History Origins The HDZ was founded on 17 June 1989 by Croatian dissidents led by former major general Franjo Tuđman. It was off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugojno Group
The Bugojno group () was the name given to a Croatian separatist insurgent cell which was infiltrated into SFR Yugoslavia on 20 June 1972 to spark a rebellion against the socialist Yugoslav government. Their plans failed. Of the 19 men involved, all but one of them were killed or executed afterwards. The sole exception was 21-year-old Ludvig Pavlović, whose death was commuted due to his young age and full confession. He was released from prison in 1990, only to be killed in the Croatian War of Independence the following year. Background The Bugojno group was organized by the Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood (''Hrvatsko revolucionarno bratstvo'' or HRB). The HRB was formed in Australia in 1961 and was active in Europe and the United States. The founding principle of the HRB was the separation of Croatia from Yugoslavia, and the reestablishment of the Independent State of Croatia through the use of military force. Operation Phoenix After the suppression of the Croatian S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ustaše In Australia
At the end of World War II in 1945, members of the Fascism, fascist Croatian ultranationalism, ultranationalist and Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia, genocidal Ustaše regime from the collapsed Nazi Germany, Nazi puppet state of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) fled from the Balkan region to avoid imprisonment and execution at the hands of the Yugoslav Partisans. With the help of Western authorities, who now viewed the fiercely anti-communist stance of the Ustaše favourably in the emerging Cold War, thousands of members of the regime were allowed to migrate to other countries, including Australia. Despite the post-war Menzies government (1949–1966), Menzies government having the knowledge that the Ustaše were responsible for carrying out Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia, genocide against Serbs, The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia, Jews and Genocide of Romani people in the Independent State of Croatia, Romani, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srećko Rover
Srećko Blaž Rover (3 February 1920 – 10 September 2005) was a member of the fascist, Croatian nationalist Ustaše movement. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Ustaše Surveillance Service and the Ustaše Militia where he was involved in the mass imprisonment and executions of people deemed enemies of the Independent State of Croatia. After the defeat of the Nazis and their collaborators, Rover escaped to Australia, where he became a leading figure of the Ustaše in Australia. Early life Srećko Rover was born in Sarajevo, in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, in 1920. His father was customs official Josip Rover and his mother was Katerina (Katica) Mulanović. As a child, he attended St. Vinko primary school. Joins the Ustaše movement In 1938, at the age of eighteen, Rover joined the ultra-nationalist Croatian terrorist group called the Ustaše. This group led by Ante Pavelić, advocated for the violent overthrow of the Yugoslav government and the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of Bosnia And Herzegovina
The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socialist Bosnia or simply Bosnia, was one of the six constituent federal states forming the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was a predecessor of the modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, existing between 1945 and 1992, under a number of different formal names, including Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina (1943–1946) and People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946–1963). Within Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina was a unique federal state with no dominant ethnic group, as was the case in other constituent states, all of which were also nation states of Yugoslavia's South Slavic ethnic groups. It was administered under strict terms of sanctioned consociationalism, known locally as "ethnic key" or "national key" (), based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladen Naletilić
Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young". It is present in Bosnian, Slovenian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages. Notable people with the name include: * Mladen (vojvoda) ( 1323–26), Serbian magnate * Mladen I Šubić (d. 1304), Croatian nobleman, member of the Šubić family of Bribir * Mladen II Šubić (1270–1343), Croatian nobleman, member of the Šubić family of Bribir * Mladen III Šubić (c. 1315–1348), Croatian nobleman, member of the Šubić family of Bribir * Mladen Bartolović, Bosnian footballer * Mladen Dolar, Slovenian philosopher * Mladen Erjavec, Croatian basketball coach * Mladen Krstajić, Serbian footballer * Mladen Milicevic, composer of music * Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer * Mladen Plakalović, Bosnian cross-country skier * Mladen Rudonja, Slovenian footballer * Mladen Šekularac, Montenegrin basketball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Defence Council
The Croatian Defence Council (, HVO) was the armed wing of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, a breakaway entity unrecognised by the international community and accused of ethnic-based violence during the conflict. It existed in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1991 and 1996. The HVO was the main military force of the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the initial stage of the Bosnian War, the HVO fought alongside the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) against the Army of Republika Srpska, but in the latter stage of the conflict clashed against its former ally, particularly in the Mostar area. The European Community Monitoring Mission estimated the strength of the HVO in the beginning of 1993 at 45,000–55,000. In July 1993, the Central Intelligence Agency estimated the HVO forces at 40,000 to 50,000 men. The HVO was incorporated into the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VFBiH) in December 1995 by fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alija Izetbegović
Alija Izetbegović (; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosophy, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, president of the Presidency of the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He later served as the first chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shortly after his term began, the country's Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb community revolted and created the Republika Srpska (1992–1995), Republika Srpska, attempting to prevent the secession of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, which would lead to the outbreak of the Bosnian War. Izetbegović led the Bosniaks, Bosniak forces initially alongside the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croat forces, until a Croat–Bosniak War, separate war erupted between them. Relations between the two sides were resolved in the Washington Agreement (1994), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Situated in the northern and eastern regions of the country, it recorded a population of 1,228,423 in the 2013 census. Its largest city and administrative hub is Banja Luka, located on the banks of the Vrbas (river), Vrbas River. Republika Srpska was established in 1992 at the onset of the Bosnian War with the stated purpose of safeguarding the interests of the Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the conflict, the Ethnic cleansing in the Bosnian War, expulsion of the majority of Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croats and Bosniaks from territories controlled by Republika Srpska occurred, while the majority of Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbs were displaced or expelled from the Federati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radovan Karadžić
Radovan Karadžić ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). He was the president of Republika Srpska, president of Republika Srpska (1992–1995), Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War. Trained as a psychiatrist, he co-founded the Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Serb Democratic Party in Bosnia and Herzegovina and served as the first president of Republika Srpska from 1992 to 1996. He was a fugitive from 1996 until July 2008, after having been indicted for war crimes by the ICTY. The indictment concluded there were reasonable grounds for believing he committed war crimes, including genocide against Bosniak and Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croat civilians during the Bosnian War (1992–1995). While a fugitive, he worked at a private c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
