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| − | ! colspan="2" class="n" style="text-align: center; font-size: 132%;" | Stjepan Mesić
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| − | ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lavender; text-align: center" | 2nd President of Croatia
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| − | 19 February 2000 – 19 February 2010
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Prime Minister
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| − | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivica_Ra%C4%8Dan Ivica Račan]
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Sanader Ivo Sanader]
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadranka_Kosor Jadranka Kosor]
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Preceded by
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| − | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatko_Tom%C4%8Di%C4%87 Zlatko Tomčić]
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Succeeded by
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| − | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Josipovi%C4%87 Ivo Josipović]
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| − | ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lavender; text-align: center" |14th President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
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| − | 30 June 1991 – 6 December 1991
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Preceded by
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| − | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejdo_Bajramovi%C4%87 Sejdo Bajramović]
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| − | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branko_Kosti%C4%87 Branko Kostić]
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| − | ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lavender; text-align: center" | 1st[a] Prime Minister of Croatia
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| − | | colspan="2" style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center" | In office
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| − | 30 May 1990 – 24 August 1990
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Preceded by
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| − | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franjo_Tu%C4%91man Franjo Tuđman]
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| − | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Manoli%C4%87 Josip Manolić]
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| − | ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lavender; text-align: center" | Personal details
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Born
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| − | | 24 December 1934 (age 79)Orahovica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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| − | (the actual Croatia)
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Nationality
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| − | | Croatian
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Political party
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| − | | Independent
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Spouse(s)
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| − | | Milka Dudundić
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;" | Alma mater
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| − | | University of Zagreb
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| | + | === Biography === |
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| | Stjepan Mesic, born December 24th 1934, served as the second President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010 and Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1992 to 1994. He became Prime Minister of Croatia in 1990, was the last President of the Yugoslavian Presidency, and was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1991. | | Stjepan Mesic, born December 24th 1934, served as the second President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010 and Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1992 to 1994. He became Prime Minister of Croatia in 1990, was the last President of the Yugoslavian Presidency, and was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1991. |
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| − | == Political Career == | + | === Education === |
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| | + | President Mesic graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Zagreb in 1961. |
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| | + | === Career === |
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| | Initially elected deputy of the Croatian Parliament in the 1960s, President Mesic came back to politics in 1990 when he joined the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), being appointed Prime Minister after the party’s electoral success. In 1991, he served as Vice President of the Yugoslavian Federal Presidency and, following this, as the last president of Yugoslavia. | | Initially elected deputy of the Croatian Parliament in the 1960s, President Mesic came back to politics in 1990 when he joined the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), being appointed Prime Minister after the party’s electoral success. In 1991, he served as Vice President of the Yugoslavian Federal Presidency and, following this, as the last president of Yugoslavia. |
| | Following its dissolution, he served as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1992 to 1994 after leaving the HDZ and in 1995 he founded the Party of Croatian Independent Democrats (HND) before the majority of its members merged into the Croatian People’s Party (HNS) in 1997. In 1999 he was elected President of Croatia, serving two terms from 2000 to 2010. President Mesic topped the polls for the most popular politician in Croatia during his two terms. | | Following its dissolution, he served as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1992 to 1994 after leaving the HDZ and in 1995 he founded the Party of Croatian Independent Democrats (HND) before the majority of its members merged into the Croatian People’s Party (HNS) in 1997. In 1999 he was elected President of Croatia, serving two terms from 2000 to 2010. President Mesic topped the polls for the most popular politician in Croatia during his two terms. |
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| − | == Education ==
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| − | Stjepan Mesić graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Zagreb in 1961.
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| − | == Further information ==
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| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjEDHK8Pvzk International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014, "The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths", Organization for Youth Education and Development, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Rome, Italy, March 31st - April 3rd 2014]
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| | == External Links == | | == External Links == |
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| − | [http://predsjednik.hr/default.asp?ru=101&sid=&akcija=&jezik=2 Official website of the Presidency of the Republic of Hrvatske]
| + | http://predsjednik.hr/default.asp?ru=101&sid=&akcija=&jezik=2 |
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| − | | width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Preceded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatko_Tom%C4%8Di%C4%87 Zlatko Tomčić]
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| − | | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | President of Croatia
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| − | 2000–2010
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| − | | width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" | Succeeded by
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Josipovi%C4%87 Ivo Josipović]
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| − | ! colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;" | Political offices
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| − | | width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1" |Preceded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejdo_Bajramovi%C4%87 Sejdo Bajramović]
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| − | | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1" | President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia
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| − | 1991
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| − | | width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2" | Succeeded by
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branko_Kosti%C4%87 Branko Kostić]
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