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Bruno Ante Bušić was a Croatian writer and critic of Yugoslav communism. He was born in 1939 in the village of Vinjani Donji near Imotski. Yugoslav refers to: Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavs This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Imotski is a small town in the Dalmatian hinterland, population 4,347, total municipality population 10,213 (2001). ...


By the time he enrolled in high school in Imotski, he was already involved in activities which communist authorities considered rebellious. In 1957 he joined a group called Tiho whose aim was to "fight for freedom, equality and the formation of a free Croatia based on democratic principles". It was at this time that the UDBA (Yugoslav secret police) began watching him. Bušić, along with his schoolmates who had also participated in Tiho, were expelled from school soon after. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UDBA or Uprava državne bezbednosti/sigurnosti/varnosti (State Security Administration, literally internal state security) was the secret police organization of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... A secret police (sometimes political police) force is a police organization that operates in secret to enforce state security. ...


Two years later, the expelled students were allowed to return to school. Bušić went on to enroll in university in Zagreb and earned an economics degree in 1964. In 1965 he got a job at the "Institute for the History of Croatia's Workers' Movement" (Institut za historiju radničkoga pokreta Hrvatske) which was run by former Yugoslav general and future Croatian president Franjo Tuđman. In 1966 he was sentenced to jail for his political views, but by this time he had escaped to Austria. At the behest of Tuđman who still had great influence in Yugoslavia, Bušić returned to Zagreb and was not sent to jail. In 1967 he resumed work at the Institute. Zagreb at night, from Sljeme Zagreb cathedral St. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Franjo TuÄ‘man (May 14, 1922 - December 10, 1999) was the first president of Croatia in the 1990s. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...


In 1969 Bušić moved on to write for the "Croatian Literary Paper" (Hrvatski književni list). Here he confronted several issues considered controversial by Yugoslav officials. The paper was eventually banned. This led Bušić to emigrate to Paris for a period of time where he attended the Sorbonne. Upon his return in 1971, he became one of directors of the "Croatian Weekly" (Hrvatski tjednik). That same year the Yugoslav government issued a crack-down on what had been called the Croatian Spring. Bušić was among those arrested and he was in jail until 1973. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world Paris is the capital and largest city of France, as well as the capital of the ÃŽle-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Croatian Spring (Hrvatsko proljeće, also called masovni pokret or MASPOK, for mass movement) was a political movement from the early 1970s that called for greater rights for Croatia which was then part of Yugoslavia. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...


He left Yugoslavia for the last time in 1975. He spent most of his time living in England, but travelled extensively through the rest of Europe. He wrote for "New Croatia" (Nova Hrvatska) during this period. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...


The UDBA monitored him during his time. On November 16, 1978, UDBA agents assassinated him in Paris. Exactly 21 years after his death, with Croatian indepence gained, his remains were moved from Paris to Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb and were laid to rest with the dead of Croatia's Homeland War. November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean to the South, Central Europe to the North and the Balkans to the Southeast. ...



 
 

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