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Josip Manolić

1920 - 2024

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Josip "Joža" Manolić (pronounced [jǒsip mǎnolit͡ɕ]; 22 March 1920 – 15 April 2024) was a Croatian politician and communist revolutionary during World War II in Yugoslavia. He served as a high-ranking official of the Yugoslav State Security Administration (OZNA or UDBA) and later as Prime Minister of Croatia, from 24 August 1990 to 17 July 1991. He was the last prime minister of Croatia as a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, as the country formally declared its independence during his term, on 25 June 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josip Manolić has received more than 215,630 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Josip Manolić is the 9,116th most popular politician (up from 9,982nd in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 145th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Croatian Politician.

Josip Manolić was a influential Croatian politician who served as the first Prime Minister of independent Croatia from 1991 to 1992, guiding the country through its transition from communist rule to a democratic state. He is best remembered for his central role in the process of Croatia's secession from Yugoslavia and the establishment of Croatia as a sovereign nation.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Josip Manolić ranks 9,116 out of 19,576. Before him are Sid Watkins, Murad Giray, Ferenc Münnich, George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg, Paul van Zeeland, and Ingrida Šimonytė. After him are Hantili II, Han Zheng, Aesacus, Gregory Pakourianos, Aulus Caecina Alienus, and Nur Hassan Hussein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Josip Manolić ranks 158. Before him are Yang Kyoungjong, Lê Đức Anh, Miguel Delibes, Amet-khan Sultan, Renato Carosone, and Lazar Mojsov. After him are Dick Francis, Marlen Haushofer, Marie Tharp, Janet Jagan, Thomas Szasz, and Richard Adams. Among people deceased in 2024, Josip Manolić ranks 147. Before him are Thomas P. Stafford, Louis Gossett Jr., Alberto Colombo, Péter Eötvös, Jim Abrahams, and Fritz Wepper. After him are Christopher Priest, Francisco Jara, Marlena Shaw, Richard S. Hamilton, Anatoli Polivoda, and Jandira Martini.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Josip Manolić ranks 136 out of 700. Before him are Alen Bokšić (1970), Ivo Lola Ribar (1916), Andrea Schiavone (1510), Niccolò Tommaseo (1802), Petar Preradović (1818), and George Martinuzzi (1482). After him are Quirinus of Sescia (300), Dado Topić (1949), Zinka Milanov (1906), David Frankfurter (1909), Vladimir Bakarić (1912), and Josip Bozanić (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Croatia

Among politicians born in Croatia, Josip Manolić ranks 37. Before him are Trpimir I of Croatia (850), Pietro I Candiano (842), Ante Trumbić (1864), Pietro Tradonico (750), István Horthy (1904), and Ivo Lola Ribar (1916). After him are Vladimir Bakarić (1912), Demetrius of Pharos (-300), Svetozar Pribićević (1875), Branko Mamula (1921), Savka Dabčević-Kučar (1923), and Ivo Lapenna (1909).

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