Ivan Pernar
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Ivan Pernar was a Croatian
politician
of the Croatian Peasant Party
(CPP, Hrvatska Seljačka Stranka). He was a member of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
On June 20, 1928 Pernar was one of several Croatian Peasant Party representatives shot at by People's Radical Party
representative Puniša Račić
. While Pernar recovered from the gunshot, CPP leader Stjepan Radić
died from the wounds suffered in the attack. During the subsequent January 6th Dictatorship
Pernar was jailed in Sremska Mitrovica
for 3 years.
Pernar was later selected as a senator for the Banovina of Croatia
. In 1945 he emigrated to the United States of America where he remained until his death in 1967.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
of the Croatian Peasant Party
Croatian Peasant Party
The Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of...
(CPP, Hrvatska Seljačka Stranka). He was a member of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
On June 20, 1928 Pernar was one of several Croatian Peasant Party representatives shot at by People's Radical Party
People's Radical Party
The People's Radical Party of Serbia was a political party formed on January 8, 1881, which was active in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes...
representative Puniša Račić
Puniša Racic
Puniša Račić was a Montenegrin Serb politician, a member of the Yugoslav Parliament from the People's Radical Party, who assassinated Pavle Radić and Đuro Basariček, Croatian Peasant Party representatives, mortally wounded Stjepan Radić, leader of Croatian Peasant Party at the time and wounded...
. While Pernar recovered from the gunshot, CPP leader Stjepan Radić
Stjepan Radic
Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...
died from the wounds suffered in the attack. During the subsequent January 6th Dictatorship
January 6th Dictatorship
The January 6th Dictatorship was a royal dictatorship established in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes by King Alexander...
Pernar was jailed in Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica is a city and municipality located in the Vojvodina province of Serbia, on the left bank of the Sava river. As of 2002 the town had a total population of 39,041, while Sremska Mitrovica municipality had a population of 85,605...
for 3 years.
Pernar was later selected as a senator for the Banovina of Croatia
Banovina of Croatia
The Banovina of Croatia or Banate of Croatia was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1939 and 1943 . Its capital was at Zagreb and it included most of present-day Croatia along with portions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia...
. In 1945 he emigrated to the United States of America where he remained until his death in 1967.