Miho Klaić (

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, August 19, 1829 –

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, January 3, 1896) was a Croatian politician and a leader of the Croatian revival in

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. He obtained a PhD in architecture in

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. He was a member of the National Party and was elected as member of the

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in the National Committee. Miho Klaić was President of the Diet of Dalmatia and created the newspaper '' Il Nazionale''. Despite the persecution of the Austrian government, he fought all his life for the introduction of Croatian into education and demanded the administrative union of the

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with Dalmatia.

References

* ''Opća i nacionalna enciklopedija'',

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, 2005-2007 1829 births 1896 deaths People from Dubrovnik People's Party (Dalmatia) politicians Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1873–1879) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1879–1885) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1885–1891) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1891–1897) {{croatia-bio-stub