Original scientific paper
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND CROATIAN ISSUE IN THE POLITICS OF STJEPAN RADIC FROM 1904 TO 1923
Ivica Glibušić
; University of Mostar
Abstract
The status issue of Bosnia and Herzegovina and resolving of Croatian issue was
in focus of political engagement of Stjepan Radic and his Croatian Peasant ( Republican)
Party. Since the party had been founded in 1904 to 1923 when Radic’s party first appeared
in elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina one could observe three different approaches regarding
to Bosnia and Herzegovina and resolving of Croatian issue: a period before B&H
annexation, a period from the annexation till the end of the First World War and a period
after the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians till the first appearance
of CPRP in parliamentary elections in B&H in 1923. Pretensions of Serbian politics
toward B&H, seen as a part of imaginary Great Serbia in Serbian point of view made resolving
of the Croatian issue more difficult for Croatian political parties. After the new state
had been founded and the Croatian position more and more difficult in it, Radic changed
his relation toward B&H. The Croatian issue had a deep impact on stands of CPRP toward
B&H and radical changes were seen compared to stands from 1918 and from 1923 the
party politics wasa reflection of a real condition in the country.
Keywords
Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatian issue; Croatian Peasant Party; annexation, elections; Croatian politics; Serbian politics, Muslim politics.
Hrčak ID:
234001
URI
Publication date:
4.6.2018.
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