Franjo Tudjman
Tudjman was born on May 14, 1922 in Veliko Trgovisce. He was a Croat politician who led the country to independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and who was president until his death on December 10th, 1999 in Zagreb, Croatia. He originally had taken up a military career in the Yugoslav army and in 1960 he became one of the youngest generals. The next year he became the director of the Institute for the History of the Workers’ Movement. He received a doctorate in history from the University of Zagreb’s faculty of arts in Zadar in 1965.
Tudjman was critical of the government, his criticism leading to his expulsion from the Communist Party in 1967, dismissal from his job, and two prison terms.
He signed the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement on Bosnia, and was able to isolate Croatia as an independent country.
Tudjman was critical of the government, his criticism leading to his expulsion from the Communist Party in 1967, dismissal from his job, and two prison terms.
He signed the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement on Bosnia, and was able to isolate Croatia as an independent country.