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{{Infobox politician|name=Franjo Tuđman|image_size=200|birth_date=14 May 1922|birth_place=Veliko Trgovišće, [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]|death_date=10 December 1999|death_place=Zagreb, [[Croatia]]|nationality=Croat|political_orientation=[[Neo-Nazism]]|political_party=[[Croatian Democratic Union]]|image=Franjo Tudjman.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Franjo Tuđman|image_size=200|birth_date=14 May 1922|birth_place=Veliko Trgovišće, [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]|death_date=10 December 1999|death_place=Zagreb, [[Croatia]]|nationality=Croat|political_orientation=[[Neo-Nazism]]|political_party=[[Croatian Democratic Union]]|image=Franjo Tudjman.png}} | ||
'''Franjo Tuđman''' (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a [[Fascism|fascist]] Croatian politician who ruled Croatia in the 1990s after its secession from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|Yugoslavia]]. His 1989 book ''Wastelands of Historical Truth'' openly supported [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and said only 900,000 [[Judaism|Jews]] died in the [[Holocaust]]. He believed [[genocide]] was natural and useful for preserve [[Monarchism|monarchies]] or spread religions.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=[[Michael Parenti]]|year=2000|title=To Kill a Nation|chapter=Croatia: New Republic, Old Reactionaries|page= | '''Franjo Tuđman''' (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a [[Fascism|fascist]] Croatian politician who ruled Croatia in the 1990s after its secession from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|Yugoslavia]]. His 1989 book ''Wastelands of Historical Truth'' openly supported [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and said only 900,000 [[Judaism|Jews]] died in the [[Holocaust]]. He believed [[genocide]] was natural and useful for preserve [[Monarchism|monarchies]] or spread religions.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=[[Michael Parenti]]|year=2000|title=To Kill a Nation|chapter=Croatia: New Republic, Old Reactionaries|page=|pdf=https://leftychan.net/edu/src/1614706295182-3.pdf|publisher=Verso}}</ref><sup>:41–42</sup> | ||
== Appointment of Ustaše == | |||
Tuđman appointed several [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi]] collaborators to government positions. He made [[Vinko Nikolić]] an MP and [[Mate Sarlija]] a general. He planned to make [[Ivo Rojnica]], the former Ustaša commander of Dubrovnik, an ambassador to [[Argentine Republic|Argentina]] but withdrew the appointment due to international backlash.<ref name=":0" /><sup>:45</sup> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:45, 6 June 2023
Franjo Tuđman | |
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| Born | 14 May 1922 Veliko Trgovišće, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 10 December 1999 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Political orientation | Neo-Nazism |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
Franjo Tuđman (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a fascist Croatian politician who ruled Croatia in the 1990s after its secession from Yugoslavia. His 1989 book Wastelands of Historical Truth openly supported Hitler and said only 900,000 Jews died in the Holocaust. He believed genocide was natural and useful for preserve monarchies or spread religions.[1]:41–42
Appointment of Ustaše[edit | edit source]
Tuđman appointed several Nazi collaborators to government positions. He made Vinko Nikolić an MP and Mate Sarlija a general. He planned to make Ivo Rojnica, the former Ustaša commander of Dubrovnik, an ambassador to Argentina but withdrew the appointment due to international backlash.[1]:45
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Parenti (2000). To Kill a Nation: 'Croatia: New Republic, Old Reactionaries'. [PDF] Verso.