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Croatia historical timeline

Croatia

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
925	Kingdom of Croatia	Leaders
1102	personal union with Hungary	Leaders
21 Dec 1867	part of the Hungarian half of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Leaders
29 Oct 1918	independence (State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs)	Leaders
1 Dec 1918	merged into Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes	Leaders
26 Aug 1939	autonomy (Banovina of Croatia)	Leaders
10 Apr 1941 - 6 May 1945	Independent State of Croatia (under Italo-German control)¹	Leaders
4 Dec 1943	reincorporation into Yugoslavia	Leaders
1945	People's Republic of Croatia	Leaders
7 Jul 1963	Socialist Republic of Croatia	Leaders
Aug 1990	Republic of Croatia	Leaders
25 Jun 1991	independence declared	Leaders
8 Jul 1991 - 8 Oct 1991	independence suspended	Leaders
(from 1952, League of Commu	nists)	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
1945 - 1947	Djuro Spoljaric	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
1948 - 1969	Vladimir Bakaric	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
1969 - 1971	Savka Dabcevic-Kucar (f)	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
14 Dec 1971 - May 1982	Milka Planinc (f)	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
May 1982 - 1 Jul 1983	Jure Bilic	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
1 Jul 1983 - 15 May 1984	Josip Vrhovec	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
15 May 1984 - May 1986	Mika Spiljak	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
May 1986 - Dec 1989	Stanko Stojcevic	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
13 Dec 1989 - 1990	Ivica Racan	Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
26 Aug 1693 - 7 Sep 1703	Adam Batthyány	Bans (viceroys)
24 Jan 1704 - 17 Feb 1732	Ivan Pállfy	Bans (viceroys)
17 Feb 1732 - 4 Jan 1733	Ivan Draskovic V	Bans (viceroys)
13 Aug 1733 - 25 Jun 1741	Josip Eszterházy	Bans (viceroys)
1741 - 1742	György Branyng	Bans (viceroys)
16 Mar 1743 - 6 Jul 1756	Karlo Batthyány	Bans (viceroys)
1756 - 1783	Franjo Leopold Nádasdy	Bans (viceroys)
1783 - 1785	Franjo Esterházy + Franjo Széchenyi (b. 1754 - d. 1820)	Bans (viceroys)
1785 - 1790	Franjo de Gyarmath Balassa	Bans (viceroys)
1790 - 30 Mar 1806	Ivan Erdödy	Bans (viceroys)
1806 - 1831	Ignjat Gyulay Maros-Nemeth	Bans (viceroys)
10 Feb 1832 - 16 May 1840	Franjo Vlasic	Bans (viceroys)
1840 - 16 Jun 1842	Juraj Haulik de Varalaj (1st time)	Bans (viceroys)
16 Jun 1842 - 1845	Franjo Haller	Bans (viceroys)
1845 - 23 Mar 1848	Juraj Haulik de Varalaj (2nd time)	Bans (viceroys)
23 Mar 1848 - 19 May 1859	Josip Jelacic	Bans (viceroys)
28 Jul 1859 - 19 Jun 1860	Ivan Coronini	Bans (viceroys)
19 Jun 1860 - 27 Jun 1867	Josip Sokcevic	Bans (viceroys)
27 Jun 1867 - 26 Jan 1871	Levin Rauch	Bans (viceroys)
26 Jan 1871 - 12 Feb 1872	Koloman Bedekovic	Bans (viceroys)
8 Oct 1871 - 11 Oct 1871	Eugen Kvaternik	Bans (viceroys)
17 Feb 1872 - 20 Sep 1873	Antun Vakanovic (acting)	Bans (viceroys)
20 Sep 1873 - 21 Feb 1880	Ivan Mazuranic	Bans (viceroys)
21 Feb 1880 - 4 Sep 1883	Ladislav Pejacevic	Bans (viceroys)
4 Sep 1883 - 1 Dec 1883	Hermann Ramberg (acting)	Bans (viceroys)
4 Dec 1883 - 27 Jun 1903	Károly Khuen-Héderváry	Bans (viceroys)
1 Jul 1903 - 26 Jun 1907	Teodor Pejacevic	Bans (viceroys)
26 Jun 1907 - 8 Jan 1908	Aleksandar Rakodczaj	Bans (viceroys)
8 Jan 1908 - 5 Feb 1910	Pavao Rauch	Bans (viceroys)
5 Feb 1910 - 19 Jan 1912	Nikola Tomasic	Bans (viceroys)
19 Jan 1912 - 21 Jul 1913	Slavko Cuvaj	Bans (viceroys)
21 Jul 1913 - 29 Jun 1917	Ivan Skerlecz	Bans (viceroys)
29 Jun 1917 - 20 Jan 1919	Antun Mihalovic	Bans (viceroys)
20 Jan 1919 - 24 Nov 1919	Ivan Palecek	Bans (viceroys)
24 Nov 1919 - 22 Feb 1920	Tomislav Tomljenovic (1st time)	Bans (viceroys)
22 Feb 1920 - 11 Dec 1920	Matko Laginja	Bans (viceroys)
23 Dec 1920 - 2 Mar 1921	Teodor Bosnjak (acting)	Bans (viceroys)
2 Mar 1921 - 3 Jul 1921	Tomislav Tomljenovic (2nd time)	Bans (viceroys)
3 Jul 1921 - 23 Dec 1922	Juraj Demetrovic	Provincial Commissioners
23 Dec 1922 - 1 Mar 1924	Ernest Cimic	Provincial Commissioners
26 Aug 1939 - 10 Apr 1941	Ivan Subasic	Ban
29 Oct 1918 - 1 Dec 1918	Anton Korosec	Ban
12 Apr 1941 - 6 May 1945	Ante Pavelic	Leader (poglavnik)
(until 25 Aug 1945, chairma	n of the Anti-Fascist Council of People's Liberation)	Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
13 Jun 1943 - 1949	Vladimir Nazor	Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
15 Oct 1949 - 1952	Karlo-Gaspar Mrazovic	Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
1952 - Feb 1953	Vicko Krstulovic	Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
Feb 1953 - Dec 1953	Zlatan Sremec	Presidents of the Assembly
Dec 1953 - 1963	Vladimir Bakaric	Presidents of the Assembly
1963 - 1967	Ivan Krajacic	Presidents of the Assembly
1967 - 8 May 1974	Jakov Blazevic	Presidents of the Assembly
8 May 1974 - 1982	Jakov Blazevic	Presidents of the Presidency
1982 - May 1983	Marijan Cvetkovic	Presidents of the Presidency
May 1983 - 10 May 1984	Milutin Baltic	Presidents of the Presidency
10 May 1984 - 10 May 1985	Jaksa Petric	Presidents of the Presidency
10 May 1985 - 20 Nov 1985	Pero Car	Presidents of the Presidency
20 Nov 1985 - 10 May 1986	Ema Derosi-Bjelajac (f)	Presidents of the Presidency
10 May 1986 - May 1988	Ante Markovic	Presidents of the Presidency
May 1988 - 30 May 1990	Ivo Latin	Presidents of the Presidency
30 May 1990 - 10 Dec 1999	Franjo Tudjman	Presidents
26 Nov 1999 - 2 Feb 2000	Vlatko Pavletic	Presidents
2 Feb 2000 - 18 Feb 2000	Zlatko Tomcic (acting)	Presidents
18 Feb 2000 -	Stipe Mesic	Presidents
17 Apr 1941 - 2 Sep 1943	Ante Pavelic	Prime ministers
2 Sep 1943 - 6 May 1945	Nikola Mandic	Prime ministers
14 Apr 1945 - 6 Feb 1953	Vladimir Bakaric	Prime ministers
6 Feb 1953 - Dec 1953	Vladimir Bakaric	Chairmen of the Executive Council
Dec 1953 - 1962	Jakov Blazevic	Chairmen of the Executive Council
1962 - 1963	Zvonko Brkic	Chairmen of the Executive Council
1963 - 1967	Mika Spiljak	Chairmen of the Executive Council
1967 - 1969	Savka Dabcevic-Kucar (f)	Chairmen of the Executive Council
1969 - Dec 1971	Dragutin Haramija	Chairmen of the Executive Council
Dec 1971 - Apr 1974	Ivo Perisin	Chairmen of the Executive Council
Apr 1974 - 9 May 1978	Jakov Sirotkovic	Chairmen of the Executive Council
9 May 1978 - Jul 1980	Petar Flekovic	Chairmen of the Executive Council
Jul 1980 - May 1986	Ante Markovic	Chairmen of the Executive Council
10 May 1986 - 30 May 1990	Antun Milovic	Chairmen of the Executive Council
30 May 1990 - 24 Aug 1990	Stipe Mesic	Prime ministers
24 Aug 1990 - 3 Aug 1991	Josip Manolic	Prime ministers
3 Aug 1991 - 8 Sep 1992	Franjo Greguric	Prime ministers
8 Sep 1992 - 29 Mar 1993	Hrvoje Sarinic	Prime ministers
29 Mar 1993 - 4 Nov 1995	Nikica Valentic	Prime ministers
4 Nov 1995 - 27 Jan 2000	Zlatko Matesa	Prime ministers
27 Jan 2000 - 23 Dec 2003	Ivica Racan	Prime ministers
23 Dec 2003 -	Ivo Sanader	Prime ministers

Fiume

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
21 Dec 1867	"Corpus separatum" of the Hungarian Crown	Leaders
28 Oct 1918	status indeterminate, under the Principal Allied and Associated Powers	Leaders
8 Sep 1920	Reggenza Italiana del Carnaro	Leaders
31 Dec 1920	Independent State of Fiume	Leaders
16 Mar 1924	incorporated into Italy	Leaders
10 Feb 1947	incorporated into Yugoslavia/Croatia	Leaders
6 Apr 1867 - 29 Jul 1870	Ede Cseh de Szentkatolna	Governors
29 Jul 1870 - 5 Dec 1872	József gróf Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeö (b. 1841 - d. 1924)	Governors
26 Feb 1873 - 1 Nov 1883	Géza gróf Szapáry de Szapár	Governors
1 Nov 1883 - 6 Mar 1892	Ágost gróf Zichy	Governors
6 Mar 1892 - 2 Oct 1896	Lajos gróf Batthyány de Nemetujvár	Governors
2 Oct 1896 - 14 Jul 1897	Rezsö báró Abele de Lilienberg	Governors
14 Jul 1897 - 23 Nov 1897	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan (1st time)	Governors
23 Nov 1897 - 2 Aug 1903	László gróf Szapáry de Szapár	Governors
2 Aug 1903 - 10 Dec 1903	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan (2nd time)	Governors
10 Dec 1903 - 17 Feb 1905	Ervin báró Roszner	Governors
17 Feb 1905 - 17 Oct 1905	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan (3rd time)	Governors
17 Oct 1905 - 26 Dec 1905	Pál gróf Szapáry de Szapár	Governors
26 Dec 1905 - 24 May 1906	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan (4th time)	Governors
4 Apr 1906 - 29 Apr 1906	György gróf Károlyi de Nagykároly	Governors
24 May 1906 - 7 Dec 1909	Sándor gróf Nákó de Nagyszentmiklós (b. 1871 - d. 1923)	Governors
7 Dec 1909 - 31 Jul 1917	István gróf Wickenburg de Capelló	Governors
31 Jul 1917 - 29 Oct 1918	Zoltán Jekelfalussy de Jekel- és Margitfalva (b. 1862 - d. 1945)	Governors
28 Oct 1918 - 8 Sep 1920	Antonio Grossich	President of the Italian National Council of Fiume
14 Sep 1919 - 8 Sep 1920	Gabriele D'Annunzio (Commander)	President of the Italian National Council of Fiume
8 Sep 1920 - 29 Dec 1920	Gabriele D'Annunzio	Primo Rettore
29 Dec 1920 - 31 Dec 1920	Riccardo Gigante	President of the Municipal Council of Fiume
31 Dec 1920 - 27 Apr 1921	Antonio Grossich	Chairman of the Provisional Government of the State
27 Apr 1921 - 28 Apr 1921	Riccardo Gigante	President of the Provisional Directory of Fiume
28 Apr 1921 - 13 Jun 1921	Salvatore Bellasich	Commissioner Extraordinary
13 Jun 1921 - 1921	Antonio Foschini¹	High commissioners
1921 - 5 Oct 1921	Luigi Amantea¹	High commissioners
5 Oct 1921 - 4 Mar 1922	Riccardo Zanella	Presidents
4 Mar 1922 - 9 Mar 1922	Committee of National Defense	Presidents
9 Mar 1922 - 16 Mar 1922	Giovanni Giuriati (provisional)	Presidents
17 Mar 1922 - 17 Sep 1923	Attilio Depoli	Provisional Head of State
17 Sep 1923 - 16 Mar 1924	Gaetano Giardino¹	Military Governor

Krajina

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
19 Dec 1991	independence declared (Serb Republic of Krajina)	Leaders
7 Aug 1995	retaken by Croatia; an independent government remains in the eastern part (Srem-Baranja District) until 1997	Leaders
15 Jan 1996 - 15 Jan 1998	United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem (UNTAES)	Leaders
19 Dec 1991 - 16 Feb 1992	Milan Babic	Presidents
16 Feb 1992 - 26 Feb 1992	Mile Paspalj (acting)	Presidents
26 Feb 1992 - Feb 1994	Goran Hadzic	Presidents
Feb 1994 - 7 Aug 1995	Milan Martic	Presidents
Dec 1991 - 26 Feb 1992	Dusan Vjestica	Prime ministers
26 Feb 1992 - 27 Mar 1993	Zdravko Zecevic	Prime ministers
27 Mar 1993 - 17 Mar 1994	Djordje Bjegovic	Prime ministers
17 Mar 1994 - 27 Jul 1995	Borislav Mikelic	Prime ministers
27 Jul 1995 - 7 Aug 1995	Milan Babic	Prime ministers

Srem-Baranja District

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
1995 - 1996	Slavko Dokmanovic	Presidents
1996 - 1997	Goran Hadzic	Presidents
1995 - 1996	Borislav Drzajic	Prime ministers
1996 - 1997	Vojislav Stanimirovic	Prime ministers
17 Jan 1996 - 1 Aug 1997	Jacques Paul Klein (U.S.)	UNTAES administrators
1 Aug 1997 - 15 Jan 1998	William Walker (U.S.)	UNTAES administrators