Professional paper
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE BIOGRAPHY OF MATKO LAGINJA: ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH.
Željko Klaić
; Economy School, Varaždin, Croatia
Abstract
This article examines the life of Matko Laginja. This lawyer, born in 1852, was one of the most important politicians in Istria. Laginja is known as the leader of the Croatian national movement in Istria. His activities in the Istrian Diet and the Imperial Council in Vienna, where he fought for the equality of Croatian national interests in Istria and the democratization of political life, stand out especially. In the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes he stood firmly behind the principle of federal reorganization of the state. Laginja kept a journal which is one of the most important sources for the study of his political and social activities in Istria during the period of Austrian administration.
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209002
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Publication date:
14.10.2002.
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