Zagreb Points
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The Zagreb Points was the name of a resolution released on November 7, 1932, in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
which condemned Serb hegemony in that country and called for a return to political life as it was in 1918.
The document was released after the January 6th Dictatorship of King Alexander
resulted in new administrative subdivisions and a new royal constitution. It had the backing of the Peasant-Democrat Coalition and the Croatian Party of Rights. The document resulted in other parties producing the Novi Sad Points, Sarajevo Points (Yugoslav Muslim Organization
)and Ljubljana Points (Slovene People's Party
) to voice their demands for an end to the dictatorship. Croatian Peasant Party
leader Vladko Maček
was imprisoned for three years as a direct result of the document.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
which condemned Serb hegemony in that country and called for a return to political life as it was in 1918.
The document was released after the January 6th Dictatorship of 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:...
resulted in new administrative subdivisions and a new royal constitution. It had the backing of the Peasant-Democrat Coalition and the Croatian Party of Rights. The document resulted in other parties producing the Novi Sad Points, Sarajevo Points (Yugoslav Muslim Organization
Yugoslav Muslim Organization
Yugoslav Muslim Organization was a Bosnian Muslim political party in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was founded in Sarajevo on February 16, 1919 and was led by Mehmed Spaho. In election campaigns the JMO did mobilize on religious slogans rather than Bosnian nationality, calling...
)and Ljubljana Points (Slovene People's Party
Slovene People's Party (historical)
The Slovene People's Party was a Slovenian political party in the 19th and 20th centuries, active in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Between 1907 and 1941, it was the largest and arguably the most influential political party in the Slovene Lands...
) to voice their demands for an end to the dictatorship. Croatian Peasant Party
Croatian Peasant Party
The Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of...
leader Vladko Maček
Vladko Macek
Vladko Maček was a Croatian politician active within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the first half of the 20th century. He led the Croatian Peasant Party following the assassination of Stjepan Radić, and all through World War II.- Early life :Maček was born to a Slovene-Czech family in the village...
was imprisoned for three years as a direct result of the document.
Croatian Peasant Party
- Vladko MačekVladko MacekVladko Maček was a Croatian politician active within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the first half of the 20th century. He led the Croatian Peasant Party following the assassination of Stjepan Radić, and all through World War II.- Early life :Maček was born to a Slovene-Czech family in the village...
- Ante TrumbićAnte TrumbicAnte Trumbić was a Croatian politician in the early 20th century. He was one of the key politicians in the creation of a Yugoslav state....
- Josip PredavecJosip PredavecJosip Predavec was a Croatian politician, vice-president of the Croatian Peasant Party, who was killed in an assassination attempt in 1933....
- Juraj Šutej
Independent Democratic Party
- Dušan Bošković
- Dušan Kecmanović
- Sava Kosanović
- Većeslav Vilder
- Hinko Krizman