Croatia
 

1848 - 10 Sep 1852 Croatia, Dalmatia & Slavonia              10 Sep 1852 - 1867 Croatia             10 Sep 1852 - 1867 Slavonia         1867 - 29 Oct 1918 Croatia, Dalmatia & Slavonia                 8 Oct 1871 - 11 Oct 1871            Possible Rakovica Revolt Flag                        29 Oct 1918 - 1 Dec 1918;               28 Apr 1941 - 8 May 1945 Civil Flag                    26 Aug 1939 - 10 Apr 1941                 Bannate of Croatia in Yugoslavia       28 Apr 1941 - 8 May 1945 State Flag                        26 Jun 1990 - 21 Dec 1990                            Adopted 22 Dec 1990   Map of Croatia Hear National Anthem  "Lijepa nasa domovino" (Our Beautiful Homeland) Text of National Anthem unofficial from 1891; 1941-1945;  adopted 29 Feb 1972; re-adopted 22 Dec 1990 Constitution  (22 Dec 1990) Capital: Zagreb (Agram 1557-1918; Varazdin 1767-1776; Knin 925-10..; Nin 625-925) Currency: Kuna (HRK) National Holiday: 25 Jun (1991) Statehood Day Population: 4,493,312 (2007) GDP: $59.41 billion (2006) Exports: $11.7 billion (2006) Imports: $21.7 billion (2006)  Ethnic groups: Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, Bosniak 0.5%, Hungarian 0.4%, Italian 0.4%, Slovene 0.3%, Czech 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Albanian 0.1%, Montenegrin 0.1%, others 4.1% (2001) Total Armed Forces: 20,800 (2003) Merchant marine: 72 ships (2006) Religions: Christian 95.2% (of which Roman Catholic 88.5%, Eastern Orthodox 5.6%, Protestant 0.6%), Muslim 2.3%, others and non-religious 2.5% (2001)  International Organizations/Treaties: APM, BIS, BSEC (observer), BTWC, CE, CEFTA, CEI, CTBT, DC, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, NAM (observer), NPT, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, SECP, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC Croatia Index Chronology   626                        Principality of Croatia (Knezevina Hrvatska). 925                        Kingdom of Croatia (Kraljevina Hrvatska). 986 -  9 Jul 1409          Dalmatia in personal union with Croatia.  1102                       Personal union with Kingdom of Hungary. 1260                       A separate Kingdom of Slavonia is recognized,                               with a separate diet, but it is not recorded                               in the royal style of Croatia before 1777.  1 Jan 1527                Hungary (and Croatia) in personal union                               with Austria.  8 Oct 1809                Annexed by France. 25 Dec 1809                Province of Croatia organized as part of                              the Illyrian Provinces. 15 Apr 1811                Part of Croatia is annexed to Fiume to form                               the civil intendance of Croatia; the remainder                              becomes the military intendance of Croatia;                              both part of the Illyrian Provinces. Aug 1813                   Austrian occupation. 30 May 1814                Formally restored to Austria.  5 Jul 1822                Civil administration transferred to Hungary. 19 Apr 1848                Independence declared from Hungary, but not Austria 21 Dec 1867                Part of the "Hungarian half" of the                               Austro-Hungarian monarchy. 21 Dec 1867                Triune Kingdom of Croatia (Trojenda Kraljevina                              Hrvatska) an informal but semi-official style,                              is officially styled Kingdom of Dalmatia,                              Croatia and Slavonia (Kraljevina Dalmacija,                               Hrvatska i Slavonija). This style already occurs                              in a document dated 1712 (note the continuing                               purely formal priority of Dalmatia).  8 Oct 1871 - 11 Oct 1871  Rakovica revolt. 29 Oct 1918                Independence from Hungary, as State of Slovenes,                              Croats, and Serbs.  1 Dec 1918                Merged into Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes                              (see Serbia and Montenegro).  4 Jun 1920                Hungary formally renounces claim to Croatia and                              Slavonia by the Treaty of Trianon.  3 Oct 1929 - 26 Aug 1939  Partitioned into Sava the Banovina and Costal                               Banovina (Savska Banovina/Primorska Banovina).  26 Aug 1939                Autonomy (Banovina of Croatia). 10 Apr 1941 -  8 May 1945  Independent State of Croatia (under Italo-German                              control [German zone in the east, Italian zone                              in the west]). 18 May 1941 - 12 Sep 1943  Nominally a kingdom¹. 10 Sep 1943                Germany occupies former Italian controlled areas                               (Dalmatia, Zadar, and the western zone).  4 Dec 1943                Re-incorporation into Yugoslavia declared.  9 May 1944                Federal State of Croatia, reincorporation into                              Yugoslavia declared.  2 Dec 1945                Part of Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia                              (People's Socialist Republic of Croatia).  7 Jul 1963                Socialist Republic of Croatia within Yugoslavia 25 Jul 1990                Republic of Croatia 25 Jun 1991                Independence declared.  8 Jul 1991 -  8 Oct 1991  Independence suspended. 19 Dec 1991 -  7 Aug 1995  Serbian Krajna independent (not recognized). Counties Yugoslav Republic of Croatia (1945-1990) Slavonia (626-1458) Krajina (1990-1995) Srem-Baranja (Eastern Slavonia) (1991-1998)  Dalmatia (874-1944) Ragusa (Dubrovnik) (1023-1814) Zadar (Zara) (986-1944)   Fiume (1471-1943)  Map of Croatia and Slavonia 1914  Historical Maps of Croatia Croatian Catholic Church Croatian Orthodox Church (1942-1945)

Princes¹
626 - 635                  Hrvat 
                            (legenday founder)
635 - 660                  Klukas ?
660 - 680                  Porga (or Borko)
... - ...                  Radoslav
... - ...                  Kuber
740 - 785                  Budimir
785 - 802                  Viseslav                           (d. 810)
802 - 821                  Borna Viseslavic
Jan 821 - 835              Vladislav Klonimir
835 - 845                  Mislav
845 - 864                  Trpimir I
864 - 876                  Domagoj 
876 - 878                  Iljko Domagojevic 
                            (perhaps identical with Inoslav Domagojevic)
878 - May 879              Zdeslav Trpimirovic                (d. 879)
879 - 892                  Branimir Domagojevic
892 - 910                  Mutimir Trpimirovic
                           or Muncimir Trpimirovic
910 - 925                  Tomislav Mutimirovic               (b. 875 - d. 928) 
Kings¹
925 - 10/11 Mar 928        Tomislav I                         (s.a.)
11 Mar 928 - 935           Trpimir II
935 - 945                  Kresimir I "Stari" {"the Old"} 
945 - 949                  Miroslav
949 - 969                  Mihajlo Kresimir II 
969 - 997                  Stjepan Drzislav 
                           - jointly with -
969 -  8 Nov 975           Jelena -Queen                      (d. 975)
997 - 1000                 Svetoslav "Suronja" 
                           - together with -
997 - 1030                 Kresimir III
                           - and with -
997 - 1020                 Gojslav
1030 - 1058                Stjepan I
1058 - 1074                Kresimir IV "Veliki" {"the Great"}
1074 - 1075                Slavac
1075 - 1089                Dmitar Zvonimir
1089 - Dec 1090            Stjepan II                         (d. 1091)
Dec 1090 - 1091            Jelena "Lijepa" -Queen 
                             ("the Beautiful")
Jul 1091 - 1093            Almos                              (d. 1128)
                             (continuing in dissidence to 1095)
1093 - 1097                Petar 
1097 - 1102                Vacant
1102 - 29 Oct 1918         the kings of Hungary
1107 -  3 Feb 1116         István II -Co-King                 (b. 1101 - d. 1131)
Mar 1301 - 16 Jul 1342     Karlo I Robert                     (b. 1288 - d. 1342)
1390 - 15 Feb 1391         Stjepan Tvrtko Vladislavic
                             "Mirca" (in dissidence)
31 Mar 1387 - 1403         Sigismund (1st time)               (b. 1368 - d. 1437)
                             (re-instated in dissidence)
19 Jul 1403 - 1409         Ladislav "Napuljski"               (b. 1377 - d. 1414)
                             ("the Neapolitan")
1409 -  9 Dec 1437         Sigismund (2nd time) (re-instated) (s.a.)
 6 Jan 1527 -  5 Oct 1527  Ivan (János) (in dissidence)
Bans of Croatia and Dalmatia (style Ban Hrvatske i Dalmacije)
1102 - c.1105              Ugra
c.1105                     Sergije
c.1105 - 1116              ....
1116 - 1117                Klaudije
1117 - 1131                ....
1131 - c.1141              Aleksije
1142 - 1158                Bjelos (1st time)
                             (Belos Vukanovic of Serbia)
1158 - 11..                Arpa
1163                       Bjelos (2nd time) 
1164 - 1180                Ampudin
c.1180 - 1183              Mavro
1183 - 1185                Suban 
1185 - 1190                ....
1190 - 1193                Kálán
1193 - 1195                Dominik 
1195 - 1198                ....
1198 - 1199                Andrija 
1199 - 1200                Nikola 
                           + Branko (or Benedikt)
1200 - 1202                ....
1202 - 1203                Martin Hontpázmán 
1203 - 1205                Hipolit 
1205 - 1206                Merkurije
1206 - 1208                Stjepan Mihaljevic
1208 - 1209                Banko (1st time)
1209                       Tomo 
1209 - 1211                Bertold VII Andechs-Meranski       (b. 1282 - d. 1251) 
1211 - 1213                Mihalj 
1212 - 1213                Simon 
1213                       Martin (2nd time) 
1213 - 1214                Djula Sikloski 
1214 - 1215                Okic (or Ohuz) (1st time)
1215 - 1216                Ivan 
1216 - 1217                Poza 
1217                       Poncije de Cruce
1217 - 1218                Banko (2nd time) 
1218 - 1219                Djula Sikloski (2nd time)
1219 - 1220                Ernej 
1220 - 1222                Okic (2nd time)
1222 - 1224                ....
1224 - 1225                Salamon 
1225                       Aladar 
1225 - 1242                ....
1242 - 1245                Dionizije
1245 - 1248                Ladislav of Erdelj
1248 - 1260                Stjepan Gutkeled 
1261 - 1269                Roland
 1 Aug 1269 - 1270         Henrik Gising (1st time)
1270 - 1272                Joakim Pektar                      (d. 1277) 
1272 - 1273                Matej Cak 
1273 - 1274                Henrik Gising (2nd time) 
1274 - 1275                Dioniz Babonic 
1275 - 1276                Toma 
1275 - 1277                Ivan Gising (1st time)
1278                       Stjepan Haholt 
1278 - 1288                Nikola Pektar
1288 - 1290                Radoslav I Babonic
1290 - 1294                Henrik Gising (3rd time)
1294 - 1295                Stjepan III Babonic                (d. 1295) 
1295 - 1299                Ivan Gising (2nd time)
1299                       Stjepan IV Babonic (1st time)      (d. 1316)
1299 - 1301                ....
14 Jan 1301 - Mar 1301     Pavao Subic
1301 - 1309                Henrik Gising (4th time)
1310 - 1316                Stjepan IV Babonic (2nd time)      (s.a.)
1316 - 1323                Ivan Babonic                       (d. 1335) 
1323 - 1324                Nikola Omedejev
1324 - 1343                Mikac Mihaljevic Prodavic          (d. 1343) 
23 May 1343 - 1346         Nikola I Bánffy (1st time)         (d. 1356)
1346 - 1349                Nikola Sec (1st time) 
1350                       Pavao Ugal 
1351 - 1352                Stjepan Lackovic
1353 - 1356                Nikola I Bánffy (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1356 - 1361                Leustahije Ratot
1362 - 1366                Stjepan Kanizaj
1366 - 1368                Nikola Sec (2nd time)
1368 - 1380                Petar Cudar
1380 - 1383                Emeryk I Henrik Bebek
1383 - 1385                Ivan I Bánffy of Lendwa            (b. 1335 - d. 1388) 
1385 - 1387                Stjepan Banic of Lendwa            (b. 1335 - d. 1385) 
1387 - 1389                Ladislav of Lucenac
1389 - 1392                Detrik Bebek (1st time)
1392                       Ladislav Petrov 
1392 - 1393                Ivan Frankopan
1393 - 1395                ....
1395 - 1397                Detrik Bebek (2nd time)
1397 - 1401                Nikola Gorjanski 
1401 - Sep 1402            ....
Sep 1402 - Jan 1403        Emeryk II Mirko Bubek
Jan 1403 - 1406            Ladislav of Grdjevac
                           - jointly with the following two -
Jan 1403 - Apr 1404        Pavao Bissen
Apr 1404 - 1406            Pavao of Pecs 
1406                       Herman Celjski (1st time)
1406 - 1407                ....
1407                       Herman Celjski (2nd time) 
1407 - 1412                ....
1412 - 1415                Pavao Cupor of Moslavina 
1416 - 1418                David Lackovic 
1419 - 1421                Dionizije Marcali
1421 - 1423                ....
1423 - 1435                Herman Celjski II
1435 - 1444                Matko Talovac                      (d. 1445) 
1445 - 1454                Fridrih Celjski
1454 - 1456                Ulrih Celjski                      (d. 1456) 
1457                       Ivan Marcali
1457 - 1463                Ivan Vitovec                       (d. 1468)
                           + Nikola of Ilok                   (d. 1477)
1464                       Mirko Zapolja (1st time)
1464 - 1465                ....
1465                       Mirko Zapolja (2nd time)
1466 - 1470                Ivan Tuz of Lak 
1470 - 1472                Blaz Podmanicki
1472                       Damjan Horvat of Litva (1st time)
1472 - 1473                ....
1473                       Damjan Horvat of Litva (2nd time)
1473 - Mar 1476            Ivan Ernust
Mar 1476 - 1477            Andrija Bánffy 
1477 - 1481                Ladislav of Egervár
1482                       Blaz Podmanicki 
1483 - 1489                Matija Gereb
1489 - 1492                Ladislav od Egervara (2nd time)
1492                       Ivan Rot (1st time)
1492 - 1493                Emerik Derencin (1st time)         (d. 1493)
1493                       Ivan Rot (2nd time)
1493                       Emerik Derencin (2nd time)         (s.a.)
22 Nov 1493 -  1 Mar 1495  Ladislav Kanizaj
1495 - 28 Oct 1497         Ivanis Korvin                      (b. 1473 - d. 1504)
28 Oct 1497 - 1498         ....
1498                       Juraj Kanizaj
1498 -  5 Jan 1499         ....
 5 Jan 1499 - 12 Oct 1504  Ivanis Korvin (2nd time)           (s.a.)
12 Oct 1504 - 1507         Andrija Bot of Bajna (1st time)
                           - jointly with the following two -
12 Oct 1504 - Jan 1506     Franjo de Gyármáth Balassa         (d. 1526)
Jan 1506 - 1506            Marko Horvat Misljenovic (1st time)
1507                       Marko Horvat Misljenovic (2nd time)
1508 - 1510                Ivan Ernust
1510 - 13 Sep 1511         Andrija Bot of Bajna (2nd time)
25 Mar 1512 - 1513         Emeryk Mirko Pereny                (b. 1475 - d. 1520)
1513 - 20 May 1520         Petar Berislavic
Nov 1520 - Aug 1524        Ivan Karlovic (1st time)           (d. 1531)
1524                       Ivan Tahy (1st time)
1525                       Ivan Tahy (2nd time)
12 Mar 1525 - 30 Sep 1531  Franjo Batthyány                   (b. 1479 - d. 1566) 
                           - jointly with -
29 Sep 1526 - 26 Sep 1527  Krsto Frankapan Brinjski           (d. 1527) 
                           - jointly with -
Jul 1527 -  9 Aug 1531     Ivan Karlovic (2nd time)           (s.a.)
25 May 1533 -  1 Nov 1542  Petar Keglevic                     (d. 1542) 
                             (acting to 9 Dec 1537)
                           - jointly with -
 9 Dec 1537 - Dec 1539     Tomas-Tomo Nadazdi                 (b. 1498 - d. 1562)
24 Dec 1542 - 27 Dec 1556  Nikola Zrinski                     (b. 1508 - d. 1566) 
27 Dec 1556 - 26 Apr 1567  Petar Erdödy                       (d. 1567)
1567 -  2 Dec 1572         Franjo Frankopan Slunjski          (b. 1536 - d. 1572) 
                           - jointly with -
1567 - 1578                Juraj Draskovic                    (b. 1525 - d. 1587) 
                           - jointly with -
15 Oct 1574 - Jan 1578     Gaspar Alapic                      (d. 1584) 
Jan 1578 - 25 Sep 1583     Krsto Ungnad 
25 Sep 1583 - 15 May 1595  Toma Erdödy (1st time)             (b. 1558 - d. 1624) 
11 Jan 1595 - 10 Apr 1608  Ivan Draskovic I                   (b. 1550 - d. 1613)
                           - jointly with -
15 May 1595 - 30 Jun 1596  Gaspar Stankovacki 
                             (acting to 11 Jan 1596) 
1608 - 27 Nov 1614         Toma Erdödy (2nd time)             (s.a.)
16 Feb 1615 -  8 Nov 1616  Beko Turoc 
 5 Apr 1617 - 10 May 1622  Nikola Frankopan                   (b. 1506 - d. 1647) 
1622 - 18 Dec 1626         Juraj Zrinski                      (b. 1598 - d. 1626)
20 May 1627 -  3 Mar 1639  Sigismund Erdödy 
10 Jul 1640 - 22 Sep 1646  Ivan Draskovic II                  (b. 1603 - d. 1648) 
27 Dec 1647 - 18 Nov 1664  Nikola Zrinski, Jr.                (b. 1620 - d. 1664)
1665 - 29 Mar 1670         Petar Zrinski                      (b. 1621 - d. 1671) 
 3 Apr 1670 -  7 Jun 1693  Nikola Erdödy 
                            (acting to 10 Apr 1680) 
                           - jointly with -
 3 Apr 1670 - 1674         Martin Borkovic 
26 Aug 1693 -  7 Sep 1703  Adam Batthyány                     (b. 1662 - d. 1703)
24 Jan 1704 - 17 Feb 1732  Ivan Pállfy                        (b. 1664 - d. 1751)
17 Feb 1732 -  4 Jan 1733  Ivan Draskovic III                 (d. 1733)
13 Aug 1733 - 25 Jun 1741  Josip Eszterházy                   (b. 1682 - d. 1748)
1741 - 1742                György Branyng
16 Mar 1743 -  6 Jul 1756  Karlo Batthyány                    (b. 1698 - d. 1772)
1756 - 1783                Franjo Leopold Nadásdy             (b. 1708 - d. 1783)
1783 - 1785                Franjo Eszterházy                  (b. 1715 - d. 1785)
                           + Franjo Széchenyi                 (b. 1754 - d. 1820)
1785 - 1790                Franjo de Gyármáth Balassa         (b. 1736 - d. 1807)
1790 - 30 Mar 1806         Ivan Erdödy                        (b. 1760 - d. 1806)
1806 - 1831                Ignjat Gyulay Maros-Nemeth         (b. 1763 - d. 1831)
10 Feb 1832 - 16 May 1840  Franjo Vlasic                      (b. 1766 - d. 1840)
1840 - 16 Jun 1842         Juraj Haulik de Varalaj (1st time) (b. 1788 - d. 1869)
                             (acting)
16 Jun 1842 - 1845         Franjo Haller                      (b. 1796 - d. 1875)
1845 - 23 Mar 1848         Juraj Haulik de Varalaj (2nd time) (s.a.)
                             (acting)
23 Mar 1848 - 19 May 1859  Josip Jelacic                      (b. 1801 - d. 1859)
28 Jul 1859 - 19 Jun 1860  Ivan Coronini                      (b. 1794 - d. 1880)
                             Johann Baptist Alexius Graf Coronini-Cronberg)
19 Jun 1860 - 27 Jun 1867  Josip Sokcevic                     (b. 1811 - d. 1896)
27 Jun 1867 - 26 Jan 1871  Levin Rauch                        (b. 1819 - d. 1890)
                             (acting to 8 Dec 1868)
26 Jan 1871 - 12 Feb 1872  Koloman Bedekovic                  (b. 1818 - d. 1889)
 8 Oct 1871 - 11 Oct 1871  Eugen Kvaternik                    (b. 1825 - d. 1871)
                             (in rebellion, at Rakovica)
17 Feb 1872 - 20 Sep 1873  Antun Vakanovic (acting)           (b. 1808 - d. 1894)
20 Sep 1873 - 21 Feb 1880  Ivan Mazuranic                     (b. 1814 - d. 1890)
21 Feb 1880 -  4 Sep 1883  Ladislav Pejacevic                 (b. 1824 - d. 1901)
 4 Sep 1883 -  1 Dec 1883  Hermann Ramberg (acting)           (b. 1820 - d. 1899)
 4 Dec 1883 - 27 Jun 1903  Karoly Khuen-Héderváry             (b. 1849 - d. 1918)
 1 Jul 1903 - 26 Jun 1907  Teodor Pejacevic                   (b. 1855 - d. 1928)
26 Jun 1907 -  8 Jan 1908  Aleksandar Rakodczaj               (b. 1848 - d. 1924)
 8 Jan 1908 -  5 Feb 1910  Pavao Rauch                        (b. 1865 - d. 1933)
 5 Feb 1910 - 19 Jan 1912  Nikola Tomasic                     (b. 1864 - d. 1918)
19 Jan 1912 - 21 Jul 1913  Slavko Cuvaj                       (b. 1851 - d. 1931)
                             (acting from 5 Apr 1912)
21 Jul 1913 - 29 Jun 1917  Ivan Skerlecz                      (b. 1873 - d. 1951)
                             (acting to 27 Nov 1913)
29 Jun 1917 - 20 Jan 1919  Antun Mihalovic                    (b. 1868 - d. 1949)
Bans of Croatia 
20 Jan 1919 - 24 Nov 1919  Ivan Palecek
24 Nov 1919 - 22 Feb 1920  Tomislav Tomljenovic (1st time)
22 Feb 1920 - 11 Dec 1920  Matko Laginja                      (b. 1852 - d. 1930)
23 Dec 1920 -  2 Mar 1921  Teodor Bosnjak (acting)
 2 Mar 1921 -  3 Jul 1921  Tomislav Tomljenovic (2nd time)
Provincial Commissioners for Croatia and Slavonia
 3 Jul 1921 - 23 Dec 1922  Juraj Demetrovic                   (b. 1885 - d. 1945)
23 Dec 1922 -  1 Mar 1924  Ernest Cimic                       (b. 1876 - d. 19..)
Bans of Primorje
 9 Oct 1929 - Jun 1932     Ivo Tartaglia                      (b. 1880 - d. 1949)
1932 - 1935                Josip Jablanovic                   (b. 1876 - d. 1976)
1935 - 26 Aug 1939         Mirko Buic
Bans of Sava
 9 Oct 1929 - c.1930       Josip Silovic                      (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
1931 - 1935                Ivo N. Perovic                     (b. 1881 - d. 1958)
1935 - 1936                Marko Kostrencic                   (b. 1884 - d. 1976)
25 Apr 1936 - Aug 1938     Viktor Ruzic                       (b. 1893 - d. 1976)
Aug 1938 - 26 Aug 1939     ....
Ban of Croatia
26 Aug 1939 - 10 Apr 1941  Ivan Subasic                       (b. 1892 - d. 1955)
Chairman of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs
29 Oct 1918 -  1 Dec 1918  Antun Korosec                      (b. 1872 - d. 1940)
Leader (Poglavnik)¹
10 Apr 1941 -  8 May 1945  Ante Pavelic                       (b. 1889 - d. 1959)  U
                             (Head of State to 15 Apr 1941,
                             fled Zagreb 6 May 1945)
10 Apr 1941 - 15 Apr 1941  Slavko Kvaternik                   (b. 1878 - d. 1947)  U
                             (acting for absent Pavelic)
King¹
18 May 1941 - 31 Jul 1943  Tomislav II²                       (b. 1900 - d. 1948)
Presidents
25 Jul 1990 - 10 Dec 1999  Franjo Tudjman                     (b. 1922 - d. 1999)  HDZ 
26 Nov 1999 -  2 Feb 2000  Vlatko Pavletic                    (b. 1930 - d. 2007)  HDZ
                             (acting [for Tudjman to 10 Dec 1999])
 2 Feb 2000 - 18 Feb 2000  Zlatko Tomcic (acting)             (b. 1945)            HSS
18 Feb 2000 -              Stjepan "Stipe" Mesic              (b. 1934)            Non-party

Prime ministers
10 Apr 1941 - 16 Apr 1941  Mile Budak (interim)               (b. 1889 - d. 1945)  U
                             (President of the Croatian State Leadership)
16 Apr 1941 -  2 Sep 1943  Ante Pavelic                       (s.a.)               U
 2 Sep 1943 -  6 May 1945  Nikola Mandic                      (b. 1869 - d. 1945)  U
25 Jul 1990 - 24 Aug 1990  Stjepan "Stipe" Mesic              (s.a.)               HDZ
24 Aug 1990 - 17 Jul 1991  Josip Manolic                      (b. 1920)            HDZ
17 Jul 1991 - 12 Aug 1992  Franjo Greguric                    (b. 1939)            HDZ
12 Aug 1992 -  3 Apr 1993  Hrvoje Sarinic                     (b. 1935)            HDZ
 3 Apr 1993 -  7 Nov 1995  Nikica Valentic                    (b. 1951)            HDZ
 7 Nov 1995 - 27 Jan 2000  Zlatko Matesa                      (b. 1949)            HDZ
27 Jan 2000 - 23 Dec 2003  Ivica Racan                        (b. 1944 - d. 2007)  SDP
23 Dec 2003 -              Ivo Sanader                        (b. 1953)            HDZ

Italian Military Commanders of Western Zone
Apr 1941 - 1942            Vittorio Ambrosio                  (b. 1879 - d. 1958)
Feb 1942 - 1943            Mario Roatta                       (b. 1886 - d. 1968)
Feb 1943 - Sep 1943        Mario Robotti                      (b. 1882 - d. 1955)
German Military Commanders (to Sep 1943) of Eastern Zone 
 6 Apr 1941 -  1 May 1941  Maximilian Maria Joseph            (b. 1881 - d. 1954)
                             Freiherr von und zu Weichs 
                             (1st time)
 1 May 1941 - 25 Sep 1944  Edmund Glaise von Horstenau        (b. 1882 - d. 1946)
1944 - Mar 1945            Maximilian Maria Joseph            (s.a.)
                             Freiherr von und zu Weichs
                             (2nd time)
Mar 1945 -  8 May 1945     Alexander Löhr                     (b. 1885 - d. 1947)
German Civil official in Croatia
20 Apr 1941 - 1945         Siegfried Kasche                   (b. 1903 - d. 1947) 

 ¹Full style of rulers:
(a) 626 - 925: Knez Hrvata (Prince of the Croatians) or Knez Hrvatske
(Prince of Croatia);
(b) 925 - 29 Oct 1918: Kralj/Kraljica Hrvatske (King/Queen of Croatia);
(d) 10 Apr 1941 - 6 May 1945: Poglavnik Nezavisne Drzave Hrvatske
(Leader of the Independent State of Croatia).
(c) 18 May 1941 - 31 Jul 1943: Kralj Hrvatske (King of Croatia);

  ²Aimone di Savoia, duca di Spoleto, (from 3 Mar 1942, duca d'Aosta) (s.a.) was proclaimed 
18 May 1941, under the style Tomislav II, abdicated 31 Jul 1943 and formally renounced title 12 Oct 1943, he was never formally installed as king. 

Territorial Disputes: Dispute remains with Bosnia and Herzegovina over several small disputed sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinders ratification of the 1999 border agreement; the Croatia-Slovenia land and maritime boundary agreement, which would have ceded most of Pirin Bay and maritime access to Slovenia and several villages to Croatia, remains un-ratified and in dispute; Slovenia also protests Croatia's 2003 claim to an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic; as a European Union peripheral state, neighboring Slovenia must conform to the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia.

Party abbreviations: HDZ = Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica (Croatian Democratic Union national-conservative); HNS = Hrvatska Narodna Stranka (Croatian People's Party, centrist); HSLS = Hrvatska Socialna Liberalna Stranka (Croatian Social Liberal Party, liberal); 
HSP = Hrvatska Stranka Prava (Croatian Right's Party, xenophobic, founded 1861; banned 
6 Jan 1929, re-established 25 Feb 1990); HSS = Hrvatska Seljacka Stranka (Croatian Peasant Party, agrarian, founded 22 Dec 1904, banned 6 Jan 1929, existed in exile 1941-1989; 15 Dec 1989 re-established in Croatia); SDP = Socialdemokratska Partija Hrvatske (Social Democratic Party of Croatia, socialist, SDP was called to 1991 Party of Democratic Changes, which was est. 3 Nov 1990 by SKH);
- Former parties: SKH = Savez Komunista Hrvatske (League of Croatian Communists, communist to 1990 then becomes SDP); U = Ustase (Ustasha fascist, Croat nationalist -only legal party 1941-45)

626                        Slavonia independent.
896                        Union with Croatia.
1260                       A separate Kingdom of Slavonia (Kraljevina                              Slavonija) is recognized, with a separate Sabor 
                            (Diet), but it is not recorded in the royal style                                              of Croatia before 1777.
1524 - 14 Jul 1700         Incorporated into the Ottoman Empire.
14 Jul 1700 - 29 Oct 1918  Union with Croatia; royal style Kralj Slavonije
                             part of the Croatian royal style from 1777.

Grand Zupans (style Veliki Zupan) 
626 - 635                  Kosences
c.795                      Vojnomir
810 - 823                  Ljudevit
823 - 838                  Ratimir
880 - 896                  Braslav
Bans (style Ban citave Slavonije [Ban of All Slavonia])
 9 Dec 1437 - 18 Dec 1437  Matko Talovac                      (d. 1445)
23 Nov 1457 - 24 Jan 1458  Ivan Vitovec od Grebengrada
                           + Nikola Ilocki 

28 Feb 1991 -  5 Aug 1995                ( to 15 Jan 1998 in Eastern Slavonia)

5 Aug 1995 - 15 Jan 1998  Eastern Slavonia variant

Map of Krajina	Hear National Anthem "The Krajina for all Serbs, all Serbs for the Krajina"	Text of National Anthem (tune of "Bolero" by Ravel)	Constitution (19 Dec 1991)
Capital: Knin	Currency: Krajina Dinar (HRKG)	National Holiday: 19 Dec (1991) Independence Day	Population: 433,595 (1993) 286,716 (1991)
GDP: $N/A	Exports: $N/A Imports: $N/A	Ethnic groups: Serb 91%, Croat 7%, others 2% (1993) (Serb 67.54%, Croat 27.42%, Muslim 0.67% [1991])
Total Armed Forces: 55,000 (1994)		Religions: Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, others
International Organizations/Treaties: None

 

25 Jul 1990                Declaration on Autonomy and the Position of Serbs in Croatia,

                             and on the Sovereignty and Autonomy of the Serbian Nation 

                             established by the Serbian National Council (SNC).

30 Sep 1990                SNC declared "the autonomy of the Serbian people on ethnic and

                             historic territories which are within the current boundaries of

                             the Republic of Croatia as a federal unit of the Socialist 

                             Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."

21 Dec 1990                Croatian Serbs in Knin announced the creation of a "Serbian 

                             Autonomous District" (SAO) of Krajina.

28 Feb 1991                Secession from Croatia declared, but still within Yugoslavia.

 1 Apr 1991                Incorporation into Yugoslav Republic of Serbia declared (approved 

                             by referendum on 12 May 1991).

19 Dec 1991                Independence declared (Republic of Serbian Krajina)

                             [Republika Srpska Krajina] (recognized only by Serbia).

26 Feb 1992                SAO Western Slavonia and SAO Slavonia, Branaja, and 

                             Western Srem [Eastern Slavonia] join Krajina.

Jun 1995                   Krajina parliament adopts a decision for union with the Bosnian

                             Serbs (Republika Srpska); but is opposed in Western Srem.

 7 Aug 1995                Retaken by Croatia; an independent government remains in

                             the eastern part (Srem-Baranja District) until 1997.

15 Jan 1998                Re-integration of Srem-Baranja into Croatia.

President of Serbian National Council of Krajina
31 Jul 1990 - 19 Dec 1991  Milan Babic                        (b. 1956 - d. 2006)  SDS 
Presidents
19 Dec 1991 - 16 Feb 1992  Milan Babic                        (s.a.)               SDS-K
16 Feb 1992 - 26 Feb 1992  Mile Paspalj (acting)              (b. 1953)            SDS
26 Feb 1992 - 26 Jan 1994  Goran Hadzic                       (b. 1958)            SDS-S
26 Jan 1994 -  7 Aug 1995  Milan Martic                       (b. 1954)            SDS-K

Prime ministers (to 29 May 1991, chairman of executive council)
30 Apr 1991 - 19 Dec 1991  Milan Babic (1st time)             (s.a.)               SDS-K
19 Dec 1991 - 16 Feb 1992  Dusan Vjestica                                          SDS
16 Feb 1992 - 26 Feb 1992  Risto Matkovic (acting)                                 SDS
26 Feb 1992 - 21 Apr 1993  Zdravko Zecevic                                         SDS?
21 Apr 1993 - 27 Mar 1994  Djordje Bjegovic                   (b. 1941)            SPS
27 Mar 1994 - 27 Jul 1995  Borislav Mikelic                   (b. 1939)            SDS-K
27 Jul 1995 -  7 Aug 1995  Milan Babic (2nd time)             (s.a.)               SDS-K

Krajina in Exile

President 
26 Feb 2005 -              Rajko Lezajic (in Belgrade exile)

Prime minister
26 Feb 2005 -              Milorad Buha (in Belgrade exile)   (b. 1957)            SRS

 

Capital: Vukovar

Population: 160,000 (1995 est.)