Marko Došen
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Marko Došen was a Croatian politician.
Born in Mušaluk near Gospić
, Došen finished elementary school in Lika
and one grade of gymnasium in Bjelovar
. He entered into trade, but in 1890 moved to Russia
where he opened a bookstore in Saint Petersburg
. Together with a Russian historian he published the book Hrvati i njihova borba s Austrijom (Croats and their battle with Austria). He returned to Gospić
in 1893 and the following year started his weekly Hrvat which he edited for ten years. He was a member of Starčević's Party of Rights in the Croatian Parliament from 1913 to 1918.
After 1918 he was a member of the Croatian Republican Peasant Party (HRSS). He was elected into the national assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1920
, 1923
and 1925. After the Pašić
- Radić
agreement in 1925 he ended his association with Radić's HRSS.
After King Alexander
declared a royal dictatorship on January 6, 1929, Došen became a member of the Ustaša - Croatian revolutionary organization
. He was one of the organizers of the Velebit Uprising in 1932.
After the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia
he returned to the country. In 1942 he became the president of the Croatian Parliament. Although the Parliament only met a few times within the first year, he retained his position as its president until his death in Zagreb
in 1944.
Born in Mušaluk near Gospić
Gospic
Gospić is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj county. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field....
, Došen finished elementary school in Lika
Lika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
and one grade of gymnasium in Bjelovar
Bjelovar
Bjelovar is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. During the 2001 census, there were 41,869 inhabitants, 90.51% which are Croats....
. He entered into trade, but in 1890 moved to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
where he opened a bookstore in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. Together with a Russian historian he published the book Hrvati i njihova borba s Austrijom (Croats and their battle with Austria). He returned to Gospić
Gospic
Gospić is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj county. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field....
in 1893 and the following year started his weekly Hrvat which he edited for ten years. He was a member of Starčević's Party of Rights in the Croatian Parliament from 1913 to 1918.
After 1918 he was a member of the Croatian Republican Peasant Party (HRSS). He was elected into the national assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1920
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election, 1920
The 1920 Constitutional Assembly election of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes for the National Assembly took place on 28 November 1920....
, 1923
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes parliamentary election, 1923
The 1923 election in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes for the National Assembly took place on March 18, 1923. The seats were divided up by the political borders which existed before the Kingdom's formation and distributed using the population statistics of 1910.According to a TIME Magazine...
and 1925. After the Pašić
Nikola Pašic
Nikola P. Pašić was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat, the most important Serbian political figure for almost 40 years, leader of the People's Radical Party who, among other posts, was twice a mayor of Belgrade...
- 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...
agreement in 1925 he ended his association with Radić's HRSS.
After King Alexander
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Alexander I , also known as Alexander the Unifier was the first king of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as well as the last king of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes .-Childhood:...
declared a royal dictatorship on January 6, 1929, Došen became a member of the Ustaša - Croatian revolutionary organization
Ustaše
The Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement was a Croatian fascist anti-Yugoslav separatist movement. The ideology of the movement was a blend of fascism, Nazism, and Croatian nationalism. The Ustaše supported the creation of a Greater Croatia that would span to the River Drina and to the border...
. He was one of the organizers of the Velebit Uprising in 1932.
After the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
he returned to the country. In 1942 he became the president of the Croatian Parliament. Although the Parliament only met a few times within the first year, he retained his position as its president until his death in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
in 1944.