Mate Boban

Mate Boban
1st President of Herzeg-Bosnia
In office
18 November 1991 – 8 February 1994
Prime MinisterJadranko Prlić
Vice PresidentDario Kordić
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKrešimir Zubak
President of the Croatian Democratic Union
In office
14 November 1992 – 10 July 1994
Preceded byMilenko Brkić
Succeeded byDario Kordić
Personal details
Born(1940-02-12)12 February 1940
Sovići, Banovina of Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died7 July 1997(1997-07-07) (aged 57)
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Resting placeGorica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Political partySKJ (1958–1990)
Croatian Democratic Union (1990–1997)
ChildrenStjepan Boban
Iva Boban
Profession
  • Politician
  • Economist
AwardsOrder of Nikola Šubić Zrinski
Order of Ante Starčević
Homeland's Gratitude Medal
Homeland War Memorial Medal

Mate Boban (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎːte bǒban]; 12 February 1940 – 7 July 1997) was a Bosnian Croat politician and one of the founders of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, an unrecognized entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was the first president of Herzeg-Bosnia from 1991 until 1994. From 1992 to 1994, Boban was the President of the Croatian Democratic Union. He died in 1997 due to a stroke.