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was born in Veliko Trgovisaee, a small village in Zagorje on May 14, 1922. His father was a prominent member of the Croatian Peasant Party. He had two brothers, one of which was murdered in 1943 for being a member of the antifascist movement. While attending e ....

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.... written work. In 1961, he founded the Institute of the History of the Worker's Movement (Dr. ... 2). Then in 1990, he became the first elected president by the Sabor, which consists of the House of Representatives and the House of Counties. Since then he has been reelected twice (Clements 110-111). Croatia became independent on Jun 25, 1991, after breaking off from Yugoslavia. The president is elected by popular vote and serves five years per term. A president can serve no more than two terms. The president has the power to appoint and remove people from the government and can call elections for both of the legislative chambers. The presiden ....