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2 unusual facts about Croatian war of independence


Bracera

She was damaged in bombardment during the '90s war while docked in Dubrovnik after which she was renewed in Korčula shipyard.

Patriotic War

Croatian War of Independence, armed conflict between newly independent Croatia and Republic of Serbian Krajina forces supported by Yugoslav People's Army; this term is used only in Croatia


Croatian local elections, 2009

They made considerable gains in Dalmatia winning certain traditionally HDZ leaning cities such as Dubrovnik, Šibenik and Trogir and also managed to win Vukovar, a city that was almost destroyed in the Croatian War of Independence and was since a HDZ stronghold.

Croatian National Theatre in Osijek

Designed in baroque style and exterior, it was damaged by the JNA during the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s, and has been extensively restored.

Dejan Jakovic

Born in Karlovac, Croatia prior to the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, Jakovic was brought by his parents to Canada at the age of six following the outbreak of the Croatian War of Independence in Croatia in 1991.

Drniš

On September 16, 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence, Drniš was attacked by forces of the 9th Corpus of Yugoslav People's Army and militia of SAO Krajina led by general Ratko Mladić.

Eduardo Rózsa-Flores

At the start of the Croatian War of Independence, Rózsa-Flores – known then as Jorge Eduardo Rózsa – worked as a correspondent for the Barcelona newspaper La Vanguardia and the Spanish unit of the BBC World Service.

Eltz Manor

Eltz Manor, however, suffered a great deal of damage during the Croatian War of Independence, when it was bombarded by the Yugoslav People's Army during the Battle of Vukovar.

Josipa Rimac

Rimac was born in Lukar (part of Promina municipality) and spent her first four years of schooling in Knin, until the Croatian war of independence broke out in the 1990s.

JŽ 664 locomotive

Krajina Express, armoured train of Krajina Serbs utilised locomotive number JŽ 664-013 during the Croatian War of Independence.

Morinj camp

The Morinj camp (Logor Morinj) was a detention facility near Kotor, Montenegro (then part of SFR Yugoslavia, later FR Yugoslavia) where Croatian prisoners of war and civilians were kept by Montenegrin authorities in the Yugoslav People's Army during the Croatian War of Independence.

Saborsko

In Croatian War of Independence, Saborsko was defended for several months, but eventually, in November 1991, the JNA and nearly 1000 members of paramilitary groups broke the defences, supported with nine military aircraft, 43 tanks, howitzers and a dozen VBR's.

Social Democratic Party of Croatia

SDP recorded mayoral victories in a number of traditionally centre-right leaning coastal cities such as Dubrovnik, Šibenik and Trogir and also managed to win in Vukovar, a city that had been almost destroyed in the Croatian War of Independence and was regarded as HDZ stronghold ever since.

The Three Men of Melita Žganjer

However, Melita soon finds Jura's interest in her superficial and, upon hearing that Juan would come to Zagreb to play an UNPROFOR soldier in a locally produced film dealing with the Croatian War of Independence, Melita succeeds in meeting him, but is immediately disappointed as the Spanish actor is nothing like his character in the telenovela.

Vladimir Šeks

In 1991, he was a notable figure in the Croatian War of Independence, and he was also one of the main drafters of the Constitution of Croatia.


see also

Backstop

Operation Backstop, United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) military plan during the Croatian War of Independence

Operation Winter

Operation Winter '94, battle of the Bosnian War and the Croatian War of Independence

Z4

Z-4 plan, a plan that was meant to stop the Croatian War of Independence in 1994