Krešimir Zubak

Krešimir Zubak (pronounced [krěʃimir zûbaːk]; born 25 January 1947) is a Bosnian Croat politician. At the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he joined the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Krešimir Zubak
4th Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
5 October 1996  15 November 1998
Preceded byStjepan Kljuić
Ivo Komšić
Succeeded byAnte Jelavić
1st President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
31 May 1994  18 March 1997
Prime MinisterHaris Silajdžić
Izudin Kapetanović
Vice PresidentEjup Ganić
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVladimir Šoljić
2nd President of Herzeg-Bosnia
In office
4 April 1994  14 August 1996
Preceded byMate Boban
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1947-01-25) 25 January 1947
Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyNew Croatian Initiative (1998−present)
Other political
affiliations
Croatian Democratic Union (1992−1998)

After Mate Boban left the position of president of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Zubak succeeded him. Under Zubak the Croatian Defence Council and ARBIH established peaceful relations and Washington agreement was signed. He later served as the inaugural president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was a member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He later founded the New Croatian Initiative.[1]

References

  1. Cuvalo, Ante (2010). The A to Z of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 52.
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