Statehood Day (Croatia)

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Statehood Day
Croatian Flags during the Statehood Day (2007).jpg
Croatian flags on Statehood Day, 2007
Official nameDan državnosti (in Croatian)
Observed byCroatia
SignificanceAnniversary of the constitution of the 1990 Croatian Parliament
Date30 May
Next time30 May 2022 (2022-05-30)
Frequencyannual

Statehood Day (Croatian: Dan državnosti, pronounced [dan dr̩ʒaʋnosti]) is a holiday that occurs every year on 30 May in Croatia (from 2002 to 2019 was on 25 June) to celebrate the constitution of the first modern multi-party Croatian Parliament in 1990. The Statehood Day is the National Day of Croatia, being both an official holiday and a day off work.[1]

History[]

On 30 May 1990, the first modern multi-party Croatian Parliament convened, following the 1990 Croatian parliamentary election. This date was from 1990 to 2002 marked as the Statehood Day.[2] The Government of Ivica Račan moved the Statehood Day to 25 June in 2002, and 30 May was marked as a memorial day (working) under the name Day of the Croatian Parliament.[3] On 25 June, after the independence referendum held on 19 May 1991, Croatia proclaimed its independence, but due to the negotiation of the Brioni Agreement, a three-month moratorium was placed on the implementation of the decision and the Parliament cut all remaining ties with Yugoslavia on 8 October 1991.[4] 8 October was a holiday, Independence Day from 2002 to 2019, when it was declared a memorial day (working).[1]

Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia at the same time, and its Statehood Day coincided with the Croatian Statehood Day, on 25 June.[citation needed]

On 14 November 2019, the Croatian Parliament adopted a new law on holidays, and moved Statehood Day back to 30 May.[1] Previous date, 25 June, became a working memorial day under the name Independence Day.[citation needed]

Activities and celebrations[]

Typical state activities on the occasion involve speeches by the President of Croatia and other dignitaries, as well as commemoration of the Croatian War of Independence.[5][6] The first military parade of the Armed Forces of Croatia took place in the neighborhood of Jarun in 1995 to marking Statehood Day.[7][8] Another parade was held on the same date in 1997.[citation needed]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dan državnosti ponovno će se slaviti 30. svibnja, a uvodi se novi blagdan i neradni dan 18. studenog". Večernji list (in Croatian). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Dan državnosti – Tri rođendana: Svaki datum ima povijesno značenje za Hrvatsku". Večernji list (in Croatian). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ Croatian Parliament (21 November 2002). "Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (136/2002). Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Odluka Sabora Republike Hrvatske o raskidu državno-pravne sveze s ostalim republikama i pokrajinama SFRJ (8. listopada 1991.)" [Decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia on the termination of all state and legal ties with other republics and provinces of SFRY (8 October 1991)]. Povijest saborovanja (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. 8 October 1991. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Hrvatska proslavila Dan državnosti". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 26 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Dan državnosti: Ivo Josipović, Jadranka Kosor i Luka Bebić na Ovčari". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 25 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  7. ^ Gjenero, Davor. "Hrvatska parada i konfuzna poruka susjedima". balkans.aljazeera.net.
  8. ^ "Vojna parada pobunjenih Srba u Slunju lipnja 1995. godine". vojnapovijest.vecernji.hr.
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