Boris Buzančić (13 March 1929 – 9 October 2014) was a Croatian actor and politician who served as the 47th

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between 1990 and 1993. A native of

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, Buzančić began acting very early. He appeared in numerous films and TV shows. His specialty was playing roles of men with authority, especially in dramatic films dealing with

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. However, one of his most memorable roles is witty Split mayor Dotur Vice in popular TV series '' Velo misto''. By a twist of fate, Buzančić became a mayor in real life in 1990, following the first

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in Croatia, during which he supported

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. He was elected for the mayor of Zagreb and held that post for two years, until being elected to the

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in 1992 ( Second assembly of the Croatian Parliament). After 1995 he returned to acting. Two of his roles — in 1999 comedy ''

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'' (''Maršal'') and 2002 TV series ''Promised Land'' (''Obećana zemlja'') - were inspired by real-life characters of

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and Tuđman. He died at the age of 85 after a long illness on 9 October 2014. He and Ana Karić died on 9 October 2014.

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