Historical Figure

Franjo Tuđman

President of Croatia from 1990 to 1999

Born: 1922 CE · Died: 1999 CENationality: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

About Franjo Tuđman

Franjo Tuđman was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the country's independence from Yugoslavia. Tuđman also was the ninth and last president of the Presidency of SR Croatia from May to July 1990.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Partition1991 CE – 2008 CE

Dissolution of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia broke apart into seven successor states following the end of the Cold War, accompanied by brutal ethnic wars in Croatia (1991-95), Bosnia (1992-95), and Kosovo (1998-99).