1922
Origins
Franjo Tudman was born in Croatia and fought with the communist partisans during World War II.
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Franjo Tudman
Franjo Tudman was a Croatian nationalist leader and first president of independent Croatia during Yugoslavia's breakup.
- Born
- 1922 CE
- Died
- 1999 CE
- Role
- Croatian president
Croatian president (1922-1999)
1922-1999 CE
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- 1922
- Origins
- 1960s-1970s
- Historian and dissident
- 1991-1995
- War and independence
- 1999
- Legacy
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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1960s-1970s
Historian and dissident
He became a historian and nationalist dissident within socialist Yugoslavia.
1990
Croatian leadership
He won power as Yugoslavia began to fracture.
1991-1995
War and independence
His presidency oversaw Croatia's war of independence and state-building.
1999
Legacy
Tudman remains central to Croatian independence and controversial wartime politics.
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