Miroslav Tuđman
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Miroslav Tuđman is a Croatia
n scientist and politician, the son of first president Franjo Tuđman.
Tuđman was born in Belgrade
(then SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) where he completed grade school, before he moved with his family to Zagreb
in 1961.He was born on his parents 1st anniversary. He was named "Miroslav" for Miroslav Krleža
that was adored by his father at that period. He graduated from gymnasium and then from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb
in 1970. He became part of the faculty, and received a doctorate in information sciences at the same University in 1985. In 1989 he founded the Institute for Information Studies at the Faculty.
He participated in the Croatian War of Independence
in 1991, and in 1992 he became the head of the Center for Strategic Research. Later he was the deputy head of the National Security Office and then the founder and leader of the first Croatian intelligence agency between 1993 and 1998, and then from 1999 to 2000. In 1995, President Tuđman decorated him with the Order of Duke Domagoj, for war-time merit as a member of the political administration of the Ministry of Defence
. In 1998 he became a tenured professor at the Faculty of Philosophy.
His first political activity was as a co-founder of the Social Democrats of Croatia together with his friend Antun Vujić
, but he soon switched to his father's party the Croatian Democratic Union
. He briefly retired from politics until 2001, when he ran for the Zagreb City Council and his list won 7.6% of the vote. The same year he and Nenad Ivanković founded the party Croatian True Revival , which later cooperated with Croatian Bloc of Ivić Pašalić
, but gained no traction at the Croatian parliamentary election, 2003
.
In 2009 he was a candidate in the Croatian presidential election, 2009-2010, where he won 4.09% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.
In 2011, he became a candidate in the Croatian parliamentary election, 2011 on the electoral list of the Croatian Democratic Union.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n scientist and politician, the son of first president Franjo Tuđman.
Tuđman was born in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
(then SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) where he completed grade school, before he moved with his family to 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 1961.He was born on his parents 1st anniversary. He was named "Miroslav" for Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža was a leading Croatian and Yugoslav writer and the dominant figure in cultural life of both Yugoslav states, the Kingdom and the Republic . He has often been proclaimed the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century.-Biography:Miroslav Krleža was born in Zagreb, modern-day...
that was adored by his father at that period. He graduated from gymnasium and then from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
in 1970. He became part of the faculty, and received a doctorate in information sciences at the same University in 1985. In 1989 he founded the Institute for Information Studies at the Faculty.
He participated in the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
in 1991, and in 1992 he became the head of the Center for Strategic Research. Later he was the deputy head of the National Security Office and then the founder and leader of the first Croatian intelligence agency between 1993 and 1998, and then from 1999 to 2000. In 1995, President Tuđman decorated him with the Order of Duke Domagoj, for war-time merit as a member of the political administration of the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (Croatia)
The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the nation's military. The ministry was established in 1990.-Ministers:-References:...
. In 1998 he became a tenured professor at the Faculty of Philosophy.
His first political activity was as a co-founder of the Social Democrats of Croatia together with his friend Antun Vujić
Antun Vujic
Antun Vujić is a Croatian politician, philosopher, political analyst and lexicographer, currently member of Croatian Parliament and formerly Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government .-Overview:Vujić graduated from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Philosophy Antun Vujić (born in...
, but he soon switched to his father's party the Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
. He briefly retired from politics until 2001, when he ran for the Zagreb City Council and his list won 7.6% of the vote. The same year he and Nenad Ivanković founded the party Croatian True Revival , which later cooperated with Croatian Bloc of Ivić Pašalić
Ivić Pašalić
Ivić Pašalić is a Croatian right-wing politician.Pašalić was born to a Croatian family in Šuica, Bosnia and Herzegovina . He was a physician in Zagreb before the arrival of democracy in Croatia. In 1990 he joined the Croatian Democratic Union and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming the...
, but gained no traction at the Croatian parliamentary election, 2003
Croatian parliamentary election, 2003
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.
In 2009 he was a candidate in the Croatian presidential election, 2009-2010, where he won 4.09% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.
In 2011, he became a candidate in the Croatian parliamentary election, 2011 on the electoral list of the Croatian Democratic Union.