Anto Kovačević | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2 February 2000 – 22 December 2003 [1] | |
| Constituency | V electoral district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1952 Odžak, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 14 November 2020 (aged 68) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Stažija Kovačević |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
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Anto Kovačević (21 March 1952 – 14 November 2020) was a Croatian philosopher, publicist and politician. [2]
A native of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kovačević earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Vienna. He entered Croatian politics in early 1990s as one of the most prominent members of the Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU). He was outspoken critic of Franjo Tuđman and his handling of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As a member of opposition alliance that included the left-wing Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), he entered the Croatian Parliament in 1995.
As the rule of Franjo Tuđman neared its end, Kovačević, as well as his party, began to distance itself from Croatian political centre and shift to hardline nationalist right, embodied in their new partners Croatian Party of Rights (HSP). [3]
During the 2005 presidential election, Kovačević ran as HKDU candidate, finishing 8th with 0.86% of the vote. [4] He died from COVID-19 in Zagreb on 15 November 2020, at age 68. [5]
References
- ^ "Kovačević, Anto - Hrvatski sabor". sabor.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Predstavljena knjiga dra Ante Kovačevića "Čovjek i njegova sjena" Archived 2013-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, 14 May 2012 (Retrieved 15 November 2020)
- ^ "Kovačević: HKDU i HSP su jedina prava opozicija vladajućoj stranci". Vjesnik (in Croatian). 30 December 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2016.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Tracker - Croatia". Angus Reid Global Monitor. 16 January 2005. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Politician and Former MP Anto Kovacevic Dies".
External links
- Parliament biography (in Croatian)
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