Zlatko Hasanbegović

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Zlatko Hasanbegović (2016)

Zlatko Hasanbegović (born June 14, 1973 in Zagreb ) is a Croatian historian, activist and politician who is often attributed to the nationalist - right-wing extremist camp, among other things because of his advocacy for the preservation of positive remembrance of and his admiration for the anti-Semite Husein Đozo . From January to October 2016 he was Minister of Culture in the eleventh government of the Republic of Croatia . In 2017 he was expelled from the HDZ .

biography

He grew up in Zapruđe , part of the new Zagreb. As a young man during the 1980s he was a member of the Bad blue boys , a Dinamo Zagreb fan club .

Zlatko Hasanbegović is a professional historian. He works at the Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences in Zagreb. He is also a publicist and publisher. In 2007 his monograph entitled Muslimans in Zagreb 1878-1945 was published. In the same year he defended his doctoral thesis The Yugoslav Muslim Organization in the Political Life of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1929-1941 . He received his doctorate and obtained his doctorate in Zagreb in 2009. sc.

Hasanbegović graduated in history from the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Zagreb .

He began his political engagement as a student, first in the Croatian Liberation Movement (HOP) founded by Ante Pavelić in exile . He later became the youth chairman of the far-right Croatian Pure Right Party (HČSP) .

He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Islamic Community in Zagreb .

Propaganda for the Waffen SS Sturmbannführer Husein Đozo

Hasanbegović considers the radical anti-Semite Husein Đozo, who played an important role in the 13th Division of the Waffen-SS from 1943 to 1945, for "one of the most striking and interesting Bosniaks " . In 2013, for example, he defended the naming of a school in Goražde, his hometown (Bosnia and Herzegovina): “If Husein ef. Oozo would be amputated from the national and Islamic identity basis (...) because of insignificant episodes in the course of his entire life and work, that would mean transforming modern Bosniak identity and modern Islamic thought into a torso without his most reliable guide. (...) Oozo's Islamic thinking of renewal is still an integral part of the Muslim Bosniaks in intellectual terms ” . In addition, Hasanbegović said, many more schools and streets should bear Đozo's name.

Tribute to the ultra-nationalist Miro Barešić

On July 31, 2016, Hasanbegović and other Croatian politicians took part in the inauguration of a memorial to the Pavelić supporter Miro Barešić , who was convicted in 1971 of the murder of the then Yugoslav ambassador to Sweden. On this occasion, Hasanbegovic praised "the knight, the Croatian hero who sacrificed himself all his life for the idea of ​​the Croatian state" and had himself photographed together with bearers of Ustaše symbols.

Designation of the defeat of the NDH in 1945 as "our greatest national tragedy"

In a speech in 2012 Hasanbegović said that the defeat of the Ustasha - regime was "the greatest tragedy of our nation" was. In May 2015 he commented sharply on both the international commemorations on the occasion of the defeat of the Axis Powers in 1945 and the annual official memorial ceremonies in Croatia dedicated to the victims of the Jasenovac concentration camp .

At the head of the Bleiburg parade of honor

In 2007 Hasanbegović became chairman of the supervisory board of the Klagenfurt association Počasni Bleiburški vod (PBV), or Bleiburg parade of honor , which commemorates the victims of the Bleiburg massacre in 1945. The documentation archive of the Austrian resistance describes this NGO as a "right-wing extremist association with a strong revisionist or historically clinky tendency" and points to the high number of neo-Nazis at its annual events on the Loibacher Feld in Bleiburg.

On the occasion of the official Jasenovac memorial ceremony in 2009, the PBV held a press conference at which Vice Vukojević described the former Jasenovac concentration camp as follows: “The Jasenovac camp was administered by Jews. The state only guaranteed security. There is a contract between the NDH government and the Jewish community of Zagreb regarding the financing of the camp's board ”. These words were denounced by the then Prime Minister and HDZ Chairman Ivo Sanader .

Hasanbegović later left the PBV chairmanship to Vukojević; he himself remained deputy chairman until the beginning of 2016.

In March 2015 Hasanbegović once again expressed his support and admiration for Vukojević by presenting his book to the public himself; among the visitors to this presentation were a. also HDZ officials like Milijan Brkić and Miro Kovač .

As a publisher

As a publisher Hasanbegović has, for example , the new European rights by Tomislav Sunic published. Sunić describes himself as anti-Christian and has appeared publicly alongside right-wing activists such as Horst Mahler and David Duke . Another work published by Hasanbegović is The Intellectual Terrorism by Jure Vujić , an enlightened opponent of Western civilization; also The Holocaust Industry by Norman Finkelstein .

In addition, Hasanbegović has a chapter in the book Krunoslav Stjepan Dragović . Priest, historian and patriot . Dragović is publicly known for his help in the escape of Ante Pavelić. In addition, Krunoslav Draganović is known for his alleged dealings with the expropriated / stolen property from NDH victims. He also helped Klaus Barbie and many other Nazis .

HDZ politician

On June 30, 2015 Hasanbegović was co-opted into the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) , in the presence of HDZ key figures such as its then chairman Tomislav Karamarko , its general secretary Milijan Brkić and its spokesman for international affairs Miro Kovač . The HDZ is part of the European People's Party .

On January 21, 2016, he was appointed Minister of Culture by Prime Minister-designate Tihomir Orešković . This decision immediately sparked violent protests, especially in academic and cultural circles as well as in civil society. On the morning of January 22nd, before the parliamentary elections, demonstrators gathered in front of the parliament building, and Hasanbegović was even compared to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels . The new government, including Hasanbegović, was finally confirmed by a conservative majority on the evening of January 22nd. Protests continued. His appointment also caused international criticism (including from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the European Grassroots Antiracist Movement) and negative press.

In April 2016 he praised the highly controversial film Jasenovac - The Truth by director Jakov Sedlar and screenwriter Hrvoje Hitrec. The historian Slavko Goldstein , the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Israeli ambassador to Croatia, on the other hand, described this film as revisionist propaganda or the use of forgeries.

In early February 2016, a declaration of support from 143 Croatian historians and scholars, including Ivo Banac , was published. On the other hand, an appeal for his resignation was signed by over 4,000 people from the fields of culture and science. On May 24, 2016 there was even an international appeal for his resignation, which was signed by personalities of different opinions from 35 nations; Signatories include a. Beate and Serge Klarsfeld , Miguel Ánguel Moratinos and Alain Finkielkraut as well as recognized historians of the history of the Second World War.

Hasanbegović was elected to the Presidium of the HDZ on May 28, 2016. In this election he was one of those candidates who received the most votes from the delegates.

With the fall of the government of Tihomir Orešković, his mandate as minister ended. Since then he has been a member of the Croatian Parliament.

In October 2013 he took part in scientific events in Mostar and Široki Brijeg on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of Dominik Mandić's death . Dominik Mandić was a Croatian historian, politician, and Franciscan.

Foundation of Neovisni za Hrvatsku

After the new Prime Minister Andrej Plenković had not taken him into account when forming his government ( Nina Obuljen Koržinek became the new Minister of Culture ), Hasanbegović supported the "Independent List" of the Sabor MPs Bruna Esih , who are known as the "Croatian Marine Le Pen ", in the local elections ; then he was expelled from the HDZ. Together with Esih, he founded the new party Neovisni za Hrvatsku (Independents for Croatia) in June 2017 .

In September 2017, on the initiative of his party, the "Marshal Tito " Square in the Croatian capital Zagreb was renamed "Square of the  Republic of Croatia ".

family

Zlatko Hasanbegović is married to Lamija Hasanbegović, with whom he has two children.

Works

Zlatko Hasenbegovic is the author of the following books:

  • Muslimani u Zagrebu 1878–1945 (Muslims in Zagreb)
  • Jugoslovenska muslimanska organizacija 1929–1941 (Yugoslav Muslim Organization)

In 2004 he published an article called Islam i bosanski muslimani u djelima Ante Starčevića (Islam and Bosnian Muslims in Ante Starčević's Works )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Zlatko Hasanbegović biografija | Biografija.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017 (Croatian).
  2. ↑ a b c Z. Hasanbegović, conversation with Oslobođenje , November 2, 2013. Quoted by Bošnjaci November 3, 2013, Bilten ( memento from June 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) December 2013, Frankfurter Rundschau February 12, 2016, Novi list 14 February 2016
  3. ↑ Jutarnji list , January 23, 2016
  4. ↑ a b c d Tko je Zlatko Hasanbegović, novi ministar kulture? In: Dnevnik.hr . ( dnevnik.hr [accessed October 22, 2017]).
  5. ^ Ivo Pilar Institute ( Memento from June 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Novi list , January 22, 2016
  7. ↑ Novosti , February 10, 2016
  8. ↑ Telegram
  9. ↑ the Official Website HCSP
  10. ^ Official website of the "Husein ef. Đozo" elementary school
  11. ↑ Maxportal.hr , July 5, 2015
  12. ^ N1 television , August 1, 2016
  13. ^ Deutsche Welle , August 1, 2016
  14. ↑ Tportal.hr , August 1, 2016
  15. ↑ Z. Hasanbegović, speech from August 2012. Quoted on February 23, 2016 by Nacional , 24Sata , Index.hr
  16. ↑ Z. Hasanbegović, conversation with the television magazine Bujica , May 18, 2015. Quoted by Novosti February 13, 2016
  17. ↑ 7Dnevno , May 29, 2013
  18. ↑ "Here we are allowed to do everything except for the Nazi greeting". In: derStandard.at. May 17, 2016, accessed December 16, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Slobodna dalmacija 22 April, 2009
  20. ^ Nacional , April 22, 2009
  21. ↑ Večernji list , April 27, 2009
  22. ↑ Tportal , February 8, 2016
  23. ↑ Tportal , May 4, 2016
  24. ↑ Direktno , May 4, 2015
  25. ↑ Direktno , May 5, 2015
  26. ↑ Hrvatsko kulturno vijeće , May 6, 2015
  27. ↑ Maxportal , March 23, 2015
  28. ↑ ShowBizz ( Memento from June 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), May 6, 2015
  29. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / verbum.hr
  30. ↑ T. Sunić, "Race and Shape: Our Identity", speech on the occasion of a readers' meeting of the magazine Volk in Bewegungs , September 14, 2013, European Action ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.europaeische-aktion.org
  31. ^ Southern Poverty Law Center
  32. ^ J. Vujić, "Une barbarie peut en cacher une autre", Polemia , 23 November 2015
  33. ↑ [1]
  34. ^ Croatian Scientific Bibliography
  35. ↑ Jutarnji list , December 30, 2009
  36. ↑ Official website of the HDZ: [2] and [3]
  37. ^ Official website of the European People's Party
  38. ↑ Der Standard , January 21, 2016
  39. ↑ The daily newspaper
  40. ^ N1 television, January 22, 2016
  41. ↑ Večernji list , January 23, 2016
  42. ↑ Der Standard , January 26, 2016
  43. ↑ Simon Wiesenthal Center , February 6, 2016
  44. ↑ European Grassroots Antiracist Movement , January 25, 2016
  45. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung February 9, 2016, Neue Zürcher Zeitung February 9, 2016, Frankfurter Rundschau February 12, 2016, Der Standard February 26, 2016, Deutschlandradio Kultur March 9, 2016, Balkan Stories
  46. ↑ Večernji list April 4, 2016, Der Standard April 20, 2016
  47. ↑ Tportal April 5, 2016
  48. ↑ Jutarnji list April 6, 2016
  49. ↑ Tportal April 7, 2016, N1 -Television April 7, 2016
  50. ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau April 15, 2016
  51. ↑ dnevno February 3, 2016
  52. ↑ Kulturnjaci 2016
  53. ↑ The appeal was published simultaneously by European Grassroots Antiracist Movement , Neues Deutschland and Liberation ( Memento from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  54. ↑ HDZ website
  55. ↑ Večernji list , May 29, 2016
  56. ↑ Total Croatia News , May 29, 2016
  57. ↑ Michael A. Lange, Croatia finds its way out of the government crisis, Country report Croatia of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , July 10, 2017
  58. ^ STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: Tito is dismantled in Zagreb . In: derStandard.at . ( derstandard.at [accessed on October 22, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Hasanbegović, Zlatko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Croatian historian, activist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Zagreb