HEADS OF STATE OF CROATIA LIST, FROM SETTLING

about 626 to 1996


 DUKEDOM OF CROATIA (about 626.- 925.)
 -------------------------------------
 DUKES:
                  Klukas,Lobel,Kosjenc,Muhlo,Hrvat,
                  Tuga,Buga                         (about 626.- about 641.)
                  Radoslav                          (about 641.- after 688.)
                  ...
                  Viseslav                          (about 800.)
                  Borna                             (810.- 821.)
                  Vladislav                         (821.- 835.)
                  Mislav                            (835.- 845.)
 House of
   Trpimirovic:   Trpimir                           (845.- 864.)
                  Domagoj                           (864.- 876.)
                  Iljko                             (876.- 878.)
                  Zdeslav                           (878.- 879.)
                  Branimir                          (879.- 892.)
                  Mucimir                           (892.- 910.)



 CROATIAN KINGDOM (925.- 1918.)
 ------------------------------
 KINGS:
                  Tomislav                          (910.- 928.)
                     /duke 910.- 925./
                     /king 925.- 928./
                  Trpimir I                         (928.- 935.)
                  Kresimir I                        (935.- 945.)
                  Miroslav                          (945.- 949.)
                  Michael Kresimir II               (949.- 969.)
                  Stephen Drzislav                  (969.- 986.)
                  Trpimir II                        (986.- 995.)
                  Mucimir                           (995.- 1000.)
                  Kresimir III                      (1000.- 1030.)
                  Stephen I                         (1030.- 1058.)
                  Peter Kresimir IV                 (1058.- 1074.)
                  Demetrius Zvonimir                (1075.- 1088.)
                  Stephen II                        (1088.- 1090.)
                  Slavic                            (1090.- 1093.)
                  Peter                             (1093.- 1097.)
 House of
   Arpady:        Colomanus                         (1097.- 1116.)
                  Stephen III (II)                  (1116.- 1131.)
                  Bela I (II)                       (1131.- 1141.)
                  Geza I (II)                       (1141.- 1162.)
                  Stephen IV (III)                  (1162.)
                  Ladislas I (II)                   (1162.- 1163.)
                  Stephen V (IV)                    (1163.)
                  Stephen IV (III)                  (1163.- 1167.)

 House of
   Comnenus:      Manuel                            (1167.- 1180.)
 House of
   Arpady:        Bela II (III)                     (1180.- 1196.)
                  Emericus                          (1196.- 1204.)
                  Ladislas II (III)                 (1204.- 1205.)
                  Andrew I (II)                     (1205.- 1235.)
                  Bela III (IV)                     (1235.- 1270.)
                  Stephen VI (V)                    (1270.- 1272.)
                  Ladislas III (IV) of Cumania      (1272.- 1290.)
                  Andrew II (III) of Venice         (1290.- 1301.)
 House of
   Anjou:         Charles Robert                    (1301.- 1342.)
                  Louis I                           (1342.- 1382.)
                  Maria                             (1382.- 1385.)
                  Charles of Durazzo                (1385.- 1386.)
 House of
   Luxembourg:    Sigismund                         (1387.- 1437.)
 House of
   Habsburg:      Albert of Austria                 (1437.- 1439.)
 House of
   Anjou:         Elisabeth                         (1439.- 1440.)
 House of
   Jagiello:      Wladislaw I of Varna              (1440.- 1444.)
 House of
   Habsburg:      Ladislas Posthumous               (1444.- 1457.)
 House of
   Hunyadi:       Matthias Corvinus                 (1458.- 1490.)
 House of
   Jagiello:      Wladislaw II                      (1490.- 1516.)
                  Louis II                          (1516.- 1526.)
 House of
   Habsburg:      Ferdinand I                       (1527.- 1564.)
                  Maximilian I (II)                 (1564.- 1576.)
                  Rudolf I (II)                     (1576.- 1608.)
                  Matthias II (I)                   (1608.- 1619.)
                  Ferdinand II                      (1619.- 1637.)
                  Ferdinand III                     (1637.- 1657.)
                  Leopold I                         (1657.- 1705.)
                  Joseph I                          (1705.- 1711.)
                  Charles III (VI)                  (1711.- 1740.)
 House of
   Habsburg -
   Lothringen:    Maria Theresa                     (1740.- 1780.)
                  Joseph II                         (1780.- 1790.)
                  Leopold II                        (1790.- 1792.)
                  Francis I (II,I)                  (1792.- 1835.)
                  Ferdinand IV (I)                  (1835.- 1848.)
                  Francis Joseph I                  (1848.- 1916.)
                  Charles IV (I)                    (1916.- 1918.)



 OCCUPATION (1918.- 1939.)
 -------------------------
 LEADERS OF NATION IN THE STRUGGLE FOR THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION:
                  Stjepan Radic                     (1918.- 1928.)
                  Vladko Macek                      (1928.- 1939.)



 BANDOM OF CROATIA (1939.- 1941.)
 --------------------------------
 BAN:
                  Ivan Subasic                      (1939.- 1941.)



 INDEPENDENT STATE OF CROATIA (1941.- 1945.)
 ----------------------------------------
 CHIEF OF THE STATE:
                  Ante Pavelic                      (1941.- 1945.)



 FEDERAL STATE OF CROATIA (1945.- 1946.); PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CROATIA (1946.-
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - 1963.); SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF CROATIA (1963.- 1990.)
 ------------------------------------------------------
 PRESIDENTS OF PRESIDIUM OF PARLIAMENT:
                  Vladimir Nazor                    (1945.- 1949.)
                     /president of National anti-fascist council
                      of national liberation of Croatia    1945./
                     /president of Presidium of Parliament 1945.- 1949./

                  Karlo Mrazovic                    (1949.- 1952.)
                  Vicko Krstulovic                  (1952.- 1953.)

 PRESIDENTS OF PARLIAMENT:
                  Zlatan Sremec                     (1953.)
                  Vladimir Bakaric                  (1953.- 1963.)
                  Ivan Krajacic                     (1963.- 1967.)

 PRESIDENTS OF PRESIDENCY:
                  Jakov Blazevic                    (1967.- 1982.)
                     /president of Parliament 1967.- 1974./
                     /president of Presidency 1974.- 1982./
                  Marijan Cvetkovic                 (1982.- 1983.)
                  Milutin Baltic                    (1983.- 1984.)
                  Jaksa Petric                      (1984.- 1985.)
                  Pero Car                          (1985.)
                  Ema Derosi - Bjelajac             (1985.- 1986.)
                  Ante Markovic                     (1986.- 1988.)
                  Ivo Latin                         (1988.- 1990.)



 REPUBLIC OF CROATIA (from 1990.)
 -----------------------------
 PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC:
                  Franjo Tudjman                    (od 1990.)
                     /president of Presidency of SRC 1990./
                     /president of Republic     from 1990./


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 INDEPENDENT DUKES IN PANNONIAN    COUNTER-KINGS DURING THE STRUGGLES FOR THRONE
 CROATIA; SIRMIEN AND PANNONIA
 INFERIOR FROM SETTLING TILL THE
 UNION OF THE KINGDOM IN 925.       House of:

  Kuber             (oko 758.)      Arpady     Helene Lijepa      (1088.- 1091.)
  Vojmir            (oko 796.)                 Almo               (1091.- 1095.)
  Ljudevit of Posavlje (817.- 823.) Anjou      Charles Martell    (1292.- 1295.)
  Ratimir           (829.- 838.)               Ladislas of Naples (1386.- 1409.)
  Pribina           (849.- 860.)    Kotromanic Stephen Tvrtko     (1387.- 1391.)
  Kocelj            (861.- 872.)               Stephen Dabisa     (1391.- 1395.)
  Mucimir           (872.- 873.)    Habsburg   Ladislas Posthumous(1440.- 1444.)
  Braslav           (880.- 897.)    Zapolja    John               (1527.- 1540.)


                --------------------------------------------
                Author: Zoran Lukic  - 1994
                --------------------------------------------
                Literature:
                -----------
                V. Klaic: Povijest Hrvata, Zagreb,
                                                 1899.- 1911.
                L. Katic: Pregled povijesti Hrvata, Zagreb,
                                                        1938.
                Enciklopedija Leksikografskog zavoda, Zagreb,
                                                        1967.
                S. Gunjaca: Ispravci i dopune starijoj hrvat-
                         skoj historiji, Zagreb, 1973.- 1978.
                S. Slabek: Banovina Hrvatska, Kutina, 1985.
                Narodne novine, Zagreb, 1945.- 1990.
                --------------------------------------------
                              ZAGREB,CROATIA
                                   1994.

Significant Dates

Date Event
c. 600 Slavs begin to settle modern Croatia
924-925 Tomislav believed to have been crowned first King of Croatia
1091 Pacta Convent between Hungarian King Ladislaus and Croatian nobles
c. 1097 Venice seizes much of Dalmatia during Croatian civil strife
1102 Hungarian King Koloman crowned King of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia in Biograd na moru
1204 Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) independent of Byzantine Empire
1522 At invitation of Croatian nobility, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg establishes garrisons in Croatia to block Turkish invasion routes; subsequently, Serb refugees are recruited to support garrisons
1526 Hungarian army defeated by Turks under Sulejman I at Mohacs (28 August); King Louis II dies during Hungarian retreat
1527 Ferdinand of Habsburg elected King of Hungary and Croatia
1529 Unsuccessful Turkish siege of Vienna
1553 Ferdinand appoints general to command Croatian and Slavonian Borders, with authority over both civil and military affairs. Formal beginning of Military Border, independent of Zagreb
1797 France annexes Venice and Venetian Dalamatia
1808 France annexes Dubrovnik; end of the Republic of Ragusa
1815 Dalmatia and Dubrovnik taken by Habsburgs
1848-1849 Josip Jelacic named Ban (Viceroy) of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia; fights with Habsburgs against Hungarian Revolution
1867 Austria-Hungary created. Croatia falls under Hungarian crown; Dalmatia under Austrian crown
1871-1881 Final dissolution of the Military Border; Zagreb regains control over territory
1914 World War I begins
1918 Austria-Hungary dissolved; Croatian National Council votes for unconditional unification of Croatia (including Dalmatia) with Serbia and Montenegro (October)
1918 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes proclaimed in Belgrade (1 December)
1921 Vidovdan Constitution adopted (28 June)
1928 Stjepan Radic assassinated in Belgrade Parliament (20 June)
1929 King Alexander proclaims Kingdom of Yugoslavia; reorganizes country into Banovinas; Croatis disappears.
1939 Agreement between Yugoslav Prime Minister Cvetkovic and Vlatko Macek establishes Banovina of Croatia
1941 Axis invasion and destruction of Yugoslavia; Croatian Ustashe proclaimed Independent State of Croatia
1943 Anti-Fascist Council for National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) Proclamation at Jajce (29 November)
1945 Croatia becomes constituent republic of Federal Yugoslavia under Tito
1971 Tito removes government and party leadership of Croatia, ending the Croatian Spring or Mass Movement (December)
1980 Tito dies
1987-1988 Serbian leaders openly adopt nationalist politics late 1988 on. Press controls break down in Croatia; nationalism spreads; Communists weakened; multi-party elections called
1990 Two-round elections (April-May) - Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) gets majority in Parliament or Sabor; Franjo Tudjman elected president
1991 Croatia declares independence (25 June)
1991 UN imposes arms embargo on Croatia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia (25 September)
1992 Cease-fire with Yugoslav Army (2 January)
1992 European Community recognizes Croatia and Slovenia (15 January)
1992 United States recognizes Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (7 April)
1992 Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina admitted to United Nations General Assembly (22 May)
1993 Croatia backs Bosnian Croat split from Bosnian government
1995 Croatian lighting assault retakes Serb-occupied western Slavonia (June)
1995 Second lighting assault captures Knin and Krajina region (August)
1995 Agreement signed on return to Croatia of Serb-occupied eastern Slavonia (12 November)


From Center for Army Lessons Learned Home Page US Army



Title CROATIA, REPUBLIC OF -- 12/03/96
(The Central Intelligence Agency)

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments

12/03/96

CROATIA, REPUBLIC OF

President ........ Tudjman, Franjo
Prime Minister ........ Matesa, Zlatko
Dep. Prime Min. ........ Radic, Jure
Dep. Prime Min. (Economics) ........ Skegro, Borislav
Dep. Prime Min. (Humanitarian Affairs) ........ Kostovic, Ivica
Dep. Prime Min. (Refugee Issues) ........ Granic, Mate
Dep. Prime Min. (Social Affairs) ........ Mintas-Hodak, Ljerka
Min. of Administration ........ Mlakar, Davorin
Min. of Agriculture & Forestry ........ Jankovic, Matej
Min. of Culture ........ Biskupic, Bozo
Min. of Defense ........ Susak, Gojko
Min. of Development & Reconstruction ........ Radic, Jure
Min. of Economy ........ Stern, Davor
Min. of Education & Sport ........ Vokic, Ljilja
Min. of Finance ........ Prka, Bozo
Min. of Foreign Affairs ........ Granic, Mate
Min. of Health ........ Hebrang, Andrija
Min. of Immigration ........ Petrovic, Marijan
Min. of Internal Affairs ........ Jarnjak, Ivan
Min. of Justice ........ Separovic, Miroslav
Min. of Labor & Social Welfare ........ Skaro, Joso
Min. of Maritime Affairs, Transport, & Communications ........ Luzavec, Zeljko
Min. of Privatization & State Property Administration ........ Penic, Ivan
Min. of Science & Technology ........ Kostovic, Ivica
Min. of Tourism ........ Bulic, Niko
Min. of Urban Planning, Construction, & Housing ........ Dropulic-Matulavic, Marina
Min. Without Portfolio ........ Mocibob, Branko
Min. Without Portfolio ........ Njavro, Juraj
Governor, National Bank of Croatia ........ Skreb, Marko
Ambassador to the US ........ Zuzul, Miomir
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York ........ Sanader, Ivo

From Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Croatia 12/03/96 CIA



Other References:

Croatian History Page

List of Croatian Heads of the State and Bans (in Croatian)
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Zoran.Lukic@public.srce.hr



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