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SHORT REVIEW OF CROATIAN HISTORY |
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around 400
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first Greek colonies were founded on islands in the Adriatic |
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around 100
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Romans rule over the eastern coast of the Adriatic. |
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| 305. |
Roman emperor Diocletian governs in present-day town of Split. |
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| around 600. |
Croats move to present-day Croatia. |
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| 925. |
There is a mention of the first Croatian king, Tomislav, who united Pannonian and Dalmatian Croatia. |
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| 1102. |
After the death of Petar Svačić, the last Croatian king, Croatia enters into a personal union with Hungary. |
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| 1242. |
King Bela IV issues the Golden Bull making Zagreb a Royal Borough. |
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| 1699. |
Croatia is freed from Turkish government; continental Croatia remains under the Habsburg rule, the greatest part of the coast and islands is under Venetian rule; only Republic of Dubrovnik keeps its independency. |
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| 1815. |
After a short period of French rule, almost the entire territory of what is today Croatia enters into Habsburg monarchy. |
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| 1847. |
Croatian becomes the official language of Croatia, instead of Latin. |
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| 1848. |
Vice-Roy Josip Jelačić defends Croatia from Hungarian attempts of occupation and unites all Croatian regions. |
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| 1918. |
After the breakup of Austria-Hungary during the First World War, Croatia enters into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which later becomes Yugoslavia. |
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| 1941. |
German and Italian troops occupy the then Yugoslavia. The organized partisan resistance begins, which in Yugoslavia was lead by Croatian anti-fascists. |
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| 1945. |
People’s Republic of Yugoslavia was declared and present-day Croatia became its federative state. |
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| 1990. |
First multiparty elections after the Second World War are held. The Parliament elects Franjo Tuđman Ph. D. to be the first president. |
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| 1991. |
Croatia declared its independency; the beginning of Serbian rebellion, backed by Yogoslavian People’s Army and Serbia, resulting in the occupation of one third of the territory of Croatia. |
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| 1992. |
Republic of Croatia becomes a member of United Nations. |
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| 1998. |
The
last occupied part of Croatia, including Vukovar, was again
put under Croatian government. |
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| 1999. |
The first Croatian president Franjo Tuđman Ph.D. died. |
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| 2000. |
Elections
were held; the coalition of 6 parties won. |
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| 2003. |
Elections
were held; Croatian Democratic Union won. |
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