2016 in Croatia
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The following lists events that happened in 2016 in Croatia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
- Prime Minister – Zoran Milanović (until 22 February), Tihomir Orešković (22 February – 19 October), Andrej Plenković (starting 19 October)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- Dragan Vasiljković, a former Serbian paramilitary commander, was charged with war crimes in Croatia on 8 January.[1]
June
[edit]- June 1 - A large protest in support of education reform is held in Zagreb and other Croatian cities.[2]
August
[edit]- August 5–21 - 41 athletes from Croatia will compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Deaths
[edit]- January 23 – Josip Friščić, politician
- February 23 – Slobodan Lang, politician
- April 14 – Ilija Ivezić, actor
- June 18 – Sibe Mardešić, mathematician
- July 18 – Mladen Stilinović, artist
- July 25 – Slobodan Novak, writer
- August 7 – Anđelko Klobučar, composer
- September 10 – Jure Radić, engineer and politician
- October 1 – Jagoda Kaloper, actress
- October 3 – Ljupka Dimitrovska, singer
