Koloman Bedeković (; 13 October 1818 – 10 August 1889) was a

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n politician, who served as Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs twice: between 1868 and 1871 and between 1876 and 1889. He had a significant role in the creation of Croatian-Hungarian Agreement. In 1871 he was appointed Ban of Croatia-Slavonia. Bedeković was the leader of the Croatian Unionist Party and fought against his country's independence. As ban he called parliamentary elections in 1871. The People's Party emerged victorious, causing Bedeković to prorogue the

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three times to prevent it from taking power. Dissatisfaction with the obstruction of parliament led to the

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. Early elections were subsequently called for 1872. The failure of Bedeković to convene the previous parliament resulted in his removal from the post of ban and replacement with the first non-noble ban,

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bedekovic, Koloman 1818 births 1889 deaths People from Jalžabet Politicians from Austria-Hungary Bans of Croatia Ministers of Croatian affairs of Hungary Croatian Austro-Hungarians