Hrvatsko narodno vijeće

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The Croatian narodno vijeće (Croatian National Council, English Croatian National Congress ), short-HNV, was an international umbrella organization of Croatian exile organizations and considered himself a Croatian Parliament ( Sabor ) in exile. The self-declared goal of the HNV was an independent Croatian state (from Yugoslavia ) in the entire historical and ethnic area, in which only the Croatian people are sovereign. The HNV "moderate" (included HSS , close by) and "extreme" ( Ustasha , close by) to nationalist organizations and individuals. The headquarters of the HNV was in New York City ; he also had a branch in Cologne .

Emblem of the HNV: The Croatian coat of arms in front of the globe .

history

The HNV was founded from February 1st to 3rd, 1974 in Toronto ( Canada ). This was followed by “parliamentary assemblies” from September 4 to 8, 1975 in Toronto (I. Sabor), in October 1977 in Brussels (II. Sabor), from 18 to 21 January 1980 in London (III. Sabor), 1982 in Toronto (IV. Sabor), 1984 in London (V. Sabor), in February 1986 in Paris (VI. Sabor), from 9 to 14 May 1988 in Barcelona (VII. Sabor) and from March 16, 1990 in Stuttgart (VIII. Sabor). At the last meeting, the HNV decided to dissolve it because Croatia had declared independence and convened a Croatian parliament.

organization

Member organizations

The HSS and the “non-reformed” HOP faction of Stjepan Hefer (1897–1973) invoked their exclusive right to represent the Croatian people politically and did not join the HNV.

Personalities

In addition to the organizations, various personalities (e.g. publicists , artists ) also belonged to the HNV, the best-known among them is Bruno Bušić (1939–1978). According to Yugoslav sources, around 10,000 people were members of the HNV in 1989.

President

Press organs

The Vjesnik Hrvatskoga Narodnog Vijeća - Official Organ of the Croatian National Council was the official press organ of the HNV. In addition, from 1975 the papers Hrvatska revija (Croatian Review), Nova Hrvatska (New Croatia) and Studia Croatica (Croatian Studies) also represented the opinion of the HNV. In 1985 the HNV set up the Croatian Information Center to provide information about its activities.

Assessment of the protection of the constitution

According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution , in 1978 the HNV was "the most influential organization in the field of exiled Yugoslav extremism" and with the largest number of members. In 1980 activities by Croatian extremists took place almost exclusively in the name of the HNV and the HNV did not succeed in overcoming personal and ideological differences.

See also

literature

  • Bože Vukušić: Tajni rat Udbe protiv hrvatskoga iseljeništva . 3rd increased edition. Klub hrvatskih povratnika iz iseljeništva, Zagreb 2001, ISBN 953-97963-2-6 , Hrvatsko narodno vijeće (HNV), p. 61-81 ( hrvatskoobrambenostivo.com [PDF]).
  • Milenko Doder: Jugoslavenska neprijateljska emigracija [The Yugoslav enemy emigration] (=  Anatomija zavjere . Volume 6 ). Centar za informacije i publicitet, Zagreb 1989, ISBN 978-86-7125-050-4 , "Hrvatsko narodno vijeće" (HNV), p. 23-26 .
  • Hrvatsko narodno vijeće . In: Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (ed.): Hrvatska enciklopedija . ( enciklopedija.hr ).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Francesco Ragazzi: Governing Diasporas in International Relations: The Transnational Politics of Croatia and Former Yugoslavia (=  Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security ). Routledge, 2017, ISBN 978-1-351-70943-9 , pp. 63, 70, 74 .
  2. ↑ DODER 1989, p. 24 (see literature)
  3. ↑ Federal Ministry of the Interior, Public Relations Department (Ed.): Concerns: Verfassungsschutz '78 . Bonn 1978, p. 166 .
  4. ↑ Federal Ministry of the Interior, Public Relations Department (Ed.): Concerns: Verfassungsschutz '80 . Bonn 1981, p. 150 .