Matko Laginja
Matko Laginja (August 10, 1852 – March 18, 1930) was a Croatian lawyer and politician. Born in Klana, he earned a doctorate in law in Graz. In his youth he adopted the political program of Ante Starčević and together with Vjekoslav Spinčić and Matko Mandić brought Croatian national thinking and sharp attacks against the local Italian party and Italian nationalism into the political life of Istria. As a leading local politician, he fought for three decades for a renaissance of the region's Croats. He continued his work in Zagreb, particularly as the ban of Croatia. From 1900 to 1915 he was an attorney in Pula; in 1915 he moved his practice to Zagreb. He was one of the leaders of the Croatian national movement in Istria as well as a member of the Istrian provincial parliament from 1883 to 1914. For one period he was ambassador to the Imperial Council in Vienna, then president of Starčević's Party of Rights. During the upheaval of fall 1918 he was trustee of the N ...
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Matko is a Croatian given name and surname that may refer to: ;Given name *Matko Babić (born 1998), Croatian football player *Matko Djarmati (born 1982), Croatian football player *Matko Jelavić (born 1958), Croatian singer, songwriter, composer and drummer *Matko Laginja (1852–1930), Croatian lawyer and politician *Matko Obradović (born 1991), Croatian football goalkeeper *Matko Perdijić (born 1982), Croatian football goalkeeper *Matko Talovac, Governor of Slavonia from 1435 to 1445 *Matko Vekić (born 1970), Croatian painter ;Surname *Matija Matko (born 1982), Croatian football player See also

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