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'''Željko Glasnović''' (born 24 February 1954) is a former Croatian military officer and |
'''Željko Glasnović''' (born 24 February 1954) is a former Croatian military officer and politician.He was a member of Croatian Parliament's club called [[Independents for Croatia]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was born in [[Zagreb]] in 1954 |
He was born in [[Zagreb]] in 1954. His later father was from Janjevo and his later mother from Bosanska Posavina.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ćurić|first=Dražen|date=26 September 2016|title=Tko je Željko Glasnović, političar koji je vrijeđao fizički izgled studentskih prosvjednika|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/tko-je-zeljko-glasnovic-politicar-koji-je-vrijedao-fizicki-izgled-studentskih-prosvjednika-1116368|url-status=live|access-date=26 April 2021|website=Večernji list|language=hr}}</ref> His family emigrated to [[Canada]] in 1962, where he became a member of the [[Canadian Army]], in which he served for five years. The next year and a half he spent in the [[French Foreign Legion]]. He fought in the [[Gulf War]]. |
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Following escalation of the [[Croatian War of Independence]], he returned to homeland and joined the [[Croatian National Guard]] in 1991.<ref name=vecernji>[https://www.vecernji.hr/enciklopedija/zeljko-glasnovic-18307 Večernji list Biographies: Željko Gasnović, retired general] Večernji list, published 1 December 2016, accessdate 9 February 2018</ref> He was a military commanding officer in [[Lika]], but after the [[Battle of Vukovar|Fall of Vukovar]] in November 1991, he was moved to [[Tomislavgrad]], where he joined Battalion "Zrinski". He was severely wounded around the [[heart]] in the [[Battle of Kupres (1992)|Battle of Kupres]]. His soldiers transported him from [[Bugojno]] to Franciscan monastery in [[Prozor-Rama]]. The next two months he spent in a [[Split, Croatia|Split]] hospital but he |
Following the escalation of the [[Croatian War of Independence]], he returned to his homeland and joined the [[Croatian National Guard]] in 1991.<ref name=vecernji>[https://www.vecernji.hr/enciklopedija/zeljko-glasnovic-18307 Večernji list Biographies: Željko Gasnović, retired general] Večernji list, published 1 December 2016, accessdate 9 February 2018</ref> He was a military commanding officer in [[Lika]], but after the [[Battle of Vukovar|Fall of Vukovar]] in November 1991, he was moved to [[Tomislavgrad]], where he joined Battalion "Zrinski". He was severely wounded around the [[heart]] in the [[Battle of Kupres (1992)|Battle of Kupres]]. His soldiers transported him from [[Bugojno]] to Franciscan monastery in [[Prozor-Rama]]. The next two months he spent in a [[Split, Croatia|Split]] hospital but he returned to the [[Kupres]] front. He was known as a very strict commander demanding a high level of discipline.<ref name=vecernji/> |
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In 1994, he became commanding officer of 1st brigade of the [[Croatian Defence Council]]. He participated in [[Battle of Kupres (1994)|Cincar Operation]] and [[Operation Storm]]. [[President of Croatia]] [[Stjepan Mesić]] retired him in 2000.<ref name=vecernji/> |
In 1994, he became commanding officer of the 1st brigade of the [[Croatian Defence Council]]. He participated in [[Battle of Kupres (1994)|Cincar Operation]] and [[Operation Storm]]. [[President of Croatia]] [[Stjepan Mesić]] retired him and other generals in 2000.<ref name=vecernji/> |
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== Politics == |
== Politics == |
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He was not politically active until the [[2015 Croatian parliamentary election]]. He was elected into the [[Croatian Parliament]] as a member of [[Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)|Patriotic Coalition]] in IX district, reserved for [[Croatian diaspora]]. During his first MP term (2015–2016) in 11th electoral district, he was member of the Committee on Croats outside the Republic of Croatia, War Veterans Committee, Interparliamentary Co-operation Committee and Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the NATO.<ref>[http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=6254 Željko Glasnović] Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2018-02-09.</ref> Although he was elected on HDZ list, he was |
He was not politically active until the [[2015 Croatian parliamentary election]]. He was elected into the [[Croatian Parliament]] as a member of [[Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)|Patriotic Coalition]] in IX district, reserved for [[Croatian diaspora]]. During his first MP term (2015–2016) in 11th electoral district, he was member of the Committee on Croats outside the Republic of Croatia, War Veterans Committee, Interparliamentary Co-operation Committee and Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the NATO.<ref>[http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=6254 Željko Glasnović] Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2018-02-09.</ref> Although he was elected on HDZ list, he was never a member of the party. |
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For the [[2016 Croatian parliamentary election|2016 elections]] he formed independent list and won one seat in Croatian Parliament representing the diaspora.<ref>[http://www.izbori.hr/214zas/rezult/1/nrezultati.html#close Croatian Parliamentary elections, 2016 - Results, district XI (diaspora)] State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-02-09.</ref> Presently, he joined [[Independents for Croatia]]. |
For the [[2016 Croatian parliamentary election|2016 elections]] he formed independent list and won one seat in Croatian Parliament representing the diaspora.<ref>[http://www.izbori.hr/214zas/rezult/1/nrezultati.html#close Croatian Parliamentary elections, 2016 - Results, district XI (diaspora)] State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-02-09.</ref> Presently, he joined [[Independents for Croatia]]. |
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==Honorary guest of National Democratic Party of Germany== |
==Honorary guest of National Democratic Party of Germany== |
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In 2018, he was an honorary guest at a party congress of the ultranationalist [[National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)]] in the town of [[Büdingen]]. |
In 2018, he was an honorary guest at a party congress of the ultranationalist [[National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)]] in the town of [[Büdingen]]. At the congress, he confirmed for the media that NPD members fought alongside him during the Croatian war of independence and Bosnian war.<ref>Spiegle.de [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13682359.html Und morgen schon tot], 21.09.1992</ref> He stated that during the 1990s war “they (NPD members) fought for the values of the West, Christianity, moral integrity, working habits and identity”. He added that he shared NPD’s world view, in particularly “patriotism, nation, religion and shared European values”. When asked if he was a [[Neo-Nazi]] – how usually the NPD party is referred to – he refused to directly reply to the question, but added that he is much closer to NPD, than to “[[communists]]” from Croatia “who are under a mask of [[cosmopolitanism]] and [[democracy]]”.<ref name="NPD" /><ref>Faktograf [https://faktograf.hr/2018/11/20/glasnovic-suruje-s-npd-om-a-npd-sa-neonacistickom-i-procetnickom-srbskom-akcijom/ Glasnović works with NPD, and NPD with neo-Nazis and pro-Chetnik Serbian action]</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 15:35, 27 August 2021
Major general Željko Glasnović | |
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 Željko Glasnović, 2018 | |
| Birth name | Željko Glasnović |
| Born | 24 February 1954 Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance | Canadian Army French Foreign Legion Croatian National Guard Croatian Defence Council Croatian Army |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War |
| Other work | Croatian Parliament (MP) |
Željko Glasnović (born 24 February 1954) is a former Croatian military officer and politician.He was a member of Croatian Parliament's club called Independents for Croatia.
Biography
He was born in Zagreb in 1954. His later father was from Janjevo and his later mother from Bosanska Posavina.[1] His family emigrated to Canada in 1962, where he became a member of the Canadian Army, in which he served for five years. The next year and a half he spent in the French Foreign Legion. He fought in the Gulf War.
Following the escalation of the Croatian War of Independence, he returned to his homeland and joined the Croatian National Guard in 1991.[2] He was a military commanding officer in Lika, but after the Fall of Vukovar in November 1991, he was moved to Tomislavgrad, where he joined Battalion "Zrinski". He was severely wounded around the heart in the Battle of Kupres. His soldiers transported him from Bugojno to Franciscan monastery in Prozor-Rama. The next two months he spent in a Split hospital but he returned to the Kupres front. He was known as a very strict commander demanding a high level of discipline.[2]
In 1994, he became commanding officer of the 1st brigade of the Croatian Defence Council. He participated in Cincar Operation and Operation Storm. President of Croatia Stjepan Mesić retired him and other generals in 2000.[2]
Politics
He was not politically active until the 2015 Croatian parliamentary election. He was elected into the Croatian Parliament as a member of Patriotic Coalition in IX district, reserved for Croatian diaspora. During his first MP term (2015–2016) in 11th electoral district, he was member of the Committee on Croats outside the Republic of Croatia, War Veterans Committee, Interparliamentary Co-operation Committee and Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the NATO.[3] Although he was elected on HDZ list, he was never a member of the party.
For the 2016 elections he formed independent list and won one seat in Croatian Parliament representing the diaspora.[4] Presently, he joined Independents for Croatia.
He is calling upon lustration and decommunisation of Croatia.
Honorary guest of National Democratic Party of Germany
In 2018, he was an honorary guest at a party congress of the ultranationalist National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) in the town of Büdingen. At the congress, he confirmed for the media that NPD members fought alongside him during the Croatian war of independence and Bosnian war.[5] He stated that during the 1990s war “they (NPD members) fought for the values of the West, Christianity, moral integrity, working habits and identity”. He added that he shared NPD’s world view, in particularly “patriotism, nation, religion and shared European values”. When asked if he was a Neo-Nazi – how usually the NPD party is referred to – he refused to directly reply to the question, but added that he is much closer to NPD, than to “communists” from Croatia “who are under a mask of cosmopolitanism and democracy”.[6][7]
References
- ^ Ćurić, Dražen (26 September 2016). "Tko je Željko Glasnović, političar koji je vrijeđao fizički izgled studentskih prosvjednika". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Večernji list Biographies: Željko Gasnović, retired general Večernji list, published 1 December 2016, accessdate 9 February 2018
- ^ Željko Glasnović Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Croatian Parliamentary elections, 2016 - Results, district XI (diaspora) State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Spiegle.de Und morgen schon tot, 21.09.1992
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NPDwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Faktograf Glasnović works with NPD, and NPD with neo-Nazis and pro-Chetnik Serbian action
