Mr. Manolic was hailed in Croatia was a wartime independence leader in the 1990s but scorned for his past in Yugoslavia’s secret police.
Josip Manolic, who was Croatia’s prime minister during its break from the collapsing Yugoslavia in 1991 and who helped mobilize forces as war engulfed the region, but also faced scrutiny for past political repression as part of the Cold War-era secret police, died April 15 at 104.Mr.
He was one of the last surviving links to Croatia’s struggles during World War II and the pro-Communist resistance that eventually took control of Yugoslavia, waging reprisals against suspected Nazi collaborators and perceived political opponents. Mr. Manolic was a shoemaker apprentice when he joined the youth wing of Yugoslavia’s Communist Party in the late 1930s. He rose through the ranks. During World War II, Mr.
After Croatia declared independence, Mr. Manolic at first tried to calm Yugoslav authorities in Belgrade, describing the secession as a “long and gradual process.” Within days, his tone changed as ethnic Serbs took up arms and the Yugoslav army began to withdraw from Croatia in a sign of brewing war.“Just like the Soviet army,” Mr. Manolic said. “They think they can solve all problems by force.”
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