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BRIEF HISTORY<br />
Povijest<br />
around 400BC The first Greek colonies are founded on Adriatic islands<br />
around 100BC Romans rule over the east coast of the Adriatic<br />
305 Roman emperor Diocletian in present-day Split<br />
GENERAL<br />
INFORMATION<br />
GENERAL INFORMATION<br />
STATE AUTHORITY<br />
ECONOMY<br />
CULTURE<br />
SPORTS<br />
ADDRESSES<br />
CROATIAN SPECIALTIES<br />
around 600 Croats start moving to what is today Croatia<br />
852 Duke Trpimir issues a charter in which the name Croatia is mentioned for the first time in domestic official documents<br />
925 Tomislav, the first Croatian king and unifier of Pannonian and Dalmatian Croatia, is mentioned<br />
1102 After the death of Petar Svacic, the last Croatian king, Croatia enters into a union with Hungary<br />
1242 King Bela IV issues the Golden Bull in which he proclaims Zagreb a free royal borough<br />
1433 The beginning of defence against the Turks, who through time occupy the larger part of Croatian territory<br />
1527 By a decision of the Croatian Assembly, the Habsburg dynasty comes to the Croatian throne<br />
1699 Croatia is largely liberated of Turkish rule; continental Croatia remains under the rule of the Habsburgs, and most<br />
of the Adriatic coast and islands are under Venice; only Dubrovnik Republic remains completely independent<br />
1815 After the short-term rule of the French under Napoleon, who abolished Venice and the Dubrovnik Republic,<br />
almost the whole of present-day Croatia enters into the Habsburg Monarchy<br />
1847 Croatian becomes the official language of Croatia in the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), replacing the Latin language<br />
1848 Ban (Viceroy) Josip Jelacic defends Croatia against attempts of Hungarian occupation and unites all Croatian provinces<br />
1866 Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer founds the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences, the first in south-eastern Europe<br />
1918 After the downfall of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in World War I, Croatia becomes part of the Kingdom of<br />
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later proclaimed Yugoslavia<br />
1941 German and Italian forces occupy Yugoslavia; organized partisan resistance starts, led by Croatian antifascists<br />
under the guidance of Josip Broz Tito<br />
1945 The Federative Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia is proclaimed and today’s Croatia is a federative republic within Yugoslavia<br />
1990 The first multiparty elections after World War II are organized in Croatia; the Croatian Assembly elects Dr. Franjo<br />
Tudjman as the first president<br />
1991 Croatia declares independence; the Serbian rebellion starts, supported by the Yugoslav National Army from<br />
1992<br />
Belgrade and results in the occupation of one third of Croatian territory<br />
The Republic of Croatia becomes a member of the United Nations<br />
1998 The last occupied part of Croatia, in the east, including Vukovar, is integrated into the country<br />
Dec. 1999 The First Croatian President, Franjo Tudman, dies<br />
Jan. 2000 A coalition of 6 parties won the elections.<br />
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