Rade Bulat
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Rade Bulat is a former Yugoslav Partisan and communist activist. , he was one of three living recipients of the Order of the People's Hero in Croatia.
Bulat was born August 28, 1920 in Gvozd
within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He attended gymnasium in Sisak
, Gradiška and Zagreb.
In 1936 he joined the Young Communist League of Yugoslavia
and was accepted into the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1939. After the April War je joined the Yugoslav Partisans. In 1942 he joined the Headquarters of the People's Liberation Movement of Croatia. He led the 13th Proletarian Attack Brigade from late 1942 on. Bulat became commander of the 32nd Zagorje Division on June 6, 1944.
After the war he was a representative in the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, and was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Croatia. He was awarded the Order of the People's Hero on July 24, 1953, along with his wife Milka Kufrin.
During the Croatian Spring
in 1971, Bulat publicly called for a Serb autonomous region within SR Croatia.
He published a book about the 10th Zagreb Corps in 1985.
After vandalism of a memorial grave in Lasinja
in 2010, Bulat called for the perpetrators to be beaten by whoever found them.
In February 2011 it was revealed that Rade Bulat had been subject of an ongoing investigation for war crimes by the Ministry of the Interior
since 2007. The police investigation resulted in accusing him of ordering the killings of Croatian Home Guard
war prisoners near Čazma
on the night of November 28-29, 1943. The investigation has been welcomed by the Croatian Helsinki Committee
.
Bulat was born August 28, 1920 in Gvozd
Gvozd
Gvozd is a town and a municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia. It is part of Kordun.- History :...
within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He attended gymnasium in Sisak
Sisak
Sisak is a city in central Croatia. The city's population in 2011 was 33,049, with a total of 49,699 in the administrative region and it is also the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina county...
, Gradiška and Zagreb.
In 1936 he joined the Young Communist League of Yugoslavia
Young Communist League of Yugoslavia
Young Communist League of Yugoslavia, commonly known by its abbreviation SKOJ was the youth wing of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia from 1919 to 1948...
and was accepted into the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1939. After the April War je joined the Yugoslav Partisans. In 1942 he joined the Headquarters of the People's Liberation Movement of Croatia. He led the 13th Proletarian Attack Brigade from late 1942 on. Bulat became commander of the 32nd Zagorje Division on June 6, 1944.
After the war he was a representative in the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, and was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Croatia. He was awarded the Order of the People's Hero on July 24, 1953, along with his wife Milka Kufrin.
During the Croatian Spring
Croatian Spring
The Croatian Spring was a political movement from the early 1970s that called for greater rights for Croatia which was then part of Yugoslavia as well as democratic and economic reforms.-History:...
in 1971, Bulat publicly called for a Serb autonomous region within SR Croatia.
He published a book about the 10th Zagreb Corps in 1985.
After vandalism of a memorial grave in Lasinja
Lasinja
Lasinja is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 1,938 inhabitants, 88% of whom are Croats and 10.27% who are Serbs....
in 2010, Bulat called for the perpetrators to be beaten by whoever found them.
In February 2011 it was revealed that Rade Bulat had been subject of an ongoing investigation for war crimes by the Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)
The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state security among other roles...
since 2007. The police investigation resulted in accusing him of ordering the killings of Croatian Home Guard
Croatian Home Guard
Croatian Home Guard or also, known as the "Homeland Defenders," was the name used for the armed forces of the Independent State of Croatia which existed during World War II.- Formation :...
war prisoners near Čazma
Cazma
Čazma is a town and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina.-Geography:Čazma is situated 60 kilometers east of Zagreb and only 30 kilometres from the center of the region - Bjelovar....
on the night of November 28-29, 1943. The investigation has been welcomed by the Croatian Helsinki Committee
Croatian Helsinki Committee
Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights is the leading organisation for protection and promotion of human rights in Croatia...
.