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| ⚫ | The '''Croatian spring''' (''Hrvatsko proljeće'') was a political movement from the early ] that called for greater rights for ] which was then part of ]. | ||
| == Serbian version == | |||
| ⚫ | Among the main demands were civil rights of the Croatian citizens. Among these rights there was the right to take pride in one's ] which irritated ]'s ] government which had made every attempt to suppress and erase all such notions ever since ], fearing loss of stability and eventual breakup of the country due to ethnic tensions. The banning of national symbols was intended to suppress all fascist ideological symbols such as the ] or ] markings, but it also extended to banning most patriotic songs and customs. | ||
| A chauvinist Croat movement which demanded for: | |||
| * the inclusion of Herzegovina into Croatia | |||
| * a separate National Croat Bank which would keep profits made from Croat tourism inside of Croatia but allow Croatia to profit from the common fund for the underdevelopped regions | |||
| * greater Croat political affirmation with the restoration of controversial war-time symbols associated with the Croat extremist movement known as the ] | |||
| Some in the movement also voiced demands for an independent ] of Croatia which would allow the republic to keep profits made from tourism within Croatia. However, as nobody mentioned waiving the republic's right to use the common Yugoslav fund for the underdeveloped regions, this idea was pretty much worthless. | |||
| The movement was led amongst others by Savka Dabcevic-Kucar and Mika Tripalo | |||
| There were also attempts to bring the notion of including ] into ] to the attention of the authorities but this was far from anything that the movement leaders were proposing. | |||
| == Croatian version == | |||
| ⚫ | The movement organized demonstrations in ] and thousands of ] students publically protested. | ||
| ⚫ | '''Hrvatsko proljeće'' |
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| The Yugoslav leadership interpreted the whole affair as a restoration of Croatian ], dismissed the movement as ] and had the police suppress the demonstrators. Many student activists were detained and some were even sentenced to years of prison. | |||
| ⚫ | Among these rights there was the right to take pride in one's ] which irritated ]'s ] government which had made every attempt to suppress and erase all such notions ever since ], fearing loss of stability and eventual breakup of the country due to ethnic tensions. The banning of national symbols was intended to suppress all fascist ideological symbols such as the ] or ] markings, but it also extended to banning most patriotic songs and customs. | ||
| ⚫ | The movement organized demonstrations in ] and thousands of ] students publically protested |
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| High-ranked members of the Communist Party from Croatia such as Savka Dabčević-Kučar and Mika Tripalo also supported these ideas so the government couldn't sweep it all under the rug. In ], a new federal Constitution was ratified that allowed gave autonomy for the individual republics. One of the provisions of the new constitution was that each republic officially had the option to secede, an option which most of them utilized twenty years later. | High-ranked members of the Communist Party from Croatia such as Savka Dabčević-Kučar and Mika Tripalo also supported these ideas so the government couldn't sweep it all under the rug. In ], a new federal Constitution was ratified that allowed gave autonomy for the individual republics. One of the provisions of the new constitution was that each republic officially had the option to secede, an option which most of them utilized twenty years later. | ||
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The Croatian spring (Hrvatsko proljeće) was a political movement from the early 1970s that called for greater rights for Croatia which was then part of Yugoslavia.
Among the main demands were civil rights of the Croatian citizens. Among these rights there was the right to take pride in one's nationality which irritated Tito's communist government which had made every attempt to suppress and erase all such notions ever since World War II, fearing loss of stability and eventual breakup of the country due to ethnic tensions. The banning of national symbols was intended to suppress all fascist ideological symbols such as the Ustaša or Četnik markings, but it also extended to banning most patriotic songs and customs.
Some in the movement also voiced demands for an independent National Bank of Croatia which would allow the republic to keep profits made from tourism within Croatia. However, as nobody mentioned waiving the republic's right to use the common Yugoslav fund for the underdeveloped regions, this idea was pretty much worthless.
There were also attempts to bring the notion of including Herzegovina into Croatia to the attention of the authorities but this was far from anything that the movement leaders were proposing.
The movement organized demonstrations in 1971 and thousands of Zagreb students publically protested.
The Yugoslav leadership interpreted the whole affair as a restoration of Croatian nationalism, dismissed the movement as chauvinist and had the police suppress the demonstrators. Many student activists were detained and some were even sentenced to years of prison.
High-ranked members of the Communist Party from Croatia such as Savka Dabčević-Kučar and Mika Tripalo also supported these ideas so the government couldn't sweep it all under the rug. In 1974, a new federal Constitution was ratified that allowed gave autonomy for the individual republics. One of the provisions of the new constitution was that each republic officially had the option to secede, an option which most of them utilized twenty years later.