Franjo Tudjman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Franjo Tudjman, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Croatia.

8 records1991–19998 events5 places

Chronological biography

1991

Croatian and Slovenian Independence25 June 1991

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd · President · President of Croatia · Zagreb

Proclaims Croatian independence from Yugoslavia.

Croatian Independence25 June 1991

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd · President of Croatia · Zagreb

Croatia declares independence from Yugoslavia.

Siege of Vukovar Begins25 August 1991

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd · President · President of Croatia · Vukovar

Directs Croatia during the defense of Vukovar.

Siege of Dubrovnik Begins1 October 1991

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd · President · President of Croatia · Dubrovnik

Leads Croatia as Yugoslav forces attack the Dubrovnik region.

Fall of Vukovar18 November 1991

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd · President · President of Croatia · Vukovar

Leads Croatia as its defenders lose Vukovar.

1995

Operation Storm Begins4 August 1995

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd · President · President of Croatia · Krajina

Orders the Croatian offensive to retake Krajina.

Dayton Conference21 November 1995

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 3rd · President of Croatia · Dayton

The main participants from the region are Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic (representing the Bosnian Serb interests due to absence of Karadzic), Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic

1999

Death of Franjo Tudjman10 December 1999

Politics / Croatian Democratic Union · President of Croatia · Zagreb

Death of Franjo Tudjman

Titles and roles

President of Croatia · President · President of Croatia

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.