Original scientific paper
THE NATIONAL AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE »INFORMBIROISTS« OF CROATIA ON THE ISLAND OF GOLI OTOK FROM 1949 TO 1952
Berislav Jandrić
; Institute of Contemporary History, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Stalin's fear of »conspiracies« against him and his regime filled the detention camps, resulting in millions murdered, demented, and otherwise destroyed Soviet citizens. Tito developed the same »conspiratorial syndrome«, which manifested itself mostly in Croatia. Political confrontations and fractional struggles from previous years, aggravated by cadre cleansing, national frictions, and economic crisis, which were accelerated by the confrontation which the Informbiro, created the real or imagined enemies of Tito's regime. Many high party and military officials were accused of signing the Informbiro's Resolution. Prevented from legal defence, these men were sentenced to »socially useful work« on the island of Goli Otok. Over 55.000 persons, mostly »Ibeo-men« (Ibeovci), were arrested and »treated« by the secret police (UDBA) and the counter intelligence service of the Yugoslav Army (KOS). Between 31.000 and 32.000 were sent to the island for »ideological reform and penance«, where they were submitted to the most brutal torture.
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210125
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Publication date:
1.4.1994.
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