List of Presidents of Croatia

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This is a list of Presidents of Croatia. Also included are the heads of state of communist Croatia, known under various positions.

[edit] Croatian heads of state

      League of Communists of Yugoslavia       Croatian Peasant Party       Croatian Democratic Union       Non-party

Head of state In office Party Notes
Chairmen of the State Antifascist Council of the People's Liberation of Croatia (ZAVNOH)
Vladimir Nazor 13 June 1943 - 25 August 1945 Communist Party of Yugoslavia Leader of Croatia's wartime assembly.
Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Croatia
Vladimir Nazor 25 August 1945 – 19 June 1949 (died in office) Communist Party of Yugoslavia First head of state of modern Croatia.
Karlo-Gašpar Mrazović 15 October 1949 - 1952 Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Vicko Krstulović 1952 - February 1953 League of Communists of Yugoslavia (party renamed)
Presidents of the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
Zlatan Sremec February - December 1953 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Vladimir Bakarić Tito in VladimirBakaric.jpg December 1953 - 1963 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Longest term as Croatian head of state.
Ivan Krajačić 1963 - 1967 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Jakov Blažević 1967 - April 1974 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Ivo Perišin April - 8 May 1974 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Presidents of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
Jakov Blažević 8 May 1974 - May 1982 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Marijan Cvetković May 1982 - May 1983 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Milutin Baltić May 1983 - 10 May 1984 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Jakša Petrić 10 May 1984 - 10 May 1985 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Pero Car 10 May - 20 November 1985 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Ema Derosi-Bjelajac 20 November 1985 - 10 May 1986 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Ante Marković 10 May 1986 - May 1988 League of Communists of Yugoslavia Also the last Prime Minister of SFR Yugoslavia.
Ivo Latin May 1988 - 30 May 1990 League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Presidents of the Republic of Croatia
Franjo Tuđman FranjoTudman.JPG December 22, 1990 - December 10, 1999 (died in office) Croatian Democratic Union Last President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.
First President of the independent Republic of Croatia, died in office.
Vlatko Pavletić
(acting)
Vlatko Pavletic.jpg November 26, 1999 - February 2, 2000 Croatian Democratic Union acting (for Tuđman until 10 December 1999)
Zlatko Tomčić
(acting)
February 2, 2000 - February 18, 2000 Croatian Peasant Party acting
Stjepan Mesić StipeMesic1.jpg February 18, 2000 - Incumbent Non-party Second President of the Republic of Croatia since its independence.
Also the last President of SFR Yugoslavia.

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