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Slavko Kvaternik

1878 - 1947

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Slavko Kvaternik (25 August 1878 – 7 June 1947) was a Croatian military general and politician who was one of the founders of the ultranationalist Ustaše movement. Kvaternik was military commander and Minister of the Armed Forces (Domobranstvo). On 10 April 1941, he declared the creation of the Independent State of Croatia and became Pavelic's right-hand man, the Doglavnik. Kvaternik was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and was involved in World War I. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, he was appointed by the National Council of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs to lead a successful incursion into Međimurje in late 1918. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Slavko Kvaternik is the 6,249th most popular politician (down from 5,330th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 61st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Croatian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Slavko Kvaternik ranks 6,249 out of 19,576. Before him are Ali az-Zahir, Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Henri Jules, Prince of Condé, Galswintha, Ali Rıza Efendi, and Rozala of Italy. After him are Richard Russell Jr., Claudia de' Medici, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Emperor Go-Reizei, Sindae of Goguryeo, and Chief Seattle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Slavko Kvaternik ranks 53. Before him are Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Stepan Shaumian, P. D. Ouspensky, Léon Werth, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, and Alfréd Hajós. After him are Boris Kustodiev, Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, Mahmud Barzanji, Richard Sheldon, Hattie Wyatt Caraway, and Eino Leino. Among people deceased in 1947, Slavko Kvaternik ranks 66. Before him are Franz Ritter von Epp, Dorothea Binz, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, P. D. Ouspensky, Victor Serge, and Ananda Coomaraswamy. After him are Franz Xaver Schwarz, Władysław Raczkiewicz, Ludwig Fischer, Friedrich Paschen, Huda Sha'arawi, and Lucjan Żeligowski.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Slavko Kvaternik ranks 68 out of 700. Before him are Milka Planinc (1924), Vladimir Beara (1928), Benedetto Cotrugli (1416), Milan Babić (1956), Viktor Pavičić (1898), and Zvonimir Boban (1968). After him are Ödön von Horváth (1901), Vladko Maček (1879), Tereza Kesovija (1938), Vlaho Bukovac (1855), Tuone Udaina (1821), and Ivo Sanader (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In Croatia

Among politicians born in Croatia, Slavko Kvaternik ranks 20. Before him are Tomislav of Croatia (null), Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815), Francis, Duke of Teck (1837), Ivo Josipović (1957), Milka Planinc (1924), and Milan Babić (1956). After him are Vladko Maček (1879), Ivo Sanader (1953), Ante Starčević (1823), Archduke Wilhelm of Austria (1895), Milan Martić (1954), and Goran Hadžić (1958).

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