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Ivica Račan

1944 - 2007

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Ivica Račan (pronounced [îʋit͡sa rât͡ʃan]; 24 February 1944 – 29 April 2007) was a Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2000 to 2003, heading two centre-left coalition governments. Račan became the first prime minister of Croatia not to be a member of the Croatian Democratic Union, namely the opposition coalition headed by his Social Democratic Party won the 2000 parliamentary election and came to power for the first time since independence. He was the leader of the party, the successor of the League of Communists of Croatia, from 1990 to 2007. Before becoming prime minister, Račan served in the capacity of Leader of the Opposition on two occasions: firstly, from the first multi-party elections in May 1990 until the formation of a national unity government under Franjo Gregurić in July 1991; and secondly, from his defeat in the 2003 general election by Ivo Sanader until his death on 29 April 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivica Račan is the 8,333rd most popular politician (up from 9,092nd in 2019), the 2,302nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,599th in 2019) and the 686th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivica Račan ranks 8,333 out of 19,576. Before him are King Wuling of Zhao, Bob Brown, Otto, Duke of Burgundy, Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, Xiao Baojuan, and Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. After him are Ælfwynn, Nicomedes III of Bithynia, Bezprym, Rita of Armenia, Amir Peretz, and Helena Lekapene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ivica Račan ranks 229. Before him are Marie-France Pisier, Kay Parker, Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Claude Nicollier, Ron Huldai, and Bob Brown. After him are Alvin Lee, Brian Tracy, Jeffrey Tambor, Richard Leakey, Elizabeth Loftus, and Tommie Smith. Among people deceased in 2007, Ivica Račan ranks 123. Before him are Jean-Pierre Vernant, Ulrich Mühe, Colin McRae, Maria Gripe, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, and Tikhon Khrennikov. After him are Henri Debehogne, Andranik Margaryan, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, George Tabori, Joe Rantz, and Marais Viljoen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ivica Račan ranks 2,303 out of 7,253. Before him are Josef Bürckel (1895), Philip, Elector Palatine (1448), Karl Mauss (1898), Mario Gómez (1985), Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794), and Moritz Wagner (1813). After him are Konstantin Hierl (1875), Gertrude of Saxony (1030), Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau (1869), Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906), Rupert I, Elector Palatine (1309), and Heinrich Hofmann (1824).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ivica Račan ranks 686. Before him are William, Prince of Hohenzollern (1864), Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577), Neidhart von Reuental (1180), Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1694), Josef Bürckel (1895), and Philip, Elector Palatine (1448). After him are Konstantin Hierl (1875), Gertrude of Saxony (1030), Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau (1869), Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906), Albert Bormann (1902), and Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1779).

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