Incumbents

• President
  President of Croatia
  The President of Croatia , officially styled the President of the Republic represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and...
  
   – Franjo Tuđman
• Prime Minister – Josip Manolić
  Josip Manolic
  Josip Manolić is a Croatian politician who was one of the most important public figures in 1990s Croatia. He was prime minister of the Republic of Croatia from August 24, 1990 to July 17, 1991.-Background and political career:...
  
  

Events

• January 1 -– A new convertible Yugoslav dinar
  Yugoslav dinar
  The dinar was the currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1918 and 2003. The dinar was subdivided into 100 para...
  
   is introduced to combat inflation, at an exchange rate of 10,000 old dinars for 1 new convertible dinar.
• February 14 – The Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
  Socialist Republic of Croatia
  Socialist Republic of Croatia was a sovereign constituent country of the second Yugoslavia. It came to existence during World War II, becoming a socialist state after the war, and was also renamed four times in its existence . It was the second largest republic in Yugoslavia by territory and...
  
   (SR Croatia) adopts constitutional amendments 54 to 63, paving the way for free and democratic elections.
• April 22–May 7 – First democratic election
  Croatian parliamentary election, 1990
  Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 22 April 1990, with a second round of voting on 6 May. The first free elections since multi-party politics were introduced, they resulted in a victory for the Croatian Democratic Union, which won 55 of the 80 seats...
  
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• May 5 – 1990 Eurovision Song Contest
  Eurovision Song Contest 1990
  The Eurovision Song Contest 1990, the 35th in the series, was held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on 5 May 1990. The presenters were Helga Vlahović Brnobić and Oliver Mlakar. Toto Cutugno was the winner of this contest with the song "Insieme: 1992"...
  
   hosted in Zagreb
  Zagreb
  Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
  
  's Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
  Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
  Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall is a large concert hall and convention center in Zagreb, Croatia. It is named after Vatroslav Lisinski, a 19th-century Croatian composer. The building has a big hall with 1841 seats and a small hall with 305 seats. A large lobby doubles as an exhibition...
  
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• May 13 – Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Belgrade riot
  Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Belgrade riot
  The Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot was a football riot that took place on May 13, 1990 at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys and the Delije...
  
   occurred at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb.
• July 26 – Croatian national news service HINA
  Hina
  Hina is the name of several different goddesses and women in Polynesian mythology. In some traditions, the trickster and culture hero Maui has a wife named Hina, as do the gods Tane and Tangaroa. Hina is often associated with the moon....
  
   founded.
• October 10 – National postal service Hrvatska pošta
  Hrvatska pošta
  Hrvatska pošta, or Croatian Post, is the national postal service of Croatia founded in 1990. The post, along with today's T-Hrvatski Telekom, was originally founded as the Croatian Post and Telecommunications, but was split into two separate businesses. It has a stake in the Herzegovinian Croat...
  
   (Croatian Post) established.
• December 21 – The flag of Croatia
  Flag of Croatia
  The flag of Croatia is one of the state symbols of Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colours red, white and blue. The flag combines the colours of the flags of the Kingdom of Croatia , the Kingdom of Slavonia and the Kingdom of Dalmatia...
  
  , designed by Miroslav Šutej
  Miroslav Šutej
  Miroslav Šutej was a Croatian avant-garde painter and graphic artist.Šutej was born in Duga Resa in 1936. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb and was an associate in Krsto Hegedušić's master's workshop...
  
  , adopted.
• December 22 – The new Constitution of Croatia
  Constitution of Croatia
  The current Constitution of the Republic of Croatia was adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia on December 22, 1990. It replaced the Constitution of 1974 ratified in socialist Yugoslavia...
  
   adopted.

Arts and literature

• Brethren of the Croatian Dragon
  Brethren of the Croatian Dragon
  The Brethren of the Croatian Dragon is a Croatian historical and cultural society established in 1905.In 1907, the Brethren claimed to have found the remains of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan, and by 1919 those were moved to the Zagreb Cathedral. During the Independent State of Croatia,...
  
   reestablished after being banned by the Communist government in 1946.

Sport

• Croatia played the United States
  Croatia v United States (1990)
  On October 17, 1990 Croatia hosted the United States in an international friendly in Zagreb's Maksimir stadium. This was Croatia's first international match.-Background:...
  
   on October 28 in the country's first international football (soccer)
  Football (soccer)
  Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
  
   match.
• Jugoplastika Split became Euroleague
  Euroleague
  Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
  
   champion.
• Croatia Open Umag
  Croatia Open Umag
  The ATP Studena Croatia Open is a tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour.The first Croatia Open was held in 1990 as the Yugoslavia Open and has been played every year since. It is played on red clay courts. Carlos Moyá has won the tournament a record...
  
   tennis tournament was held for the first time.
• European Championships in Athletics
  1990 European Championships in Athletics
  The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany ....
  
   was held in Split
  Split (city)
  Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
  
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