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The independence of Croatia was a process started with the changes in the political system and the constitutional changes in 1990 that transformed the Socialist Republic of Croatia into the Republic of Croatia, which in turn proclaimed the Christmas Constitution, and held the 1991 Croatian independence referendum .
Croatia, as a polity, first appeared as a duchy in the 7th century, the Duchy of Croatia. With the nearby Principality of Lower Pannonia, [1] it was united and elevated into the Kingdom of Croatia which lasted from 925 until 1102. From the 12th century, the Kingdom of Croatia entered a personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary.
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” One of these, Croatia, which extended as far north as the Sava River, made itself fully independent in 869. Another, Moravia, extended as far east as the Gran, or Garam (Hron), River and openly defied its Carolingian overlord. (Later research has suggested that this 9th-century Moravia may have… Read More; France. In Treaty of Schönbrunn
On April 10, 1941, the German and Italian invaders of Yugoslavia set up the Independent State of Croatia (also including Bosnia and Herzegovina) and place nationalist leader Ante Pavelic’s ...
5 days ago · The European trajectory of Croatia was finally realized in 2013 when it joined the European Union; in 2023 Croatia adopted the euro as its currency. As the Croatian Canadian scholar Tony Fabijančić writes, Croatia’s tumultuous first years as an independent country also have obscured its centuries-long history:
Nevertheless, thousands celebrated in Zagreb on July 1, 2013, when Croatia completed its decadelong accession journey to become the 28th member of the EU. While full EU membership opened the door to financial assistance, Croatia did not make effective use of EU structural funds to help improve its business climate, and the country faced its ...
May 19, 1991 · During the negotiations on resolving the state crisis between the republics of the former SFRY, in 1991, the President of the Republic of Croatia, Franjo Tuđman, made a decision to call a referendum on the state independence of Croatia. In a referendum held on 19 May 1991, citizens decided on Croatia's future by answering two questions.
