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Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina

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Leader
  
Tomislav Žigmanov

European affiliation
  
None

Headquarters
  
Subotica

International affiliation
  
None

Founded
  
15 July 1990; 26 years ago (1990-07-15)

Ideology
  
national rights of Croat minority in Serbia, autonomy of Vojvodina

The Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (Serbian: Демократски Савез Хрвата у Војводини / Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini; Croatian: Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini; abbreviation: DSHV / ДСХВ) is a political party of ethnic Croats in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, founded on July 15, 1990.

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History

Over time, some party members were unsatisfied with party's policy, so they separated and formed new Croat parties:

  • Hrvatski narodni savez (Croatian National Alliance) – in 1998 (this fraction has been reincorporated into DSHV on February 29, 2004)
  • Hrvatska bunjevačko-šokačka stranka (Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party) – in 2004
  • Demokratska zajednica Hrvata (Democratic Union of Croats) – in 2007

    • In 2009 DSHV negotiated with another ethnic Croat party from Syrmia region of Vojvodina, the Hrvatska srijemska inicijativa / Hrvatska sremska inicijativa (Croatian Syrmian Initiative). It was planned that HSI and DSHV unite on June 5, 2009 on the meeting in Sremska Mitrovica.

    Presidents of the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (1990–Present)

  • Bela Tonković (1990–2003)
  • Petar Kuntić (2003–2015)
  • Tomislav Žigmanov (2015–present)

    • Famous members

  • Josip Gabrić, table tennis player, former Yugoslav national team member and one of legendary players of table tennis from ex-Yugoslavia

    • References

    Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina Wikipedia
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