Cezar Akačić (29 May 1868 – 6 September 1935) was a

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n and

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n politician. He graduated

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from the Zagreb University. He became the deputy head of the union of the

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societies in 1906. Akačić was an associate of

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and a member of the Mile Starčević faction of the

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. He was elected to the

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in the 1910 Croatian parliamentary election in the district of

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. Subsequently, Akačić became the deputy president of the party, and the chairman of its publishing company. In the final days of the

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, Akačić was appointed a member of the

National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs The National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs () claimed to represent South Slavs living in Austria-Hungary and, after its dissolution, in the short-lived State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. The council's membership was largely drawn f ...

—the political body which took the role of the provisional legislative and ruling body in the South Slavic areas of former

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organised as the

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. The National Council named him commissioner for postal, telegraph, and telephone services. In this capacity, Akačić organised printing and introduction of the first Croatian

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. Following proclamation of the

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in December 1918, Akačić was appointed a member of the Temporary National Representation of the new country. He was a part of the kingdom's delegation at the

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as an expert on issues related to the Adriatic question, specifically in relation to the regions of

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and the

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. Akačić was among the founders of the

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in 1919. Disappointed with inequality of Croatia in the new country, Akačić left politics in early 1920s.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Akacic, Cezar 1868 births 1935 deaths Party of Rights politicians University of Zagreb alumni