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Recent history of Dubrovnik

After the First World War, the disintegration of the Habsburg Monarchy, Dubrovnik, together with the entire Croatian, becomes part of the state of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which first December 1918. becomes the Kingdom of Serbs, and the 1929th finally Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The division of the country into 33 regions, Vidovdan Constitution 1921st, founder of the 1923rd Dubrovnik area. It becomes part of the declaration of dictatorship banovine Zeta, based in Cetinje. Finally, 1939. Creates a special Banovina Croatia, which are part of the Dubrovnik area.

Godine 1941., The proclamation of the Independent Croatian State, its becoming part of Dubrovnik. He was the parish seat of Dubrava. Most of Dubrovnik rising revolt against the fascist Independent State of Croatia, and joined the illegal anti-fascist movement led by the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia. In Dubrovnik, was present fascist terror. After the fall of fascism in October and November, the 1944th The islands Daks, Korcula and Peljesac peninsula and JAKLJAN, as well as ORSULA in Dubrovnik, the communists killed 109 civilians and 78 members of the armed forces. Most of those killed were members of the HSS with the priests, among whom was Petar Peric, author of religious songs, "Hail Lady, Queen of Croats" and "As the heavens let it resound.

End of the war and the establishment of the communist Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, Dubrovnik included in its composition and becomes dijelomNarodne / Croatian Socialist Republic.

Novija povijest Dubrovnika

In Central and Eastern Europe begins to weaken Soviet political and social system. Then take effect in Croatia organized a movement which was the target of the free democratic Croatia.

1990. multiparty elections were held, which was destroyed Communism in Croatia. The most votes won the Croatian Democratic Union, led by Franjo Tudjman. 1991st held a referendum in which most of Dubrovnik have opted for an independent Croatia.

At the same time the census was conducted, after which the municipality of Dubrovnik live 70 602 inhabitants, of whom 58 300 Croats, 4,735 Serbs and Muslims and other nationalities. Knowing of the imminent war, most Serbs moved to the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

1st October 1991. members of the JNA Trebinje and Montenegrin volunteers - began an armed attack on Dubrovnik, with the aim of creating a Greater Serbia. The city was bombed on a daily basis, and worst of the shelling was the sixth December 1991.

Since the shell was killed on the cross Srđ, damaged Onofrio fountain, Franciscan and Dominican monastery, church. Blaise and other shrines, Archive, hotels, electrical installations and numerous other buildings. However, they soon came to the help of UNESCO, and the city rebuilt.

American aircraft to USAF CT-43 crashed near Dubrovnik, 3 April 1996. year. In fact, killing 34 passengers, among whom was an American Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and the New York Times reporter's Nathaniel Nash.