Franjo Tudman was a Croatian nationalist leader and first president of independent Croatia during Yugoslavia's breakup.
Croatian president (1922-1999)
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Franjo Tudman was a Croatian nationalist leader and first president of independent Croatia during Yugoslavia's breakup.
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Franjo Tudman was born in Croatia and fought with the communist partisans during World War II.
He became a historian and nationalist dissident within socialist Yugoslavia.
His presidency oversaw Croatia's war of independence and state-building.
Tudman remains central to Croatian independence and controversial wartime politics.
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Franjo Tudman was born in Croatia and fought with the communist partisans during World War II. This stage connects Franjo Tudman to the wider historical forces around their story, turning an individual life into a useful route through the surrounding history.
He became a historian and nationalist dissident within socialist Yugoslavia. This stage connects Franjo Tudman to the wider historical forces around their story, turning an individual life into a useful route through the surrounding history.
He won power as Yugoslavia began to fracture. This stage connects Franjo Tudman to the wider historical forces around their story, turning an individual life into a useful route through the surrounding history.
His presidency oversaw Croatia's war of independence and state-building. This stage connects Franjo Tudman to the wider historical forces around their story, turning an individual life into a useful route through the surrounding history.
Tudman remains central to Croatian independence and controversial wartime politics. This stage connects Franjo Tudman to the wider historical forces around their story, turning an individual life into a useful route through the surrounding history.
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