Frano Supilo | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office May 1906 – October 1910 | |
| Monarch | Franz Joseph I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1870 Cavtat, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 25 September 1917 (aged 46) London, England |
| Resting place | Dubrovnik City Hall, Croatia |
| Political party | Party of Rights |
| Other political affiliations | Croat-Serb Coalition |
| Occupation | Politician, Journalist |
Frano Supilo (30 November 1870 – 25 September 1917) was a Croatian politician and journalist.[1][2] He opposed the Austro-Hungarian domination of Europe prior to World War I.[3] He participated in the debates leading to the formation of Yugoslavia as a member of the Yugoslav Committee.[1] The author, R. A. Stradling, calls him "one of the most capable Croatian politicians ever."[4]
- ^ a b "Frano Supilo". Encyclopædia Britannica.
... opposed Austro-Hungarian domination before World War I and played a significant role in the controversies preceding the formation of an independent Yugoslav state.
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biowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Adriatic Union Favored. Liberal Italians and Yugoslavs Now in Exile Urged to Cooperate". The New York Times. 22 July 1941. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
At the beginning of 1915 men like Cesare Battisti, Professor Gaetano Salvemini and Leonida Bissolati, for Italy, and Frano Supilo, for the Yugoslavs, opposed the narrow-minded nationalistic conception of ...
- ^ R. A. Stradling (2006). Crossroads of European Histories. p. 182. ISBN 9789287160317.
Frano Supilo, member of the Committee, allegedly one of the most capable Croatian politicians ever, had the idea of forming a federal state, rather than a centralised one. ...