About
Croatian politician who founded the Croatian Democratic Union and served as the first president of Croatia from 1990 to 1999.
Before Fame
He was a member of the Croatian Peasant Party and later the communist party in his youth.
Trivia
He served two years in prison for involvement in suspicious activity during the Croatian Spring in 1971.
Family Life
He married Ankica Tuđman, with whom he had three children.
Associated With
Stjepan Mesic served as Prime Minister under him and was later elected the second president of Croatia.
