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500
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The name "Croatia" is first mentioned in recorded history. |
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620-640
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Croats first arrive in the region. |
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925
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Duke Tomislav is crowned as the first Croatian king. Click here for more on Duke Tomislav. http://www.croatian-king-tomislav.com |
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1102
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Croatia elects Koloman, a Hungarian king. This quasi-union with Hungary allows Croatia to maintain autonomy as an independent state. |
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1400-1500
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Croatia is constantly at battle with the Turks and seeks military help from the Habsburg Empire. |
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1671
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Croatia falls under Austrian rule. |
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1797
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Napoleon comes to Croatia and conquers the southern part of the region. |
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1848
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Ban (Viceroy) Josip Jelacic seeks Croatian independence and declares war on Hungary. Click here for more on Jelacic. http://www.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/ip/jellacic.htm |
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1903
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Riots against Austria and Hungary. 50,000 Croatians emigrate to America. |
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1915
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Part of Croatia's territory is given to Italy. |
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1918
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Croatia once again declares its independence from Austria and Hungary. Later that year, Croatia is made part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes - a move not authorized by the people or the Croatian parliament. |
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1929
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The name "Yugoslavia," meaning "kingdom of the southern Slavs," is applied to the regions of Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. |
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1941
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Yugoslavia is invaded by Nazi Germany and partitioned. One part is ruled by Germany/Hungary and the other by Italy. |
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1943
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The "Anti-fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia" (the partisan parliament) meets on November 29 in the town of Jayce and declares a new Yugoslavian state, with Josip Broz Tito as Marshal. For an article on Tito, go to http://www.bartleby.com/65/ti/Tito-Jos.html |
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1945
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In November, the Communist "National Liberation Front" party wins a one-party election. Marshal Tito becomes premier and minister of defense of a new Yugoslavian republic. |
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1953
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Tito is elected president. |
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1963
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Tito is made president for life. Under his dictatorship, Yugoslavia becomes "the most liberal Communist country of Europe" (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.) |
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1971
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A democratic movement in Croatia is condemned. Thousands of demonstrators are imprisoned. |
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1972
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Many Croatians and other ethnic peoples emigrate to the West. |
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1980
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Tito dies; nationalism and ethnic tensions begin to grow stronger. |
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1990
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New Democratic Croatian Parliament is formed. |
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1991
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Croatian parliament declares independence. War breaks out in August and continues through the summer of 1995. |
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1992
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On January 15, Croatia is recognized by the European Union as an independent state. |
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1998
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On January 15, Croatia for the first time celebrates the unity of all territory within its recognized borders. |
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OTHER SOURCES: We are indebted to Steve Meeker for much of the information on this web page. Additional information on the cravat and the mechanical pencil was found at http://www1.mlaska.com/mlaska/ Information on Croatian churches with a Reformation history comes from the book: Crkve Reformacijske Bastine u Hravatskoj, by Stanko Jambrek. Copyright 2003. Publisher: Bogoslovni institut, Zagreb. Geographical and historical information from "Historical Maps of Croatia" from the Penguin Atlas of World History. << top of page |
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Croatia
was the scene of brutal warfare in the early '90s as the result
of the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Although, Croatia is rebuilding,
independence has come at great cost. The war in Croatia cost thousands
of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, who have
started new lives in Croatia and other countries. War left a legacy
of devastated property, scarred lives, and disappointed hopes. Today
Croatia looks back to a rich, tumultuous heritage, and forward to
a brighter future.|
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