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2 unusual facts about Socialist Republic of Croatia


Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

SR Croatia was the most successful republic of Yugoslavia at Eurovision, with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest being Croatian.

Socialist Republic of Croatia

Because of partisan victories and increased territory held by partisans, AVNOJ decided to held the second session in Jajce at the end of November 1943.


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.

Dragutin Lesar

Dragutin Lesar was born on 4 March 1956 in village Mačkovec near Čakovec in Socialist Republic of Croatia.

Ivan Golac

Golac was born in Koprivnica in PR Croatia then part of FPR Yugoslavia, to father Ivan who was a soldier in President Tito's guard.

KK Cibona

In that regard, the club's main sponsors became four SR Croatia-based food industry giants (all of them state-owned at the time): Kraš, Franck, Badel and Voće.

Secretary of the League of Communists of Croatia

The holder of the office was for a significant period, the de facto most influential politician in the Socialist Republic of Croatia, a constituent republic of Yugoslavia.

The Master Scratch Band

The Degout EP was released by the Jugoton label, from Zagreb (in SR Croatia, Yugoslavia (today independent Croatia)).

Žan Tabak

Born in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Tabak's father-in-law Ratomir Tvrdić was a top European basketball player, his wife played first-division basketball for Croatia, and his younger brother played professionally in Croatia.


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