THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PUBLIC ACTIVITY OF THE SERBIAN PEOPLE’S PARTY IN 1991
THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PUBLIC ACTIVITY OF THE SERBIAN PEOPLE’S PARTY IN 1991

Summary/Abstract: This work covers the establishment of the Serbian People’s Party, which occurred in Zagreb in May 1991, and its activity until the end of that same year. This was a time when a considerable portion of the Serbian community in Croatia was involved in a revolt against the Croatian authorities. This revolt was a component of the policies of the then leadership of Serbia headed by Slobodan Milošević, which did not wish to allow Croatia its independence within the borders it had under the Yugoslav federation. Instead, in the case of Croatian independence, parts of its territory in which the Serbs formed a majority or significant share of the population were to remain in a rump Yugoslavia, i.e., in a union with Serbia. Such a policy led to war in the latter half of 1991, during which the Serbian side, with the assistance of the Yugoslav People’s Army, occupied a considerable portion of Croatia’s territory. The establishment and operation of the Serbian People’s Party during 1991 is interesting in the sense that this was a party which intended to represent that part of the Serbian community in Croatia which had remained loyal to its government. The article concludes with a brief overview of this party’s activity during the period from 1992 to 1995.

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