A Brief History of the People's Liberation Antifascist Council of National Liberation of Croatia (ZAVNOH)
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https://doi.org/10.62215/2744-2365.2023.4.4.47Keywords:
Second World War, Yugoslavia, Croatia, AVNOJ, ZAVNOH, federalismAbstract
On 5 December 1942, the day after the end of the first session of AVNOJ, an initiative was launched to establish the National Anti-Fascist Council of the National Liberation of Croatia (ZAVNOH). It would be the first anti-fascist council that would serve as a model for the creation of similar councils in other parts of Yugoslavia. The fourth Nazi offensive temporarily stopped this initiative, but on 1 March 1943, once the fighting moved away from central Croatia, the Initiative Committee for the convocation of ZAVNOH was formed. This paper presents the work of the Initiative Committee, shows how the first session of ZAVNOH was convened on 13-14 June 1943 in Otočac and Plitvice Lakes. Although there were certain difficulties in relation to the arrival of delegates from all parts of Croatia, it is undeniable that the delegates at this session represented the "authentic voice of the Partisan Croatia". The article also mentions the key decisions of the four ZAVNOH sessions related to the organization of government, territorial integrity and equality of Croatia in Yugoslavia.
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