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Independence Day (Croatia)

Memorial day in Croatia

Field	Value
holiday_name	Independence Day
image	Spomen poloca 08101991.jpg
image_size	220px
caption	The memorial plaque in front of the building where independence was proclaimed by the Sabor
significance	The day when the Croatian Parliament proclaimed independence from Yugoslavia
observedby	Croatia
duration	1 day
frequency	Annual
date	25 June
celebrations	Laying of wreaths, banquets
type	Memorial

Independence Day () is a memorial day in Croatia, marked yearly on 25 June that celebrates the decision of the Croatian Parliament to declare the independence of Croatia from the SFR Yugoslavia. From 2002 to 2019, the day was celebrated as a public holiday on October 8; as of 2020 it is not considered a public holiday.

History

Main article: Independence of Croatia

The Croatian referendum on independence was held in May 1991, with 93% of voters supporting independence. On 25 June, the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) proclaimed Croatian independence. Seven days later, on 7 July, Croatia and Slovenia both signed the Brioni Declaration, in which the two countries agreed to suspend all declarations and acts passed by the Croatian and Slovenian parliaments related to those states' secession from Yugoslavia for a period of three months. During that time, the Croatian War of Independence started.

On 8 October, the Croatian Parliament decided to end relations with Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in the Decision on the termination of the state and legal ties with other republics and provinces of Yugoslavia. That session was not held in the House of Parliament but instead in the basement of an INA building, because of the possibility of the repeat of an incident such as the bombing of Banski dvori.

The Government of Ivica Račan moved the Independence Day to 8 October in 2002, and 25 June was marked as a memorial day (working) under the name Statehood Day.

On 14 November 2019, the Croatian Parliament adopted a new law on holidays, and moved Independence Day back to 25 June. Previous date, 8 October, became a working memorial day under the name Day of the Croatian Parliament.

Holiday

Independence Day was implemented by the Ivica Račan's government in 2001. It was celebrated for the first time in 2002. In November 2019, at the proposal of the Cabinet of Andrej Plenković, the Croatian Parliament adopted a new law on holidays, and moved the Independence Day to 25 June, formerly the Statehood Day. This day is no longer an off-day and a public holiday, but a memorial day.

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References

(8 October 1991). "Odluka Sabora Republike Hrvatske o raskidu državno-pravne sveze s ostalim republikama i pokrajinama SFRJ (8. listopada 1991.)". [[Croatian Parliament]].
Croatian Parliament. (1991). "Odluka (Klasa: 021-03/91-05/07)". [[Narodne novine]].
"Dan državnosti ponovno će se slaviti 30. svibnja, a uvodi se novi blagdan i neradni dan 18. studenog".
(26 June 2010). "Vladimir Šeks: Dan državnosti treba vratiti na 30. svibnja". [[Večernji list]].
(14 November 2019). "Dan državnosti ponovno će se slaviti 30. svibnja, a uvodi se novi blagdan i neradni dan 18. studenog". [[Večernji list]].

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