Dobroslav Paraga
| Dobroslav Paraga | |
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| President of the Croatian Party of Rights 1861 |
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Assumed office 11 September 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 20 May 1990 – 7 November 1995 |
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| 1st President of the Croatian Party of Rights |
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In office 25 February 1991 – 11 September 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Anto Đapić |
| Personal details | |
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9 December 1960 Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Croatian Party of Rights 1861 |
| Other political affiliations |
Croatian Party of Rights (1991-1993) |
| Parents | Smiljan and Arna |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Dobroslav Paraga (9 December 1960) is a Croatian right-wing politician. He was first president of the Croatian Party of Rights, after party was reestablished in 1991. In 1993 he founded a split party, Croatian Party of Rights 1861 due to disagreement with Anto Đapić.
In his early days Paraga advocated the secession of Croatia from Yugoslavia which led to persecution by the Communist authorities. He used that persecution as an argument against Yugoslavia and its low human rights standards. Because of that he became one of the best known dissidents.
When a multi-party system was established in Croatia, Paraga initially joined the Croatian Democratic Union of Franjo Tuđman. However, involvement with the party clearly indicated that there was variation in sentiment among its members. Paraga felt that his CDU did not appear to be the radical party which he had expected, and so the party split. Paraga, and a delegation of CDU dissidents, reformed the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP).
While Tuđman saw the Croatian path of independence through negotiations with Slobodan Milošević, Paraga formed the growing chorus of those who preferred direct and resolute military action against Krajina Serbs and Yugoslav People's Army. Because of that, his party formed its own militia, the Croatian Defence Forces (Croatian: Hrvatske obrambene snage, HOS). Paraga's situation was similar to that of Dragoslav Bokan in Serbia. In an interview in 2000 Paraga stated about the aims of the party that they are “for a Croatia to the Drina, and for a Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Adriatic”. Paraga explained that they think they would be much stronger as a union of two countries.
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