Josip Manolić
| Josip Manolić | |
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Josip Manolić in 2011
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| Prime Minister of Croatia | |
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In office 24 August 1990 – 17 July 1991 |
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| President | Franjo Tuđman |
| Preceded by | Stjepan Mesić |
| Succeeded by | Franjo Gregurić |
| Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia | |
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In office 22 March 1993 – 23 May 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Katica Ivanišević |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 March 1920 Kalinovac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Political party | Croatian Independent Democrats |
| Other political affiliations |
League of Communists of Yugoslavia (until 1989) Croatian Democratic Union (1989–1994) |
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Occupation | Policeman, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Yugoslavia
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| Service/branch | Yugoslav Partisans OZNA |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | OZNA 2 |
| Commands | OZNA 2 in Bjelovar |
| Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Josip Manolić (pronounced [jǒsip mǎnolit͡ɕ]; born 22 March 1920) is a Croatian politician who was the 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia from 24 August 1990 to 17 July 1991. Taking office at age 70, he is the oldest person to serve as Prime Minister and is also, at the age of 97, the oldest living former Prime Minister of Croatia. Following his brief term as Prime Minister he served as the first Speaker of the Chamber of Counties from 1993 until 1994.
Manolić was born in Kalinovac near Đurđevac. In his youth during World War II, he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and the Partisans. After the war, he became a high-ranking official of OZNA, and later UDBA. One of his duties was to supervise all political prisons in Croatia.
In the aftermath of the Croatian Spring, Manolić was relieved of all duties and sent into retirement. He was one of the founders of the Croatian Democratic Union in 1989 and one of Franjo Tuđman's closest associates.
His status was confirmed on 24 August 1990 when he became prime minister, following the departure of Stjepan Mesić, who had left that post in order to serve as the Croatian representative in the Yugoslav collective Presidency. His cabinet was mostly preoccupied with the process that would ultimately lead to Croatia's declaration of independence on 25 June 1991, as well as the rebellion of ethnic Serbs in Krajina.
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