Ante Pavelić

Ante Pavelić (Bradina, Bosnia-Herzégovine, July 14th 1889 - Madrid, December 28th 1959), founder of the nationalist movement of the Oustachis ( Ustaše ), chief of the State independent of Croatia ( Nezavisna Država Hrvatska , NDH) during the Second world war.

Biography

After studies of Right to Zagreb, it engages in policy in the Croatian Parti the right, a nationalist movement opposed to the monarchy of the Royaume of Yugoslavia and in favor of the independence of the Croatia. Elected official city council man of appointed Zagreb then (1927), it is constrained with the exile in 1929 by the advent of the king Alexandre I {{er}}, which sets up a Serb Dictature pro .

Pavelić takes refuge initially with Vienna, where it takes to contact with Austrian officers anti-Yugoslavians. With Rome where it resides then, it founds a new nationalist party, in collaboration with the members of the hard faction of the Croatian Party of the right, exiled like him. It will be the party of the Oustachis (of ustaš , “risen, rebels”). The group has initially terrorist activities: he assassinates the October 9th 1934 Alexandre Ier as well as the French Minister for the foreign affairs Louis Barthou, in visit of State to Marseilles. Supported by the fascistic movements Italian, it becomes extensive and establishes camps of drive in Hungary.

The April 6th 1941, Yugoslavia is invaded by the forces of the Axe. Pavelic becomes leading State independent of Croatia creates the April 10th 1941, pledged in fact to the Germany and the Italy, of which it copies the institutions. The mode in place pursues the Juif S, the Serbe S, the Tzigane S, the Croatian opponents (in particular communist). Its watchword with regard to the Serb ones is of in to exterminate a third, to drive out a third of them, to convert a third of them. After having promulgated anti-Jewish laws, Pavelić created a concentration camp called Jasenovac. The army of the NDH also fights, with the forces of the Axis, against the movements of resistant of Tito (communist partisans) and the Tchetniks (royalist).

In 1945, Pavelić flees and takes refuge initially in Austria, then in Rome, before settling in Argentine where it receives the protection of Juan Perón. The Roman Catholic church is strongly suspected of having helped it to flee, by pleading benevolence of the pope Pie XII in her connection for the support that the mode of the oustachis and the Catholic church mutually agreed during the Second world war.

In 1957, it was the subject of two attempted murders, probably financed by the Yugoslav secret services. Discovered, it was forced once again to flee to avoid the extradition. It took refuge in Spain, where it died in 1959, of the continuations of its wounds. It is buried with Madrid.

Internal bonds

External bond

  • the genocide in the independent State Croatian 1941-1945

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