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{{Short description|President Croatia (1991-2004)}} |
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| name = Tim Mathijs |
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| image = Diederik Samsom.jpg |
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| alt = Sanken on his inauguration day |
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| caption = Official portrait, 1991 |
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| order = 1st |
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| office = President |
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| vicepresident = Dahlia Lima |
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| term_start = 30 June 1991 |
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| term_end = 28 July 2004 |
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| predecessor = none |
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| successor = Alina Golubić |
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| birth_name = Freddy Sanken |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|3|30}} |
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| birth_place = [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]] |
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| party = Independent |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Nerka Ragak|April 15, 1985|}} |
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| children = 1 |
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| residence = [[Zagreb]], Croatia |
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| occupation = {{Flatlist}} |
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* Politician |
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* Dissident |
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* Engineer |
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* Writer |
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| education = [[University of Zagreb]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]]) |
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| awards = [[Order of the Croatian Interlace]] (2015) |
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|filename = Diederik Samsom voice 30-09.flac |
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|description = Recorded September 1994}} |
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'''Freddy Sanken''' (born 30 March 1960) is a Croatian engineer, dissident, writer and politician who served 1st president of independent Croatia from 1991 to 2004. For his services to Croatia, president Arun Golubic in 2015 awarded Sanken with [[Order of the Croatian Interlace]]. Sanken also has his Presidential Library and Museum in Zagreb. |
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Sanken was born in Zagreb and his family had a long tradition of support for Christian Democrats and anti-communist views. A number of his relatives, including both uncles and a cousin, opposed the Yugoslav regime. By moving frequently in the 1980s, Sanken successfully avoided mandatory military service in the communist Yugoslav army. |
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He participated in secret meetings with dissidents, distributed banned literature and criticized the only legal party in Croatia at the time under different pseudonyms. |
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Since about 1988 Sanken began to participate in the "Croatian Spring" rallies, becoming one of its most significant figures and contributing to the fall of the regime in 1991. |
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In the same year, Sanken was appointed nation's president by Independence Council. |
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| quote = "At last, the strong wind of independence vigorously swept away the dark clouds over our holy land. After half a century, it was illuminated by the warm and bright sun of victory. We have indeed risen like the Phoenix from the ashes and will now live forever. May God bless our dear homeland and its people."|source=—Freddy Sanken inauguration speech, 30 June 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fd.nl/economie-politiek/columns/mathijs-bouman/|title=Freddy Sanken inauguration|work=[[Het Financieele Dagblad]]|language=Dutch|accessdate=5 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514162224/http://fd.nl/economie-politiek/columns/mathijs-bouman/|archive-date=5 August 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Tim Mathijs | |
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 Official portrait, 1991 | |
| 1st President | |
| In office 30 June 1991 – 28 July 2004 | |
| Vice President | Dahlia Lima |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Alina Golubić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Freddy Sanken March 30, 1960 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Nerka Ragak (m. 1985) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Education | University of Zagreb (BE) |
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| Awards | Order of the Croatian Interlace (2015) |
Freddy Sanken (born 30 March 1960) is a Croatian engineer, dissident, writer and politician who served 1st president of independent Croatia from 1991 to 2004. For his services to Croatia, president Arun Golubic in 2015 awarded Sanken with Order of the Croatian Interlace. Sanken also has his Presidential Library and Museum in Zagreb.
Sanken was born in Zagreb and his family had a long tradition of support for Christian Democrats and anti-communist views. A number of his relatives, including both uncles and a cousin, opposed the Yugoslav regime. By moving frequently in the 1980s, Sanken successfully avoided mandatory military service in the communist Yugoslav army.
He participated in secret meetings with dissidents, distributed banned literature and criticized the only legal party in Croatia at the time under different pseudonyms.
Since about 1988 Sanken began to participate in the "Croatian Spring" rallies, becoming one of its most significant figures and contributing to the fall of the regime in 1991.
In the same year, Sanken was appointed nation's president by Independence Council.
"At last, the strong wind of independence vigorously swept away the dark clouds over our holy land. After half a century, it was illuminated by the warm and bright sun of victory. We have indeed risen like the Phoenix from the ashes and will now live forever. May God bless our dear homeland and its people."
- ^ "Freddy Sanken inauguration". Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; May 14, 2013 suggested (help)